One year on, prosecutor discusses cop’s ‘unreasonable panic’ in Castile killing. After Philando Castile was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights nearly a year and a half ago, it seemed like nearly everyone wanted to weigh in on what should happen next. (Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN, December 16, 2017).
Opioid crisis — the human cost: Pharmaceutical companies must be held accountable. Whenever I hear those words, a crushing, vivid image bullies its way into my mind: my 19-year-old nephew, lying on the floor of his bedroom, his right arm straight and stiff above his head. (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, December 3, 2017).
He scammed public programs out of more than $300,000, MN charges say. Shelby used both fake and actual identities to scam the Minnesota Department of Human Services general assistance and food stamp programs in Ramsey, Hennepin and Renville counties for more than six years, Ramsey County authorities say. (Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN, August 17, 2017).
Minnesota fights sex trafficking by cracking down on buyers. Law enforcement officials and nonprofits across Minnesota are taking aggressive new action to crack down on buyers of prostitution — often white, middle-aged and married men — and boosting programs aimed at keeping teens out of the sex trade. (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, August 8, 2017)
St. Paul sex offender found guilty of trafficking girl, 2 adults. A St. Paul man who authorities say prostituted women through hundreds of ads on Backpage.com has been found guilty on four counts of sex trafficking. (Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN, January 24, 2017).
