Semitrailer Crash on Valentine's Day, Violent Crime Down in Hennepin County: Pick of Our Patches

From Shakopee:

A crash involving a semitrailer truck closed Highway 169 southbound near Canterbury Road in Shakopee on Feb. 14, making for a painful commute, the Star Tribune reported.

Rubbernecking affected traffic on northbound Highway 169 as well, and traffic was moving slowly on Highway 169 from Marschall Road to Highway 494.

From Hennepin County:

The following is a Hennepin County Sheriff's Office news release.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is releasing statistics that provide an estimate of the county’s violent crime in 2012.  The statistics show that violent crime has decreased countywide by 37% from 2006 to 2012.

2012 had one of the lowest levels of violent crime countywide in more than two decades.  

Violent crime is defined as: murder and manslaughter--non negligent, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The definition is from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Year-to-date, from 2011-2012, there was an estimated 3% increase in violent crime countywide. Despite the slight increase year-to-date, last year’s overall violent crime numbers are historically low.