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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 ArticleWoman Charged With Sister In Drug Case To Plead
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One of two sisters from Minnesota accused of dealing large quantities of methamphetamine in North Dakota says she will also plead guilty in the case. Jennifer and Jacqueline Weiss,...
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...
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