Burnsville, MN|News|
Nationwide Warrant Issued for Burnsville Rape Suspect
Police say Todd Deon Rolack raped an intoxicated 16-year-old girl last February while she was unconscious on his bed.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
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 Man Charged with Using 2-Year-Old as Human Shield
Police say Timothy Lee Myers refused to put his hands above his head when ordered to do so. When an officer pointed a gun at him, Myers grabbed the child and held her in front of him.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Police: Lakeville Day-Care Operator Had .30 BAC and Daughter in Car
Police say Brenda Lee Lysholm, already charged with continuing to operate her day-care facility without a license, had a .30 percent blood-alcohol content and her daughter in the car when she caused a three-car accident this week.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
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.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Warrants Issued for Apple Valley Couple Charged with Beating Girls, 2 and 3
Carlton Raymond Lewis II and Ashley Marie Roff are charged with beating the two girls with a belt and causing a brain injury to the 2-year-old.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Hastings Man Charged with Stealing Car from Rosemount Auto Dealer
Kenneth Junior Pitchford Jr. is charged with receiving stolen property and car theft after deputies say they arrested him driving the stolen car on Sept. 22.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Northfield, MN|News|
Man Convicted of Murder Charged with Stalking, Threatening Northfield Woman
Police say Andrew Michael Smith sent threatening text messages to the woman.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
St. Louis Park, MN|News|
SLP Man Busted Again for Driving Without a License
Authorities say Abdul Khalid Hakeem Malik-El was in court last month on a charge of driving with a canceled license—and when he left, he got into his car and drove away.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Embattled Lakeville Day-Care Operator Arrested for Drunken Driving
Brenda Lee Lysholm, charged earlier this month with continuing to operate her home day-care facility after the state suspended her license, was arrested Monday evening for DUI.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Richfield, MN|News|
After Pursuit, Police Arrest Man For Illegal Gun Possession
Police say Isiah Lee Harper dropped the loaded gun when he fled from them in the 6700 block of 3rd Avenue South.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Southwest Minneapolis, MN|News|
Southwest Minneapolis Man Charged After Undercover Sting
Police say Nicholas Dion Monson snatched a $20 bill out of an undercover officer's pocket as the officer sat in a bus shelter, pretending to be intoxicated.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Richfield, MN|News|
Man Busted For Crack, Promoting Prostitution During Richfield Sting
Police say Tramayne Colfred Williams placed ads on Backpage.com for prostitution services, some of which were provided in a Richfield apartment.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Minnetonka|News|
Police Seize 2 Pounds of Pot from Minnetonka Apartment
Jake Vincent Bebeau, 19, is charged with fifth-degree drug possession, a felony.
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Lake Minnetonka, MN|News|
Excelsior Man Charged with Felony Cocaine Possession
Police say Matthew James Preston had a $5 bill with cocaine residue on it when he was arrested for a traffic violation in Shorewood.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Edina, MN|News|
Burglar Arrested Walking Along Crosstown After Hitting Edina Home
Police say William Doyle, convicted six times of burglary, broke into a home in the 6100 block of Xerxes Avenue South and stole cash.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Hopkins, MN|News|
Hopkins Police Arrest Car Theft Suspect
Police say Tou Leng Yang was driving a stolen Honda coupe when he was arrested and that the car's ignition had been damaged.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Southwest Minneapolis, MN|News|
2 Arrested in SW Minneapolis After Big Heroin Bust
Police say Darren Lynn DeGraffinreed and Anthony Morrison were selling heroin from an apartment in the 300 block of West 31st Street.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Hopkins, MN|News|
Hopkins Man Arrested for Possession of Burglary Tools
Police say James Wayne Russell was arrested near a shuttered Minneapolis elementary school with a wire cutter, a screwdriver and a box cutter in his backpack.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Richfield, MN|News|
Richfield Teen to Stand Trial As Adult For Death of Homeless Man
Andre Zedrick Steward Jr., 17, will stand trial as an adult in the beating death of a 50-year-old homeless man in Minneapolis earlier this summer.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Lakeville Day-Care Owner Cited for Continuing to Operate After License Suspension
County authorities say Brenda Lee Lysholm, who operates Brenda's Sharing & Caring Childcare, had her license indefinitely suspended in July, but that she continued providing day-care services.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
