County Attorney News Releases

Woman Sentenced In Burnsville Double Fatal Crash - Dennis-Bond, Camille
Posted: 3/24/2023
Dakota County Grand Jury Indicts Man In 2021 Hastings Murder - Williams, Kyle Steven
Posted: 3/20/2023
Man Convicted in 2019 Rosemount Double Fatal Crash
Posted: 2/15/2023
Woman Pleads Guilty In Inver Grove Heights Homicide - West, Fotini Anest
Posted: 2/3/2023
Man Pleads Guilty In Inver Grove Homicide - Slack, Logan David
Posted: 1/31/2023
Teen Sentenced In Burnsville Double Fatal Crash - Bond, Leon
Posted: 1/23/2023
Man Charged In Apple Valley Shooting - Ryman, Corey Steven
Posted: 1/23/2023
Additional Charge Filed In Fatal Shooting At Lakeville Business - McCray, Donte
Posted: 1/23/2023
Man Charged In 12-22-22 Robbery Of Bank In Inver Grove Heights - McIntosh, Deundrick Damon
Posted: 1/13/2023
Teen Charged As An Adult In South St. Paul Homicide - Semlak, Casimir Anthony
Posted: 1/12/2023
Man Charged in Fatal Shooting at Lakeville Business
Posted: 1/11/2023
Teen Pleads Guilty to Third Degree Murder in Burnsville Double Fatal Crash
Posted: 1/11/2023
Dakota County Attorney Promotes Two To Leadership Positions
Posted: 1/3/2023
Woman Convicted Of Third Degree Murder In Burnsville Double Fatal Crash - Dennis-Bond, Camille
Posted: 12/14/2022
Father Charged in Apple Valley Amber Alert
Posted: 11/2/2022
Two Adults Charged in Inver Grove Heights Homicide
Posted: 9/27/2022
Man Charged In Eagan Standoff - Hummel, Jr. Alexander Christopher
Posted: 8/30/2022
Defendant Sentenced in 2015 Farmington Homicide - Steele, Timothy
Posted: 7/22/2022
Teen Charged With Third Degree Murder In Death Of West St. Paul Teen - Benson, Parker Jay
Posted: 7/22/2022
Man Charged in Eagan Theater Incident - Hassan, Khalid
Posted: 7/21/2022
Man Pleads Guilty To Criminal Vehicular Homicide In Burnsville Fatal Crash - Saavedra, Alegandro Jesus
Posted: 7/19/2022
Second Man Charged With Assault In Apple Valley Fatal Shooting - Selmon II, Willie John
Posted: 7/15/2022
Man sentenced To Life In Prison For 2021 Inver Grove Heights Fatal Shooting - Cruz, Gabriel Alfonso Sanchez
Posted: 7/12/2022
Man Charged With Assault In Apple Valley Fatal Shooting - Pryor, Jr., Billy Joe
Posted: 7/12/2022
Man Convicted Of First Degree Murder In Lakeville Homicide And Is Sentenced To Life In Prison - Weeks, Atravius
Posted: 7/12/2022
Man Convicted Of Murder In 2021 Inver Grove Heights Fatal Shooting - Cruz, Gabriel Alfonso Sanchez
Posted: 6/29/2022
Man Sentenced In 2020 Eagan Homicide - Baker, Robert Lee
Posted: 6/17/2022
Four Sentenced In The Greenvale Township Death - Taylor, Nicholas; Tuit, Timothy; Smith, Ryann and Peabody, Stephanie
Posted: 6/2/2022
Juvenile Charged In South St. Paul Homicide - Semlak, Casimir Anthony
Posted: 5/11/2022
Two Men Charged With Third Degree Murder In Death Of Eagan Teen - Adan, Jamal Ahmed and Isack, Sadiq Aden
Posted: 4/26/2022
Dakota County Honors Crime Victims And Advocates
Posted: 4/19/2022
Man Charged With Criminal Vehicular Homicide In Burnsville Fatal Crash - Saavedra, Alegandro Jesus
Posted: 4/12/2022
Mother Charged With Manslaughter In Death Of Her 3-Year-Old Son - McDaniel, Queenetta
Posted: 4/8/2022
Man Found To Be Mentally Ill At Time Of Burnsville Homicide, Referred For Civil Commitment - Ramirez, Ricky
Posted: 4/8/2022
Man Charged With Killing Bicyclist in Rosemount - Curry, Trejean
Posted: 3/23/2022
Juveniles Charged In Mendota Heights Auto Theft Incident
Posted: 3/23/2022
Dakota County Attorney Keena and Sheriff Leslie Remind You To Designate O'Driver This St. Patrick's Day
Posted: 3/14/2022
Ramsey County Deputy Was Legally Justified In Using Deadly Force In Death Of Troy Engstrom
Posted: 3/9/2022
Woman Pleads Guilty In The Greenvale Township Death - Smith, Ryann
Posted: 3/1/2022
Man Pleads Guilty In Farmington Non-Fatal Shooting - Anderson, Allen David
Posted: 2/28/2022
Man Pleads Guilty In The Greenvale Township Death - Taylor, Nicholas
Posted: 2/17/2022
Hastings Man Sentenced In Overdose Death - Slattum, Jason
Posted: 2/3/2022
Dakota County Announces Collaboration For Veterans Treatment Court With Carver County
Posted: 1/27/2022
West St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty To Murder And Is Sentenced - Buford, Steven
Posted: 1/7/2022
Man Charged With Murder In Eagan Fatal Shooting - Ahmed, Sakaria Osman
Posted: 12/21/2021
Man Charged With Arson And Concealing A Body In Hastings - Otto, Timothy Lee
Posted: 12/17/2021
Dakota County Grand Jury Indicts Man With First Degree Murder In Inver Grove Heights Fatal Shooting - Sanchez Cruz, Gabriel
Posted: 12/10/2021
Two Plead Guilty to Greenvale Township Death
Posted: 12/2/2021
Farmington Man Charged With Killing Three Family Members - Maloney, Blake
Posted: 10/29/2021
Two Charged in Burnsville Double Fatal Crash - Dennis-Bond, Camille & Bond, Leon
Posted: 10/29/2021
Man Charged With Murder In Hastings Death - Williams, Kyle Steven
Posted: 9/22/2021
Man Charged With Criminal Vehicular Homicide In 2019 Rosemount Fatal Crash
Posted: 9/21/2021
Man Sentenced in South St. Paul Murder
Posted: 9/15/2021
Former Softball Coach Sentenced For Stealing From Booster Club - Heflin, Eric Carlyle
Posted: 9/8/2021
Dakota County Grand Jury Indicts Man With First Degree Murder In Lakeville Shooting - Weeks, Atravius Joseph
Posted: 9/3/2021
Man Found Guilty In South St. Paul Murder And Is Sentenced - Lopez, Marcelino Santiago
Posted: 8/31/2021
Minneapolis Police Offcers Were Legally Justified In Using Deadly Force In Shooting Death Of Dolal Idd
Posted: 8/6/2021
Man Charged In Burnsville Homicide - Ramirez, Ricky Eloy
Posted: 7/26/2021
Four Charged In Greenvale Township Burglary and Homicide - Smith, Taylor, Peabody and Tuit
Posted: 7/13/2021
Man Convicted In South St. Paul Murder - Misters, Jerome Deshawn
Posted: 6/29/2021
Man Charged In Homicide In Lakeville - Weeks, Atravius Joseph
Posted: 6/24/2021
Former Department Of Corrections Transport Officer Sentenced For Criminal Sexual Conduct - Beehler, Randy
Posted: 6/9/2021
Man Charged In Farmington Non-Fatal Shooting - Anderson, Gage Allen David
Posted: 3/22/2021
Man Charged With Murder In Inver Grove Heights Shooting Death - Cruz, Gabriel Alfonso Sanchez
Posted: 2/4/2021
Comment on Review of Fatal Police Officer-Involved Shooting
Posted: 1/5/2021
James Backtrom's Comment on the Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Regarding Casillas Case
Posted: 12/30/2020
Man Charged With Stealing Funds From Ramsey County - Scharf, Paul
Posted: 12/4/2020
Man Charged With Stealing Funds From Softball Booster Club -Heflin, Eric
Posted: 11/25/2020
Man Charged I Eagan Homicide - Baker, Robert
Posted: 11/12/2020
Dakota County Grand Jury Indicts Man With First Degree and Attempted Murder in South St. Paul Shooting - Lopez, Marcelino
Posted: 11/6/2020
Man Sentenced In West St. Paul Homicide - Mcdonald, Nathan
Posted: 9/18/2020
Man Pleads Guilty In West St. Paul Homicide And Is Sentenced - Payne, Terrell
Posted: 9/10/2020
West St. Paul Man Charged With Murder - Buford, Steven
Posted: 9/8/2020
Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Two Burnsville Peace Officers - Baldazo, Ricardo
Posted: 9/4/2020
Man Charged WithThird Degree Murder In Hastings Overdose Death - Slattum, Jaso
Posted: 9/3/2020
Man Pleads Guilty In West St. Paul Homicide - Mcdonald, Nathan
Posted: 8/21/2020
Man Charged With Murder And Attempted Murder In South St. Paul Shooting - Misters, Jerome
Posted: 8/19/2020
Inver Grove Heights Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder In Home Invasion - Clemons, Semaji
Posted: 6/15/2020
MN's County Attorneys Vote on Critical Issues Surrounding the Investigation and Prosecution of Officer-Involved Death Cases
Posted: 6/4/2020
Man Sentenced For Stealing Funds From Mendota Heights Church - Seiple, Christopher
Posted: 5/15/2020
Law Enforcement Recognition 2020
Posted: 5/13/2020
Dakota County Attorney Supports Crime Victims and Recognizes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 19-25, 2020
Posted: 4/20/2020
Inver Grove Heights Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder In Home Invasion -Clemons, Semaji
Posted: 4/17/2020
Maplewood Man Charged With Murder And Attempted Murder - Lopez, Marcelino
Posted: 4/3/2020
Driver In Fatal Burnsville Crash Sentenced - Lapsley, James
Posted: 2/24/2020
West St. Paul Man Charged With Second Degree Murder - Adams II, John
Posted: 2/19/2020
Cottage Grove Police Officer Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct - Pelton, Adam
Posted: 2/4/2020
Former Dakota County Employee Pleads Guilty To Misconduct And Is Sentenced - Withers, Troy
Posted: 1/29/2020
Hastings Man Sentenced For Criminal Vehicular Homicide Of Two Women - Czeck, Joseph
Posted: 1/28/2020
Psychotherapist Pleads Guilty To Criminal Sexual Conduct - Meany, Gavin
Posted: 1/23/2020
South St. Paul Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder Of Two South St. Paul Peace Officers - Bilderback, Dustin
Posted: 1/7/2020
Man Pleads Guilty To Criminal Vehicular Homicide In Burnsville Crash - Lapsley, James
Posted: 1/6/2020
Two Men Indicted For Murder In West St. Paul Homicide - Mcdonald, Nathan and Payne, Terrell
Posted: 12/20/2019
Apple Valley Father Pleads Guilty to Murder of His Newborn and is Sentenced - Herkal, Michael
Posted: 12/11/2019
Hastings Man Pleads Guilty To Criminal Vehicular Homicide - Czeck, Joseph
Posted: 12/5/2019
No Further Prosecution to be Pursued at This Time Against Former Swimming Coach
Posted: 11/26/2019
Dakota County Attorney's Office sponsors 30th annual calendar
Posted: 11/25/2019
Eagan And Bloomington Police Officers Were Legally Justified In Using Deadly Force In Shooting Death Of Isak Aden
Posted: 11/13/2019
Inver Grove Heights Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Women - Wang, Xueyan
Posted: 11/8/2019
Woman Sentenced in South St. Paul Drive-By Shooting - Sam-Farrow, Sopearvy
Posted: 11/6/2019
Department of Corrections Transport Officer Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct - Beehler, Randy
Posted: 10/17/2019
South St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Two South St. Paul Peace Officers - Bilderback, Dustin
Posted: 10/14/2019
Rosemount Man with 17 Prior DWIs Sentenced for Causing Serious Injuries in Impaired Driving Crash - Knoll, Marshall
Posted: 9/25/2019
Former Dakota County Community Development Agency Employee Sentenced for Theft - Yang, Vangyee
Posted: 9/25/2019
Burnsville Woman is Sentenced for Assault of an Infant in Her Care - Lam, Mei Yen
Posted: 9/23/2019
Inver Grove Heights Woman Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Women - Wang, Xueyan
Posted: 9/18/2019
St. Paul Youth Certified as an Adult for Prosecution Sentenced in Inver Grove Heights Theatre Parking Lot Fatal Shooting
Posted: 9/17/2019
Psychotherapist Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct - Meany, Gavin
Posted: 9/17/2019
Man Charged with Criminal Vehicular Operation at Eagan Starbucks - Daniliuk, Ihar
Posted: 8/21/2019
Man Charged with Theft of Funds from Mendota Heights Church - Seiple, Christopher
Posted: 8/15/2019
Apple Valley Father Charged with Assault of Infant Son - Gonzales Guevara, Fredy
Posted: 8/14/2019
Man Sentenced in Murder of Toddler in Eagan Foster Care Home - Homich, Charles
Posted: 8/13/2019
Woman Charged in Inver Grove Heights Crash that Killed a Pedestrian - Cotton, Breyona
Posted: 8/13/2019
Man Pleads Guilty in Killing of Eagan Couple
Posted: 8/6/2019
Kathy Keena Named Chief Deputy County Attorney
Posted: 7/31/2019
Inver Grove Heights Woman Charged with Trafficking Women - Wang, Xueyan
Posted: 7/22/2019
Inver Grove Heights Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Home Invasion - Clemon, Semaji
Posted: 7/22/2019
Anoka Deputy and Coon Rapids Officer Justified in Deadly Force Incident
Posted: 7/18/2019
Burnsville Man and Woman Charged in Large Heroin Case
Posted: 7/11/2019
Woman Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Her Part in Death of Toddler in Foster Care Home in Eagan
Posted: 6/20/2019
Former Lakeville Middle School Principal Sentenced for Crimes of Stalking, Identity Theft and Burglary - Endicott, Christoph
Posted: 6/17/2019
South St. Paul Man Sentenced for 2015 Stabbing Death of Girlfriend
Posted: 5/15/2019
Former Dakota County Employee Charged with Theft By Swindle - Withers, Troy
Posted: 5/10/2019
Man Charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide in Burnsville Crash - Lapsley, James
Posted: 5/8/2019
Man Sentenced in Connection with Armed Robbery Spree in Dakota County
Posted: 4/29/2019
Man Pleads Guilty in Murder of Toddler in Foster Care Home in Eagan
Posted: 4/23/2019
St. Paul Woman Sentenced Today for Mistreatment of Animals
Posted: 4/15/2019
Woman on Cell Phone Sentenced for Traffic Fatality and Injuries
Posted: 4/12/2019
Former Lakeville Middle School Principal Pleads Guilty to Crimes of Stalking, Identity Theft and Burglary - Endicott
Posted: 4/1/2019
Man Sentenced in South St. Paul Stabbing Death - Cruz-Hernandez, Daniel Anthony
Posted: 2/27/2019
Man Indicted for Murder of Toddler in Foster Care Home in Eagan - Homich, Charles Wayne
Posted: 12/21/2018
South St. Paul Man Convicted in 2015 Stabbing Death of Girlfriend - Luby, Thomas Michael
Posted: 12/19/2018
Hastings Police Officer was Legally Justified in Shooting Death
Posted: 12/19/2018
Man Convicted in South St. Paul Stabbing Death - Cruz Hernandez, Daniel Anthony
Posted: 12/19/2018
Former Burnsville City Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft and is Sentenced - Hansen-Mundahl, Kelly Jo
Posted: 12/11/2018
Man Sentenced in South Saint Paul Drive-By Shooting - Farrow, Tyrone Lamar
Posted: 12/11/2018
Woman on Cell Phone Pleads Guilty in Traffic Fatality and Injuries - Hoefs, Lori Janine
Posted: 11/26/2018
Theft Charges Filed Against Former Dakota County Community Development Agency Employee
Posted: 11/9/2018
Additional Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges Filed Against Former Swimming Coach - O'Neill, Alfred Rockie
Posted: 10/19/2018
Two Adults and One Juvenile Charged in Connection with Armed Robbery Spree in Dakota County
Posted: 10/12/2018
Update St. Paul Youth Certified as an Adult for Prosecution and Charged in Inver Grove Heights Shooting Death
Posted: 9/24/2018
West St. Paul Woman Sentenced for Murder of Her Aunt - Sulentich, Divina
Posted: 9/14/2018
Former Swimming Coach Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct - O'Neill, Alfred John
Posted: 9/13/2018
Updated - Former Swimming Coach Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct - O'Neill, Alfred Rocky John
Posted: 9/13/2018
Man Charged with Murder of His Girlfriend in Burnsville - Schulz, Uriah David
Posted: 9/10/2018
Minnesota Vikings Player Charged in Domestic Violence Incident
Posted: 8/30/2018
St. Paul Woman Charged with Multiple Counts of Mistreatment of Animals
Posted: 8/29/2018
Apple Valley Father Of Newborn Charged With Murder - Herkal, Michael
Posted: 8/23/2018
Rosemount Man With 17 Prior DWIs Charged with Causing Serious Injuries in Impaired Driving Crash - Knoll, Marshall
Posted: 8/20/2018
Dakota County Sues Drug Companies for Wrongful Practices Contributing to the Opioid Drug Crisis
Posted: 8/16/2018
Apple Valley Man Charged with Inflicting Serious and Life Threatening Injuries on his Newborn Son - Herkal, Michael
Posted: 8/14/2018
Newborn Infant Seriously Injured on August 12th in Apple Valley Has Died
Posted: 8/14/2018
South St. Paul Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Two Peace Officers - Bilderback, Dustin
Posted: 7/20/2018
Hastings Man Charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide - Czeck, Joseph Paul
Posted: 7/13/2018
Media Release - Armartey, Jonna Kojo
Posted: 7/2/2018
Former School District 197 Music Teacher Sentenced for Criminal Sexual Conduct - Funk, Christine
Posted: 6/26/2018
Woman on Cell Phone Charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide - Hoefs, Lori
Posted: 6/25/2018
Former Burnsville Music Teacher Sentenced for Criminal Sexual Conduct - Akervik, Erik
Posted: 6/14/2018
Former Lakeville MS Principal Charged With Additional Crimes of Stalking, Identity Theft, Financial Transaction Card Fraud
Posted: 6/8/2018
Murder Charges Filed in Connection With Deadly Shooting Incident in Inver Grove Heights
Posted: 5/29/2018
Update on Deadly Shooting Incident in Inver Grove Heights Theatre Parking Lot
Posted: 5/15/2018
Man Sentenced for Murder and Aggravated Robbery in Mendota Heights - Nguyen, Lucifer
Posted: 5/11/2018
Joint Media Release - Dakota County Attorney and Dakota County Sheriff
Posted: 5/11/2018
Man Pleads Guilty to Murder and Aggravated Robbery in Mendota Heights Crime Spree - Nguyen, Lucifer
Posted: 5/8/2018
Former Catholic Priest Sentenced for Criminal Sexual Conduct - Bertrand, Jacob
Posted: 5/7/2018
Charges Filed in South St. Paul Stabbing Death - Cruz Hernandez, Daniel
Posted: 5/2/2018
Former Eagan Foster Care Mother and Boyfriend Charged in Death of Toddler - Fortenberry and Homich
Posted: 4/16/2018
Third Juvenile Charged in Connection with Deadly Shooting Incident in Inver Grove Heights
Posted: 4/16/2018
Dakota County Attorney Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 8-14, 2018
Posted: 4/3/2018
Two Juveniles Charged in Connection with Deadly Shooting Incident in Inver Grove Heights
Posted: 3/28/2018
School District 196 Parent Sentenced for Stealing Senior Party Funds - Fiedler, Jill
Posted: 3/22/2018
Dakota County Jail Inmate Charged With Assault on a Correctional Deputy - Holmes, Aziz
Posted: 3/15/2018
Former Inver Grove Heights School Lunchroom Assistant Pleads Guilty to Sending Sexually Explicit Texts and Photos to Minor
Posted: 3/8/2018
Former Burnsville Music Teacher Pleads Guilty to Criminal Sexual Conduct - Akervik, Erik
Posted: 3/5/2018
Suspended Lakeville Middle School Principal Charged with Burglary - Endicott, Christopher
Posted: 2/26/2018
Case Update - Suspended Lakeville Middle School Principal - Endicott, Christopher
Posted: 2/26/2018
Assault Charge Filed Against Burnsville Woman Concerning Serious Injuries Suffered by an Infant in Her Care - Lam, Mei
Posted: 2/14/2018
St. Paul City Council Member Charged With Unlawfully Assisting a Voter in Filling Out Ballot - Thao, Dai
Posted: 2/6/2018
South St. Paul Woman Sentenced for Aggravated Robbery - Parkin, Melanie
Posted: 2/6/2018
Man Charged With Possession With Intent to Sell Approximately 100 Pounds of Candy-Like Gummies Containing THC
Posted: 2/5/2018
Man Charged with Possession of a Large Amount of Marijuana with Intent to Sell in Lakeville
Posted: 2/2/2018
Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty to Criminal Sexual Contact - Bertrand, Jacob
Posted: 1/23/2018
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom Joins Law Enforcement Leaders on Council to Curb Crime Through Investments in Kids
Posted: 1/10/2018
Former Burnsville City Employee Charged With Theft - Hansen-Mundahl, Kelly Jo
Posted: 12/21/2017
Brooklyn Park Man Convicted of Multiple Counts of Murder of Eagan Woman and Unborn Child
Posted: 12/18/2017
Anti-Drug Violence 2018 Calendars Now Available
Posted: 11/15/2017
Settlement Reached in Dakota County DNA Collection Case
Posted: 10/30/2017
Grand Jury Returns Indictment in Murder of Woman at Her Business in Mendota Heights
Posted: 10/20/2017
Mental Health Awareness Week October 1-7, 2017
Posted: 10/2/2017
Former Eagan Home Daycare Provider Sentenced for Assault
Posted: 9/28/2017
Farmington Man Charged With Attempted Murder and Assault - Carlson, Nicholas Orion
Posted: 9/6/2017
Five Persons Charged in South St. Paul Drive-By Shooting
Posted: 8/31/2017
Man Charged In Inver Grove Heights Robbery - Mays, Jamaal Marquie
Posted: 8/28/2017
West St. Paul Woman Charged With Murder - Sulentich, Divina Marie
Posted: 8/9/2017
Murder and Other Charges Filed in Mendota Heights Case
Posted: 7/31/2017
Former School District 197 Music Teacher Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct - Funk, Christine Lee
Posted: 7/26/2017
Former Eagan Home Daycare Provider Found Guilty of Assault - Grimm, Mariel Alexandra
Posted: 7/21/2017
Burnsville Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced For Attempted Murder - Pleasant, Terrell James
Posted: 7/13/2017
Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Theft By Swindle in City of South St. Paul - Burke, Glenn
Posted: 6/21/2017
Man Sentenced for Murder and Attempted Murder in Burnsville - Hendrickson, Grant David
Posted: 6/19/2017
Burnsville Police Officer Was Legally Justified in Shooting Death
Posted: 6/7/2017
Man Pleads To Murder and Attempted Murder in Burnsville Shooting - Hendrickson, Grant
Posted: 6/6/2017
School District 196 Parent Charged With Theft of Senior Party Funds - Fiedler, Jill Lynn
Posted: 5/10/2017
Burnsville Man Charged With Attempted Murder - Pleasant, Terrell James
Posted: 5/9/2017
Former Burnsville Teacher Previously Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Student Taken Into Custody For Violating Conditions of Release
Posted: 5/2/2017
Couple Sentenced For Their Part In Depriving Father and Paternal Aunt of Custody Of Two Lakeville Sisters
Posted: 5/2/2017
Dakota County responds to ACLU-MN's lawsuit concerning collecting DNA from those arrested for and charged with crimes of violence
Posted: 5/2/2017
Burnsville Teacher Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct
Posted: 4/12/2017
National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 2-8, 2017
Posted: 4/3/2017
Assault Charge Filed Against Eagan Home Daycare Provider
Posted: 3/29/2017
Lakeville Couple Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Stealing from Elderly Parents
Posted: 2/28/2017
Brooklyn Park Man Indicted for Multiple Counts of Murder of Eagan Woman and Her Unborn Child
Posted: 2/24/2017
Aggravated Robbery Charges Filed Against South St. Paul Woman
Posted: 2/17/2017
Lakeville Parents Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced
Posted: 2/8/2017
Brooklyn Park Man Charged With Murder Of Eagan Woman And Her Unborn Child
Posted: 1/26/2017
Grand Jury Concludes Eagan Police Officer was Legally Justified in Shooting Death
Posted: 12/15/2016
Grand Jury Indicts Man With First Degree Murder and Attempted Murder in Burnsville Shooting Incident
Posted: 12/8/2016
Eagan Teacher Sentenced for Stalking Middle School Student - Hansen, Cody
Posted: 11/22/2016
Man Sentenced in South St. Paul Manslaughter - Bartz, Anthony
Posted: 11/16/2016
Man Charged With Murder and Attempted Murder in Burnsville Shooting
Posted: 11/9/2016
Man Sentenced for Felony Arson in Eagan and Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty - Damron, Michael
Posted: 10/31/2016
Statement from Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom
Posted: 10/31/2016
Lakeville Parents Charged with Child Neglect - Wilson, Zachariah and Robinson, Angela
Posted: 10/27/2016
Two Sentenced in West St. Paul Murder - Rios, Elizabeth and Dominguez, Jose
Posted: 10/14/2016
Supreme Court Argument on Important DNA Collection Case
Posted: 10/11/2016
Catholic Priest Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct - Bertrand, Jacob
Posted: 10/7/2016
Woman Convicted in Grazzini-Rucki Case - Evavold, Deirdre
Posted: 9/29/2016
Former Lakeville Woman Sentenced for Depriving Father and Paternal Aunt of Custody of Two Daughters-Grazzini-Rucki, Sandra
Posted: 9/21/2016
South St. Paul Mother Sentenced in Death of Her Infant - Grass, Jessica Lee
Posted: 9/2/2016
Man Sentenced for Criminal Vehicular Homicide in Lakeville Crash and Apple Valley Home Invasion - Kasprzyk, Eric Wesley
Posted: 8/9/2016
Former Lakeville Woman Convicted of Depriving Father of Custody of Two Daughters
Posted: 7/28/2016
Lakeville Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Children
Posted: 7/25/2016
Man Sentenced for Manslaughter For His Part In Fatal Methadone Overdose of Albert Lea Man-Chenevert, Dustin Charles
Posted: 7/8/2016
Man Charged with Theft by Swindle in City of South St. Paul-Burke, Glenn Charles
Posted: 7/5/2016
Comments Regarding the Decision of the United States Supreme Court on Drunk Driving Cases Involving Implied Consent Laws
Posted: 6/23/2016
Grand Jury Concludes Burnsville Police Officers Were Legally Justified in Shooting Death
Posted: 6/21/2016
Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Vehicular Homicide in Lakeville Crash and Apple Valley Home Invasion-Kasprzyk, Eric Wesley
Posted: 5/11/2016
South St. Paul Man Sentenced to Life for Murder-Luby, Thomas Michael
Posted: 5/2/2016
South St. Paul Mother Charged with Manslaughter in Death of Her Infant-Grass, Jessica Lee
Posted: 4/27/2016
South St. Paul Man Convicted of First and Second Degree Murder-Luby, Thomas Michael
Posted: 4/20/2016
No Charges Filed in One Vehicle Rollover That Resulted in Two Deaths and Injuries of Lakeville South High School Students
Posted: 4/15/2016
Man Charged With Criminal Vehicular Homicide in Lakeville Crash and Apple Valley Home Invasion - Kasprzyk, Eric Wesley
Posted: 4/4/2016
Man Sentenced for Attempted Murder in Burnsville-Lott, Jason Alexander
Posted: 3/18/2016
Apple Valley Man Convicted of Assault for Stabbing Mother-Christensen, Tyler
Posted: 3/3/2016
Eagan Teacher Charged with Stalking Middle School Student-Hansen, Cody
Posted: 2/19/2016
Inver Grove Heights Woman Pleads Guilty to Assault During Stand-Off-Mielke, Kathryn
Posted: 2/18/2016
Ashley Conrade Sentenced for her Part in the Deaths of Palagor Jobi and Anarae Schunk-Conrade, Ashley Marie
Posted: 2/9/2016
Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Criminal Vehicular Homicide in Inver Grove Heights Crash-Indehar, Nicholas Anthony
Posted: 1/29/2016
Man Charged for Making Bomb Threat at Rosemount Middle School-Hopp, Justin
Posted: 1/27/2016
South St. Paul Man is Sentenced for Threats to Law Enforcement on Social Media-Dakota County Atty to Appeal-Rund, Harrison
Posted: 1/20/2016
Burnsville Man Sentenced for Mortgage and Home Foreclosure Scams-Hayden, James
Posted: 1/15/2016
Chavez-Nelson Pleads to Murder in Anarae Schunk Homicide
Posted: 1/15/2016
Man Convicted of Attempted Murder in Burnsville-Lott, Jason
Posted: 1/11/2016
Two Charged in Burnsville Double Fatal Crash - Dennis-Bond, Camille and Bond, Leon
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