Brooklyn Center News

With the Metro Gang Strike Force shut down indefinitely, its reputation shattered by investigations into its operations and revelations of questionable practices, Hennepin County law enforcement officials have been meeting privately to consider an alternative strategy to fight gangs in the county.

A series of drug raids across the Twin Cities this week highlights what authorities say is a growing national trend: Sophisticated pot-growing operations at homes in quiet suburban neighborhoods.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 12:40 pm US/Central 1 of 1 On June 30, search warrants for several Twin Cities locations help seize more than 3,300 marijuana plants worth more than $6 million.

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A garage sale is supposed to be an easy way to make a little extra money while cleaning out your closets.

A 19-year-old Blaine man was killed late Monday when the driver of the car he was riding in swerved to avoid something on Interstate 694 in the east metro area.

Teach for America, a national program that recruits top college graduates to teach for at least two years in needy city schools, will expand to Minnesota starting this fall.

Minnesota has one of the highest achievement gaps in the country when it comes to the differences of how children of color perform in the classroom.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty today will unveil his plan to unilaterally cut spending to plug a $2.7 billion hole in Minnesota's next two-year budget.

Officers from the Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Champlin, and Dayton Police Departments along with deputies from the Hennepin County Sheriff Office cited 142 unbelted motorists during a statewide seat belt enforcement the last two weeks of May.

A 43-year-old man was indicted yesterday in federal court in connection with the June 6 robbery of a Brooklyn Center bank.

Plymouth man charged in Brooklyn Center bank robbery. Last update: June 16, 2009 - 9:20 PM A 43-year-old Plymouth man has been charged with robbing a TCF Bank in Brooklyn Center earlier this month.

A standoff in Brooklyn Center has ended peacefully, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.

A man who barricaded himself inside a Brooklyn Center apartment for six hours Tuesday has surrendered safely, police say.

A 43-year-old Plymouth man faces charges for allegedly robbing a TCF Bank on June 6. Police say Patrick Fitzgerald Williams turned himself in last week for allegedly robbing the bank at 2950 County Road 10 in Brooklyn Center.

The Minnesota Republican Party's central committee meets today to choose a new party chair amid soul-searching debate over the future of the party.

There's a change at the top coming to the Minnesota Republican Party. Three people are vying to become party chairman, which state Republicans will select Saturday at a gathering in Brooklyn Center.

Laquone Robinson waited for this moment for a long time. "Since I started in sixth grade," he said with a smile.

In anticipation of aid cuts, Brooklyn Center stopped staffing its police department lobby outside of regular business hours.

A Fridley man is accused of holding an 18-year-old woman against her will in a north Minneapolis apartment and forcing her to work as a prostitute for three days, according to public records.