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Farmington Hazing Incident Resolved
Posted: 2/25/2015
Ashley Conrade Pleads Guilty in Cases Involving The Deaths of Palagor Jobi and Anarae Schunk
Posted: 2/6/2015
Man Convicted of Murder of Mendota Heights Officer and Attempted Murder of Other Police Officers – Fitch, Brian George
Posted: 2/2/2015
17-Year-Old Driver Pleads Guilty To Criminal Vehicular Operation in Eagan Crash
Posted: 1/14/2015
Eagan Father Sentenced in Manslaughter Death of His Infant Son – Savage, Nathan Scott
Posted: 1/14/2015
One Juvenile Charged and Another 15 Students Offered Diversion in Farmington Hazing Incident
Posted: 1/7/2015
Man Sentenced For Large Inver Grove Heights Marijuana Grow – Scott Bradley Cunningham
Posted: 12/30/2014
Apple Valley Woman Sentenced For Major Theft – Rogers, Connie Marie
Posted: 11/26/2014
Man Found Guilty of Murder in the First and Second Degree – Chavez-Nelson, Shavelle Oscar
Posted: 11/12/2014
Charges Filed Against 17-Year-Old Shakopee Driver
Posted: 10/31/2014
Dakota County Grand Jury Indicts Man for Murder of West St. Paul Woman - Bakambia, Marc Amouri
Posted: 10/17/2014
Murder Charges Filed Involving the Death of a West St. Paul Woman - Bakambia, Marc Anauri
Posted: 9/15/2014
Multi-County Grand Jury Indicts Man for Murder of Mendota Heights Officer and Attempted Murder of Other Police Officers – Fitch, Brian George
Posted: 9/12/2014
Two Charged with Attempted Murder and Assault in South St. Paul Drive-By Shooting - Desean Lamont Thomas and Breanna Sherries Harris
Posted: 8/25/2014
Man Charged with Attempted Murder and Assault in West St. Paul – Vasquez, Jorge Roman
Posted: 8/21/2014
West St. Paul Man Sentenced For Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Criminal Vehicular Operation – Devereaux, Jon David
Posted: 8/13/2014
Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Sexual Conduct and is Sentenced – Stucky Jr., Michael Lyle
Posted: 8/11/2014
Man Charged With Murder in the Death of Mendota Heights Officer and Attempted Murder of Other Police Officers – Fitch, Brian George
Posted: 8/1/2014
Two Persons Indicted For Murder in Anarae Schunk Homicide - Shavelle Oscar Chavez-Nelson and Ashley Marie Conrade
Posted: 7/29/2014
Apple Valley Man Charged in Major Theft – Reischauer, Robert Steven
Posted: 7/24/2014
Two St. Paul School District Employees Charged for Not Complying with Minnesota’s Mandated Reporting Law – Beth Antoinette Behnke and Craig Aaron Guidry
Posted: 7/14/2014
Woman Sentenced For Criminal Vehicular Homicide – Colwell, Leah Marie
Posted: 7/2/2014
South St. Paul Man Charged with Assaulting a 15-Month-Old Toddler – Crump, LaMar James
Posted: 6/30/2014
Two Persons Charged With Murder in the Death of Anarae Schunk - Shavelle Oscar Chavez-Nelson and Ashley Marie Conrade
Posted: 6/27/2014
Guilty Plea and Sentence in West St. Paul Homicide Co-Conspirator Also Sentenced in the Case – Farmer, Malik and Rosario, Christino
Posted: 6/19/2014
West St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Criminal Vehicular Operation – Devereaux, Jon David
Posted: 6/16/2014
Charges Filed in Marijuana Grow Operation in Dakota County - Thi An Mac, Nghia Hoang Nguyen, Trang Uyen Mac and Trung Van N
Posted: 6/2/2014
Former Catholic Priest Charged With Sexual Abuse in Dakota County – Hoefgen, Francis
Posted: 5/21/2014
Two Individuals Suspected in Multiple Bank Robberies in Dakota County – Rory Alan Mitchell and Kimberly Anne Hillage
Posted: 4/23/2014
Former Farmington Day Care Provider Sentenced in the Death of a Child in Her Care – Graupmann, Rebecca Lynn
Posted: 4/15/2014
Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced in West St. Paul Homicide – Diego, Donovan Michael
Posted: 4/9/2014
Dakota County Crime Victim Paul Traub Receives the National Special Courage Award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime
Posted: 4/9/2014
Apple Valley Woman Transporting Group Home Residents Charged With Criminal Vehicular Homicide – Schlachter, Amanda Leann
Posted: 4/2/2014
Rural Dakota County Man Guilty of Criminal Vehicular Homicide is Sentenced – Gesme, Keri James
Posted: 3/28/2014
Former Eagan Day Care Provider Sentenced for Manslaughter in Connection with the Death of a Child in Her Care - Greenagel, Beverly Anne
Posted: 3/20/2014
2013 Dakota County Juvenile Prosecution Statistics Released
Posted: 3/11/2014
Manslaughter Charges Filed Against Eagan Father in Death of His Infant Son – Nathan Scott Savage
Posted: 3/4/2014
2013 Adult Felony Criminal Prosecutions in Dakota County
Posted: 3/4/2014
Rosemount Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Major Financial Fraud – Scott Alan Schoaf
Posted: 3/3/2014
Former Farmington Day Care Provider Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in the Death of a Child in Her Care – Graupmann, Rebecca
Posted: 2/14/2014
South St. Paul Man Charged With Threats to St. Paul Police and a State Trooper Made Through Social Networking Posts – Harrison William Rund
Posted: 2/6/2014
Manslaughter Charges Filed Against Mother in Death of Burnsville Child – Sha’reese Monique Miller
Posted: 2/3/2014
West St. Paul Man Charged With Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Criminal Vehicular Operation in November 2013 Crash - Jon David Devereaux
Posted: 1/28/2014
Indictment Returned in Connection With Death of Burnsville Child – William Alphonso Warr
Posted: 1/23/2014
Northfield Woman Sentenced for Multiple Counts of Animal Cruelty – Dayna Kristine Bell
Posted: 1/17/2014
Former West St. Paul Council Member Acquitted - Hansen
Posted: 1/14/2014
Man Sentenced for Assault and Kidnapping at Holiday Gas Station in Burnsville - Ariel Luis Barnett
Posted: 12/27/2013
This Holiday Season Keep the Party Off the Road
Posted: 12/23/2013
Apple Valley Man Sentenced for Murder of Wife and Unborn Child - Roger Holland
Posted: 12/18/2013
Dakota County Jury Convicts Apple Valley Man of Murder - Roger Holland
Posted: 12/17/2013
Rural Dakota County Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Vehicular Homicide - Keri James Gesme
Posted: 12/13/2013
Northfield Woman Convicted of Multiple Counts of Animal Cruelty - Dayna Kristine Bell
Posted: 11/8/2013
Two Charged with Murder Involving Heroin Death - Timothy Bednarchuk and Jennifer Spicer
Posted: 10/30/2013
Rosemount Man Indicted for Murder in Burnsville Homicide - Anthony Lee Nelson
Posted: 10/24/2013
Hastings Parent Pleads Guilty to Criminal Sexual Conduct Involving His Child - Mark Matthew Cortes
Posted: 10/24/2013
Three Indicted for First and Second Degree Murder in West St. Paul Homicide - Diego/Rosario/Farmer
Posted: 10/18/2013
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Swindling Senior Citizens in Minnesota - Robert Attias
Posted: 10/7/2013
Inver Grove Heights Woman Sentenced for Theft of $95,000 - Leah Marie Bremner
Posted: 10/2/2013
Court of Appeals Files Decision in Dakota County Assisted Suicide Case - Final Exit Network
Posted: 9/30/2013
Charges Filed in Burnsville Homicide - Shavelle Oscar Chavez-Nelson, a/k/a Anthony Lee Nelson, and Ashley Marie Conrade
Posted: 9/26/2013
Burnsville Teen Sentenced for Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Injury in Crash Near Buck Hill
Posted: 9/23/2013
Murder Charges Filed in West St. Paul Homicide - Diego, Rosario, Farmer
Posted: 9/20/2013
West St. Paul Man Sentenced for Assaulting an Inver Grove Heights Police Officer - Justin Thadeus Amick
Posted: 9/12/2013
Burnsville Teen Pleads Guilty to Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Injury in Crash Near Buck Hill
Posted: 9/11/2013
Man Charged with Assault and Kidnapping at Holiday Gas Station in Burnsville - Ariel Luis Barnett
Posted: 9/10/2013
Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced in Large Cocaine and Meth Bust in Dakota County - Mike Sanchez
Posted: 9/10/2013
Man Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct (Michael Lyle Stucky) - Police Need Your Assistance in Identifying Other Victims
Posted: 8/27/2013
Eagan Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder in 2009 Attack in Burnsville
Posted: 8/20/2013
Charges Filed in Connection with Apple Valley Traffic Fatality
Posted: 8/16/2013
Woman Sentenced for Major Financial Crimes - Dawn Westphal
Posted: 8/12/2013
Two Men Charged with Large Cocaine and Meth Bust
Posted: 7/26/2013
West St. Paul Man Convicted of Assaulting an Inver Grove Heights Police Officer
Posted: 7/18/2013
Man Charged for Discharging Firearm While Duck Hunting in Rural Dakota County
Posted: 7/9/2013
South St. Paul Police Officer Charged with DWI and Fleeing
Posted: 6/14/2013
Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Injury Charges Filed in Burnsville Crash
Posted: 6/12/2013
Court Ruling Upholds Admissibility of Retesting of Illegal Drugs
Posted: 6/7/2013
Apple Valley Woman Charged in Major Theft
Posted: 5/31/2013
Burnsville Man Charged in Mortgage and Home Foreclosure Scams
Posted: 5/28/2013
Rural Dakota County Man Charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide
Posted: 5/24/2013
Man Charged in Large Marijuana Bust in Dakota County
Posted: 5/22/2013
Farmington Day Care Provider Charged With Manslaughter and Other Crimes
Posted: 5/21/2013
Former Pastor Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Criminal Sexual Conduct
Posted: 5/14/2013
Man Charged in Large Meth Bust in Dakota County
Posted: 5/3/2013
Farmington Woman Charged with Theft of $95,000
Posted: 5/3/2013
Apple Valley Man Indicted for First and Second Degree Murder
Posted: 4/23/2013
Dakota County Honors Crime Victims and Advocates During Crime Victims' Rights Week April 21-27, 2013
Posted: 4/17/2013
No Charges Filed in Eagan Death Case
Posted: 4/11/2013
Man Sentenced in Hastings Liquor Theft
Posted: 4/9/2013
Update on Final Exit Network Case in Dakota County
Posted: 4/4/2013
Man Charged in the Largest Heroin Bust in Dakota County
Posted: 4/2/2013
Man Charged With Careless Driving For Killing Woman On Eagan Highway
Posted: 3/25/2013
Illegal Drugs Previously Processed by St. Paul Police Department Crime Lab Admitted Into Evidence In Dakota County Case
Posted: 3/18/2013
Murder Charges Filed Involving the Death of an Apple Valley Woman and Her Unborn Child
Posted: 3/11/2013
No Delinquency Charges Filed in Bow and Arrow Death Accident in Carver County
Posted: 3/7/2013
Hastings Parent Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Crimes Involving Abuse, Endangerment, Neglect of Her Child
Posted: 3/1/2013
Joint Statement of Dakota, Ramsey and Washington County Attorneys Concerning St. Paul Police Department Crime Lab
Posted: 2/21/2013
Former student teacher at an Inver Grove Heights school
Posted: 2/12/2013
No Criminal Charges Filed in Traffic Crash in Marchan Township that Resulted in a Fatality and Injuries
Posted: 1/31/2013
Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Killing Two Construction Workers on 35W in Burnsville
Posted: 1/23/2013
Woman Sentenced for Driving Drunk and Crashing with Children in Her Vehicle
Posted: 1/16/2013
Farmington Man Sentenced for Sexual Conduct Involving Children
Posted: 1/15/2013
Rosemount Man Sentenced for Leaving the Scene of an Accident
Posted: 1/8/2013
Burnsville Woman Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Swindling Her Former Employer
Posted: 12/3/2012
Dakota County Attorney Backstrom and Sheriff Bellows Support December as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
Posted: 12/3/2012
Burnsville Man Sentenced for Manslaughter
Posted: 11/30/2012
Farmington Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Sexual Conduct Offenses Involving Children
Posted: 10/31/2012
Hastings Parents Charged with Multiple Crimes Involving the Abuse, Endangerment and Neglect of Their Child
Posted: 10/26/2012
Anti-Drug/Violence 2013 Calendars Now Available
Posted: 10/25/2012
Rosemount Man Pleads Guilty to Leaving the Scene that Killed an Apple Valley Woman in 2009
Posted: 10/22/2012
Man Sentenced for Attack on Youth Hockey Coach
Posted: 10/16/2012
Burnsville Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter
Posted: 10/2/2012
Pastor Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct and Deprivation of Parental Rights
Posted: 9/27/2012
23-Year-Old Apple Valley Man Sentenced for Fatally Shooting His Friend
Posted: 9/13/2012
Man Sentenced for Attempted Murder in West St. Paul
Posted: 8/8/2012
Joint Statement of Dakota, Ramsey and Washington County Attorneys Concerning St. Paul Police Department Crime Lab
Posted: 8/1/2012
Child Welfare Case Against Lakeville Dad is Closed
Posted: 7/25/2012
Dakota County Attorney's Office Response Regarding Claims of Prior Knowledge of St. Paul Police Department Crime Laboratory's Deficiencies
Posted: 7/20/2012
Burnsville Man Indicted for Manslaughter and Reckless Discharge of Firearm
Posted: 7/16/2012
Eagan Day Care Provider Charged with Manslaughter and Other Crimes Related to the Death of a Child in Her Care
Posted: 7/11/2012
8 Juveniles and 1 Adult Charged for Fight at Graduation Party
Posted: 7/10/2012
Three of Four Lakeville Middle School Students Plead Guilty and are Sanctioned for Inappropriate Photos/Images
Posted: 6/27/2012
News Conference Held to Promote Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act
Posted: 6/19/2012
Burnsville Woman Charged with Swindling Her Former Employer
Posted: 6/15/2012
Grand Jury Concludes Apple Valley Police Officer was Legally Justified in Shooting Death
Posted: 6/14/2012
Four Lakeville Middle School Students Charged With Crimes Involving Inappropriate Photos/Images
Posted: 6/12/2012
Man Found Guilty in Case Involving Deaths of Two Drivers and an Unborn Child in Lakeville
Posted: 5/23/2012
Two Individuals Charged with Major Financial Crimes
Posted: 5/10/2012
Two Men Charged with Major Financial Crimes
Posted: 4/26/2012
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom Joins in "Extending the Vision: Reaching Every Victim" for Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Posted: 4/19/2012
Northfield Woman Charged With Multiple Counts of Animal Cruelty
Posted: 4/17/2012
Public Comments Concerning the Prosecution of Final Exit Network, Inc., et al by James C. Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney
Posted: 4/14/2012
Rochester Man Sentenced for 11th DWI
Posted: 4/6/2012
Man Charged for Sexually Assaulting Vulnerable Adult in Burnsville
Posted: 3/30/2012
West St. Paul Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Inver Grove Heights Police Officers
Posted: 3/20/2012
Northfield Mother Pleads Guilty in Death of Her 17-Month-Old Child
Posted: 3/9/2012
Farmington Man Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct Offenses Involving Children
Posted: 3/1/2012
Three Sentenced for Various Crimes in Dakota County
Posted: 2/21/2012
Man Sentenced in Criminal Vehicular Homicide Case from 2009 Christmas Eve Fatal Crash in Lakeville
Posted: 2/15/2012
Lakeville Dad Found Guilty of Neglect for Leaving His Child
Posted: 1/25/2012
Man Charged with Criminal Vehicular Operation for Dragging Friend Who Tried to Stop Him from Driving While Intoxicated
Posted: 1/11/2012
Eagan Teen Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Burglaries, Assault and Attempted Criminal Sexual Conduct
Posted: 1/9/2012
Burnsville Man Sentenced for Murder at Rosemount Car Wash
Posted: 1/5/2012
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