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Dakota County adult felony charges up 17% in 2011

A Dakota County attorney's office report shows that 17 percent more adults were charged with felony-level crimes in 2011 than in 2010.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

Patch.com

Hopkins Not Included in Charges Against 'Man in Black' Suspect

A Hopkins U.S. Bank branch robbed Dec. 5 was not included in an indictment, unsealed Thursday afternoon, against a Minneapolis man suspected of being the "Man in Black" who hit more than a dozen Twin Cities banks.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

HometownSource

Rep. Hackbarth proposes electronic barriers to stop Asian carp

A House natural resources committee today heard a legislative proposal from Rep.

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Tue Jan 31, 2012

Patch.com

Man Charged with Threatening to Kill Burnsville Woman, Children

An Eagan man has been charged with threatening to kill a woman and two young children in Burnsville last week.

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TwinCities

History project tells stories of life at the old Hastings State Hospital

An unmarked cemetery overlooking a state wildlife management area is a poignant reminder of the old Hastings State Hospital and how some of its patients were treated.

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Mon Jan 30, 2012

TwinCities

2 Dakota County men sentenced for drunken driving

Jonathan Lawrence Brockman, 21, of Farmington, was sentenced last week to 120 days in jail for a Jan.

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Fri Jan 27, 2012

Star Tribune

Paid city historian is history in Hastings

But city curator Cindy Thury Smith and her history-minded friends are working as volunteers to keep the city history room open.

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Thu Jan 26, 2012

Patch.com

Woman Charged with Stealing Purse from Car at Buck Hill

A Mound woman has been charged with breaking into a car at the Buck Hill ski area in Burnsville and stealing a purse containing cash and gift cards.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012

Thisweek Live

Steven Cross of Lakeville guilty of child neglect

Steven Alexander Cross, 60, the Lakeville man who abandoned his son and told him to live with neighbors last summer, was found guilty Wednesday of child neglect in Dakota County court.

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KEYC Television, Mankato, MN

Minnesota dad who abandoned son guilty of neglect

HASTINGS, Minn. - A Minnesota father accused of abandoning his 11-year-old son for a new life in California has been found guilty of child neglect.

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Patch.com

Burnsville Man Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with Child

A Burnsville man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct after police say he had inappropriate sexual contact with a young girl beginning when she was 5. Stephen Richard Angotti , 27, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $40,000 fine, and second-degree criminal ... (more)

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Tue Jan 24, 2012

CBS Local

Charges: Woman, Husband Track Down Purse Thief

HASTINGS, Minn. - An accused Mound, Minn. purse thief faces three felony charges after the victim and her husband tracked her down to a nearby mall.

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TwinCities

Hastings police officer Rene Doffing also facing charges for traffic violations

A veteran Hastings police officer scheduled to appear in court this week over the alleged theft of a corkscrew from a restaurant also is accused of school bus stop-arm violations and sleeping on the job.

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Fri Jan 20, 2012

Patch.com

Burnsville Man Charged with Prostituting, Assaulting Pregnant Woman

A Burnsville man has been charged with forcing a woman to work as a prostitute and assaulting her while she was seven months pregnant with his child.

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KARE 11 TV

Burnsville man accused of forcing pregnant girlfriend into prostitution

HASTINGS, Minn. - A 19-year-old Burnsville man is charged with beating his pregnant girlfriend and forcing her into prostitution.

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Wed Jan 18, 2012

Star Tribune

Dead bodies, prison escapes among legislative priorities

Medical examiner Dr. Lindsay Thomas showed the area where the cooler holds the deceased at the Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office in Hastings.

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Tue Jan 17, 2012

Patch.com

Get in on the 'Winter Jackets' Program

Dakota County Libraries recently announced the kickoff of their 11th annual reading program for adults, Winter Jackets, a collaborative effort with the Metropolitan Library Service Agency thatA will run from Jan.

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Sun Jan 15, 2012

Star Tribune

Missing White Bear couple dreamed of retirement travel

After bypassing luxuries for years to send their four now-grown children to private schools, Gerald and Barbara Heil were eager to see some of the world after they retired.

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