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Complaint: Man Used GPS Tracker To Terrorize Estranged Wife
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Farmington man faces several criminal charges for allegedly terrorizing his estranged wife, who is in the process of divorcing him. The Dakota County Attorney’s Office says...
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2 Women Charged In Morrison County Meth Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two women from the Twin Cities are accused of being involved in the possession and sale of methamphetamine in Little Falls, according to charges filed Monday in Morrison County...
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Charges: Woman Hid Meth Pipe From Officers In Vagina In Inver Grove Heights
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 24-year-old Kansas woman is accused of hiding a drug pipe in her private area while being a passenger in a stolen vehicle in Inver Grove Heights back in January, according to...
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Charges: Woman Drove While High On Meth With Child In Car
MINNEAPOOLIS (WCCO) – A 27-year-old woman is accused of driving while she was high on methamphetamine in Coon Rapids with a child in her car, according to charges filed in Anoka County Court. Leighann...
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19 Plead Guilty In Minnesota-Wisconsin Meth Ring
MADISON, Wis. (AP/WCCO) — Nineteen people have pleaded guilty in a drug ring that authorities say trafficked 127 pounds of methamphetamine from the Minneapolis area to central Wisconsin communities...
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Sheriff: Arrest Made After Meth, Marijuana Found In Big Lake Drug Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 29-year-old man was arrested last Friday after authorities seized large amounts of methamphetamine and marijuana during a drug bust in Big Lake. Derek Alan Snaza was arrested for...
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Sheriff: Bottles Found On Dodge Co. Roadsides May Contain Dangerous Meth Residue
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities in southern Minnesota are warning anyone who might be involved in spring roadside cleaning to be careful when picking up suspicious pop or sports drink bottles. The...
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Sheriff: Drugs, Gun Recovered From Litchfield Home In Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two people were arrested Tuesday after nearly $13,000 in drugs and a gun were recovered during a bust in Litchfield, according to the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office. Two people...
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Missing Superior (Wis.) Man Involved In Copper Theft Died Of Meth Overdose
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities say a 51-year-old Superior, Wis., man who went missing in mid-October was evading authorities after a copper theft in Proctor and later died of a methamphetamine...
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Pine City Man Charged In Forest Lake Chase, Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 36-year-old Pine City man is facing multiple charges after stealing a vehicle and leading authorities on a chase north of the Twin Cities metro on Monday before crashing,...
View ArticleMan Sentenced In Deadly Upper Midwest Meth Ring
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man involved in a large methamphetamine ring in North Dakota and Minnesota that was tied to a killing has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison. Thirty-nine-year-old Ryan...
View ArticleMother Accused Of Heading Up Meth Trafficking Cell
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors allege a 25-year-old Minnesota mother of two is the leader of one of the biggest methamphetamine trafficking cells state has ever seen. Attorney Gary Wolf tells...
View ArticleWis. Dad Accused Of Neglect After Children Test Positive For Meth
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A western Wisconsin man is facing charges of child neglect for using methamphetamine around his children, two of which tested positive for meth and marijuana. David Maine, of...
View ArticleCharges: Babysitter Smoked Meth, Broke Baby Girl’s Legs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 42-year-old northern Minnesota woman is accused of smoking meth and breaking the legs of the infant girl she was babysitting. Bridget Stately, of Bemidji, is charged with one...
View Article5 Arrested For Drug, Probation Offenses In Ideal Township
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Five Minnesota residents have been arrested for drug offenses and probation violations following a July 5 search of a home in Ideal Township, according to Crow Wing County Sheriff...
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Record Amount Of Meth Seized In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police say 171 pounds of methamphetamine — believed to be the largest single seizure of the drug in state history — were seized Tuesday. Four men were arrested and charged in...
View ArticleSheriff: 2 Busted For Meth After Traffic Stop For Canceled Driver’s License
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Officials in Morrison County say two men are in custody after a traffic stop led to a methamphetamine bust Wednesday. According to the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office, the...
View Article2 Charged Following 64-Pound Meth Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two men have been charged after authorities say they conspired to distribute more than 500 grams of meth. According to the complaint, they exceeded that amount by many times over....
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Duane Johnson, Who Held Meth-Fueled ‘Death Party’ For Wife, Sentenced To 3 Years
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Duane Johnson, 59, was sentenced Monday for holding a heavy metal “death party” for his wife in January, during which she died from a methamphetamine overdose, according to the...
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Dog In Chisago County Eats Discarded Meth, Unlikely To Survive
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A family dog in Chisago County ate from a bag of discarded methamphetamine, and now is unlikely to survive. The Chisago County Sheriff tweeted on Thursday that the family saw the...
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Dale Preston Of McGregor Faces Assault, Drug Charges After Toddler Son Shot...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — McGregor resident Dale Vernon Preston faces multiple assault, child endangerment and drug charges in connection to an incident where his toddler son was shot in the eye by a pellet...
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Sheriff: Man Arrested And Drug Task Force Seizes 110 Grams Of...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office seized 110 grams of methamphetamine, along with ecstasy pills, after a traffic stop on Thursday. Law enforcement says the traffic stop happened in...
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Police: 111 Pounds Of Meth And 3.5 Pounds Of Cocaine Found At Shoreview Home,...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — One-hundred-eleven pounds of methamphetamine were recently recovered from a Shoreview home. A drug task force also found three and a half pounds of cocaine at the apartment....
View ArticlePolice: 176 Grams Of Meth Removed In Hibbing, Three Arrested
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In the past three days, police have removed over 176 grams of suspected methamphetamine in the city of Hibbing. On Monday at 9:16 p.m., officers from the Hibbing Police Department...
View ArticleFive Indicted In Meth Trafficking Conspiracy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Five people from central Minnesota have been indicted with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. According to the indictment’s allegations, Gerald Allen Jensen, a 57-year old...
View ArticleApple Valley Man, 34, Charged In One Of Dakota County’s Largest Drug Seizures
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An Apple Valley man has been charged in a drug bust this week that involved large amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl. Alphonse Latrese Herron Jr., 34, faces three...
View ArticleWisconsin Woman Arrested After Deputies Find Nearly $40K Worth Of Meth In Truck
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin say a woman is in custody after a traffic stop this week turned up nearly $40,000 worth of methamphetamine. The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleRichard Skramstad Charged In Western Wisconsin Meth Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A western Wisconsin man faces charges after authorities say a three-month investigation resulted in a seizure of drugs and a firearm. Richard Skramstad, 58, is charged with...
View ArticleTask Force Seizes 23 Pounds Of Meth, 2 Pounds Of Cocaine In Drug Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities seized more than 20 pounds of methamphetamine, 2 pounds of cocaine and thousands of dollars while executing search warrants related to a drug investigation in the Twin...
View Article3 Arrested On Outstanding Drug Warrants In Alexandria
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities arrested three people on outstanding warrants at a home in Alexandria Tuesday morning. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, a 24-year-old man and a...
View Article5 Arrested In Northern Minnesota After Meth Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Five people were arrested in northern Minnesota last week, the result of an investigation by a drug task force. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, three were...
View Article3 Members Of ‘Native Mob’ Gang Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Meth,...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The U.S. Department of Justice says that three members of the “Native Mob” gang have been sentenced to prison for distributing methamphetamine and for assault. The three members...
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Scandia Man Charged In Overdose Death Of Chisago County Jail Inmate
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Scandia man faces a murder charge after he allegedly sold methamphetamine to man who died from an overdose at the Chisago County Jail. The sheriff’s office says 51-year-old Erik...
View ArticleStearns County Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Meth, Firearm Charges
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A career criminal will spend a decade in prison after being convicted on methamphetamine and firearm charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Stearns County resident Samuel Charles...
View ArticleHell’s Angels Member Gets 14 Years For Selling Pounds Of Meth To Undercover...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Hell’s Angels member was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison after selling pounds of methamphetamine to an undercover officer and fleeing to California. The U.S. Department of...
View ArticleCharges: Mexican Nat’l Tried To Check Bags With Meth, ‘Ghost Gun,’...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The United States Attorney’s Office has charged a 20-year-old man from Mexico with trying to smuggle methamphetamine, several firearms and dozens of armor-piercing bullets onto a...
View Article3 Who Pled Guilty To Involvement In Meth Ring Now Sentenced
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Three men who pleaded guilty to planning to sell methamphetamine in Minnesota have now been sentenced. Aaron Stenquist, Gerald Jensen and Juan Paniagua all previously pleaded...
View ArticleRobbinsdale Police Find Several Pounds Of Meth Inside ‘Suspicious Vehicle’
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (WCCO) — Police in Robbinsdale say officers discovered several pounds of methamphetamine inside a “suspicious vehicle” Tuesday night. Someone reported seeing the vehicle, which had...
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Wabasha County Deputies Confiscate 5 Pounds Of Meth From Man’s Impounded Car
WABASHA COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) – Deputies in Wabasha County have confiscated roughly 5 pounds of meth and charged a 46-year-old man with two counts of controlled substance crime. According to the Wabasha...
View ArticleMan Dealing Meth Out Of Motorhome Sentenced To 27 Years
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of dealing drugs out of a motorhome has been sentenced to 27 years in prison, according to federal authorities in South Dakota. A federal indictment...
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