Saturday, February 2, 2013
A traffic stop led the Golden Valley Police to involve the Hennepin County Violent Offender Task Force.
On Jan. 21, Golden Valley police arrested four men at the intersection of Interstate 394 and Louisiana Avenue South. At about 2:30 a.m., police pulled over a driver for improper lane use. Two of the men in the car were previously convicted of a crime of violence, according to recent Golden Valley arrest reports. Both men were arrested on firearm violations. The other two men were arrested on warrants. Incidents reports show that the case was “handed off” to the Hennepin County Violent Offender Task Force. According to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office website, the task force works on investigations of the “county's most violent offenders who are engaging in suspected illegal activity and have a violent history based on arrests or …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The first newsletter of the new year from Hennepin County Attorney's Office.
Editor's Note: The following is a newsletter from Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman. As County Attorney Freeman says, "We are privileged to serve the people of Hennepin County. Thanks for your trust and support. Every day we will strive to do justice and do us all proud." Here is an excerpt from the Community Justice Update, which we send out a few times each year: 2012 was a good year in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. The media has informed the public about our big cases, however, plenty of other work has gone on quietly in the office and I wanted to share with you how we are doing in our efforts to improve. Firearms and Domestic Violence About 70 percent of domestic murders are committed with guns. Working with the …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Owner of Bill's Gun Shop & Range says that many of his customers are purchasing guns in fear of potential gun bans.
John Monson has owned Bill’s Gun Shop & Range in Robbinsdale for 10 years. In that time, he says he’s never seen a boom in sales like he’s seeing today. Weeks after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT, and with subsequent calls for firearm bans, gun and shooting sport enthusiasts are swarming to Monson’s store to try to buy products while they are still legal. An increase in business would usually be a good thing, but Monson says that this kind of frenzy takes away from the personal consultation he used to give his customers. “We really can’t cater to our customers well in this environment,” Monson said. “ I like to educate people and help them make the right decisions. In a bump and grind environment, we can’t do …
