CRIME
Barnes’ lawyer seeks leniency
Philbert “Darkman’’ Barnes is to be sentenced today for murdering 22-year-old Curtis Cooney and wounding Ephriam “Darell’’ Burks by firing eight shots toward a crowd of people outside a Central Hillside apartment last July.
March 18, 2010
Bovey man arrested with knives in courtroom
A 55-year-old Bovey man was arrested Tuesday morning after bringing knives and a can of mace into an Itasca County courtroom.
By News Tribune , March 18, 2010
Bovey man arrested after bringing knife, mace to court
A deputy bailiff saw a knife sheath attached to the lapel of the suspect’s jacket when he was in court on an unrelated matter.
March 17, 2010
DA awaits report on alleged DUI against Packers players
The California Highway Patrol says the 27-year-old was arrested Monday for suspicion of drunken driving after he lost control of his motorcycle on private property and crashed about 2:45 a.m. some 50 miles north of Sacramento.
By Associated Press , March 17, 2010
Winona man allegedly threatens cop with toilet
A 50-year-old Winona man is in custody at a Rochester hospital after he allegedly holed himself up in his bathroom, ripped the toilet from the floor, then used the commode to threaten police.March 17, 2010
Matters of record for March 17
March 17, 2010
Man charged with taking hostages in Superior hotel
A man accused of holding two people hostage in a Superior hotel to force their friend to pay a drug debt faces a preliminary hearing today.March 17, 2010
Duluth store operators claim innocence in counterfeit clothing case
Two Duluth men who were arraigned on felony charges Tuesday said they didn’t know they were doing anything illegal when a law enforcement sting allegedly caught them selling counterfeit designer clothing and handbags.March 17, 2010
Our view: Dog swiped? Well, report it to police!
Without reports to police, officers aren’t able to track trends or respond accordingly to rashes of wrongdoing.
March 17, 2010
Accused counterfeiters say they bought merchandise off Internet
Nicholas F. Campanella, 30, and Willie Love, 66, both said after the hearing in St. Louis County District Court that they plan to plead innocent to charges of counterfeiting intellectual property.March 16, 2010
DWI patrols increased for St. Paddy’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is the holiday period with the highest percentage of alcohol-related traffic deaths and the most DWI arrests in the last five years, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.March 16, 2010
Superior police investigate ATV fire
According to the Superior Fire Department, someone broke into a storage unit in the Itasca neighborhood, moved the ATV outside, flipped it over and set it on fire.
March 16, 2010
Teacher charged in ear bite attack
A middle school teacher is accused of biting off part of a man’s ear during a confrontation at a St. Paul diner.March 16, 2010
Meetings set with police citizen review consultant
A University of Arizona professor and consultant on civilian oversight of law enforcement will be in Duluth this week to meet with a city task force on police accountability and others interested in a citizen review process for Duluth police.By News Tribune , March 16, 2010
Duluth dognapping ring: Real or rumor?
Although authorities can’t confirm it, many people believe dognappers are targeting Duluth.
March 16, 2010
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OUR VOICES Duluth police vehicles
OUR VOICES Fresh scams coming
We’re getting a little sick of the old Canadian Lottery scams and the done-to-death Nigerian letter scams.
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OUR VOICES Snow’s coming (maybe); do you know where your snowblower is?
Maybe you missed it, but this weekend we ran an item from the UMD Police Department about a stolen snowblower. It said they had recovered a snowblower and they presumed it was stolen from a nearby yard. They were wondering who it belonged to. Well, so far they’ve received inquiries from four
Posted by: jdelage on Dec 23, 2009 at 10:00 PM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES Happy ending in purse snatching story
Here’s a happy ending to go with a tale we told in today's Eh? column. An anonymous tipster told us how her sister’s bag was stolen, and, while there were valuables inside, she was most concerned about an address book her sister got from her son just before he died. Well, good news: Th
Posted by: jdelage on Dec 17, 2009 at 2:15 PM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES The DWI chair rolls again
Yep, the famous DWI mower-recliner is crawling back up that hill again after being pushed back down by eBay and La-Z-Boy. The motorized chair that Proctor police confiscated after its owner drove it drunk into a parked car was yanked from the eBay auction Web site Monday after attracting bids of $4
Posted by: jdelage on Nov 3, 2009 at 4:03 PM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES Grand Marais seagull found in Pine County basement
A giant seagull stolen off a billboard along Interstate 35 in Pine County has been found, according to the billboard’s renter, the Grand Marais Area Touris
OUR VOICES Spin the BUZZ: People from Chicago, Detroit edition
"Two murders in less than a week," I said a few weeks ago to Steve Hoemke, the night shelter director at the CHUM shelter. "Do you think it's getting more violent on Duluth's streets?" I was working a Friday night and just happened to catch the Albert Morrison murder story (the
Posted by: Stahl on Aug 21, 2009 at 8:22 AM | BUZZ.duluthOUR VOICES First Street crime survey results released
All Game, a vintage video game supplier in downtown Duluth, was vandalized last week, but owner Karleen St. Germain doesn’t believe crime at her First Street location is any worse than other places in the city. “I don’t really think it’s any more or less in the downtown area
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