Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Apple Valley Man Charged with Strangling, Beating Brother
Police say Jonathan Anthony Sharpe challenged his victim to take a fighting stance, then punched him repeatedly and choked him.
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Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
- Minnetonka, MN
Betsy is a former reporter for The Forum of Fargo (N.D.), the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader and the St. Paul Capitol Report/Politics in Minnesota. She also wrote a pop-culture column and was national copy editor for Internet Broadcasting, and spent several months as an interim managing editor at the Minneapolis Business Journal -- in addition to some jobs not particularly connected to journalism, including process server and test proctor.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Apple Valley Woman Arrested for DWI After Blowing .303 on Breath Test
Police say Carrie Jean Olson was clocked driving 78 mph in a 55 mph zone near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and that she admitted drinking.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Man Charged with Beating, Strangling Rosemount Woman
Police say Samuel Bennett Achman repeatedly punched the victim and strangled her after the two argued about her current boyfriend.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Rosemount Man Charged with Fleeing Police, Resisting Arrest
Police say Ryan Michael Hansen led them on a high-speed chase before crashing into a tree, then swore at them and told them his car had a hidden camera that provided a live feed to YouTube.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Apple Valley Man Charged with Slashing Dog's Throat
David John Galush is charged with felony animal cruelty; police say he slashed the family dog's throat, then left the dead animal's body in the back yard.
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Lakeville, MN|News|
Man Guilty of Conspiracy to Murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom
John Stephen Woodward was charged by the Rice County Attorney’s Office after Minnesota Correction Facility—Faribault officials uncovered a plot by Woodward to murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom.
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Northfield, MN|News|
Northfield Woman Arrested Again for Heroin Possession
Authorities say they found heroin in Danielle Elizabeth Bergson's car when they made a routine traffic stop in October.
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Mendota Heights, MN|News|
Jury to Consider Case of Man Accused of Plotting to Kill County Attorney
While in the Minnesota Correctional Facility—Faribault, John Stephen Woodward allegedly masterminded a plot to murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom.
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Inver Grove Heights, MN|News|
Jury to Consider Case of Man Accused of Plotting to Kill County Attorney
While in the Minnesota Correctional Facility—Faribault, John Stephen Woodward allegedly masterminded a plot to murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom.
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Northfield, MN|News|
Man Facing Felony Drug Charges Appears in Court
Authorities say Todd Alan Berhow of Elk River had marijuana, Adderall and methamphetamine in his car when a sheriff's deputy spotted him asleep in the Flying J parking lot.
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Northfield, MN|News|
Jury to Consider Case of Man Accused of Plotting to Kill County Attorney
While in the Minnesota Correctional Facility—Faribault, John Stephen Woodward allegedly masterminded a plot to murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Apple Valley Man Charged with Theft, Check Forgery
Police say Trevor John Soukup stole jewelry and a blank check from an Apple Valley woman, then had friends pawn the jewelry and cash the check for $500 at a Lakeville bank.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Apple Valley Woman Charged with Beating Toddlers Arrested in Scott County
Ashley Marie Roff, one of two people charged with beating 2- and 3-year-old girls and allegedly causing a brain injury in the younger child, was arrested Monday.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Police Arrest Non-Compliant Predatory Offender Living in Rosemount
Police say Jason Paul Rolfer, a convicted predatory offender, lived in Rosemount for almost a month over the summer without notifying authorities of his whereabouts.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Rosemount Man Charged with Stealing Computer Components from County
Sheriff's deputies say Matthew Steven Brandenburg stole $1,400 worth of computer components while working for the Dakota County Communications Center.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Farmington Man Charged with Statutory Rape of Rosemount Girl, 14
Police say Tyler David Karg had sex with the 14-year-old victim three times beginning last October.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Apple Valley Man Charged with Raping Unconscious 16-Year-Old Girl
Police say Alex Jefferson Nouel brought the girl to his Apple Valley home and raped her after she passed out from drinking.
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Mendota Heights, MN|News|
IGH Man Charged with Possession of Cocaine
Police say Joseph Scott Welch had a large quantity of cocaine in his pants pocket when he was arrested last weekend.
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Inver Grove Heights, MN|News|
IGH Man Charged with Possession of Cocaine
Police say Joseph Scott Welch had a large quantity of cocaine in his pants pocket when he was arrested last weekend.
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