Savage police were called to the Rocking Horse Ranch daycare on 19 September 2025 for a 4-month old who had blood around her mouth and foam coming out of her mouth.  She started breathing and was taken to the hospital by her parents!  The 4-month old had no further issues that weekend.  On Monday 22 September 2025 the 4-month old returned to the day care healthy at 8:30 am.  A short time after that 4-month old was found to be unresponsive with blood around her nose and mouth.  The parents notified and they returned to the cienter and transported that child to the hospital.  The pd was not called to that incident.

At approximately 10 am Theah Loudemia Russell called 911 that an 11-month old was unresponsive. Police, fire and ems responded immediately and found Harvey Muklebust.  Life saving efforts were immediately started.  Harvey was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced at 11:34 am.

On 13 January 2026 Russell confessed to “intentionally suffocating” Harvey and the other child “in an attention-seeking act,” according to Savage Police Chief Brady Juell. He added the employee “confessed to the attempted murder of our first victim on two occasions and to the murder of Harvey Muklebust.”

Russell had only worked at the day care for three weeks before Harvey’s death.

On Thursday 15 January 2026 Russell’s charged were upgraded from 2nd degree murder.

Here is the press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SAVAGE, MN – January 13, 2026 – The Savage Police Department has made an arrest in connection with the death of Harvey Muklebust at Rocking Horse Ranch. The City of Savage will hold a press conference on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Savage City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive, to share details about the arrest and what happens next.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Police investigating infant death at Savage daycare

Savage, Minnesota- September 25, 2025 – The Savage Police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension continue to investigate what caused the death of an infant on Monday, September 22, at Rocking Horse Ranch Childcare.

Savage Police attended the autopsy, but final results and toxicology reports typically take several months. Investigators have interviewed multiple individuals, thoroughly examined the scene, and sent evidence to the laboratory for testing.

This investigation is ongoing and comprehensive, and investigators are not ruling out any possible causes. Police will provide updates when new information becomes available for public release. Our thoughts are with the family during this incredibly difficult time. Out of respect for the family and in keeping with state law, the child’s name will not be made public.

Anyone with information about this incident can contact Detective Sergeant Andrew Dahmes at 952-882-2601.

Minnesota Department of Human Services MDHS, MN state has suspended Rocking Horse Ranch’s license on 23 September 2025, and that suspension is under appeal.

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Baby Angel complaint:
On or about September 5, 2011, at approximately 2:22 pm, Winona County Sheriffs Deputies (collectively “Deputies”) responded to a call concerning a deceased newborn that was found floating in the Mississippi River. The infant was found inside a bag floating on the Minnesota side of the river within the border of Winona County, Minnesota, approximately seven miles south of the City of Winona. The bag containing the infant was found floating in the water by boaters. The inside of the bag also contained a pendant, incense, and several angel figurines.

On September 6, 2011, an autopsy was conducted on the infant. The medical examiner determined the infant appeared to be full-term and was likely a recent birth within a day or two. The infant had a four-inch section of the umbilical cord attached that appeared to have been cut with a sharp-edged instrument. It did not appear the umbilical cord was cut by a medical provider which indicated the infant did not receive medical treatment during or after birth.  The medical examiner noted several fractures on the front and side of the infant’s skull.

There was bleeding on the brain. There was no evidence of medical intervention on the infant. A 2024 updated autopsy review concluded this “normally developed term female infant sustained injuries of the head while alive.”

The evidence shows the skull fractures were sustained while the infant was alive. This is not the type of injury that would have occurred with the assistance of a medical professional during delivery. The incidents of skull fractures during a medically assisted delivery are very low and generally occur in only 2.9% of cases where forceps were used during the birthing process. There is no evidence that medical care was provided during or immediately after delivery. The resultant brain hemorrhages from the skull fractures could have been treated medically and decreased the likelihood of death.

The funeral for Baby Angel was 5 April 2012.

Jennifer Nichole Baechle, 43, is facing two counts of second-degree manslaughter for allegedly placing her newborn in a white tote bag and sending it down the Mississippi River in 2011.

➡️ 24 April 2025 court hearing: Baechle’s unconditional bail was set at $200,000 with her conditional bail set at $20,000 provided that she doesn’t leave the state and is monitored via a GPS. The next court hearing is scheduled for 7 July 2025.

Jennifer Baechle complaint:
On or about May 24, 2023, Deputies requested Defendant provide a voluntary DNA sample. Defendant requested time to think about giving a sample and said she would get back in touch with Deputies. On June 1, 2023, Defendant requested additional time to research the company Deputies were using for genealogy analysis. Deputies then received a letter from a criminal defense lawyer requesting any future contact with Defendant be made through counsel.

Deputies conducted a trash pull search of Defendant’s trash. Deputies collected the trash that was set outside for pickup by the trash collection company. A search of the trash bags revealed information connected to Defendant’s household. Deputies also located a discarded female hygiene product. These items were sent to the BCA laboratory for testing and comparison to the DNA of the infant. The BCA’s report on the DNA testing and comparison confirmed that the infant, found in the bag floating in the Mississippi River on September 5, 2011, could be the biological child of Defendant.

On or about March 19, 2024, Deputies served a search warrant on Defendant to collect DNA. Defendant’s DNA was submitted to the BCA laboratory for testing. The DNA test results indicated the genetic results obtained from the unidentified female infant are 570,000 times more likely to occur in a biological child of Defendant than in someone unrelated to Defendant. The report concluded that this was very strong evidence to support the biological relationship between Defendant and the unidentified female infant as being a biological mother daughter relationship. As the biological mother of the infant, Defendant had a duty to seek medical care on behalf of the infant during pregnancy, birth, and immediately after birth.

Deputies spoke with members of Defendant’s family. The family told Deputies they had not had personal contact with Defendant during 2011. They said Defendant was living in her van in the Winona, Minnesota, area in 2011. Deputies showed Defendant’s family members photographs of the items found with the infant in the bag. Family members immediately recognized the blue pendant as belonging to Defendant. Deputies were also told that Defendant collected angels. They described giving an angel ornament to Defendant every Christmas.

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Terrence ‘Terry’ Brisk was shot and killed on 7 November 2016 with his own rifle while hunting in Belle Prairie Township, Morrison County, Mn.

Terrence Brisk Homicide Case Facts:  – 24 March 2022
• Terrence “Terry” Brisk was found deceased on November 7, 2016, on wooded property in Belle
Prairie Township, northwest of the intersection of Hawthorne Road and Jewel Road northeast of
Little Falls. Brisk was deer hunting on his parent’s property at the time of incident.

• Brisk was killed from a gunshot wound. The investigation revealed that Brisk was killed by his
own weapon, which was a Winchester Model AE 30-30, lever action rifle.

• The incident occurred between 2:15pm and 4:30pm. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s
Office ruled the manner of death a homicide.

• Based on evidence located at the scene, investigators believe that the suspect was in close
proximity to Brisk when he was killed.

• Investigators have learned throughout the investigation that a blue van may be a vehicle of
interest in this case.

• There is a $30,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the
person responsible for Brisk’s murder.

We continue to ask for the public’s assistance in this case. Maybe it was something you
observed, something you heard, or maybe it’s a vehicle or person you observed in the area on
the date of the incident. Whatever information you may have about this case, we want to hear
from you. If you have any information on the blue van that may have been in the area at the
time of the incident, we would like to hear from you as well.

If you have any information related to this case, please contact the Morrison County Sheriff’s
Office at (320) 632-9233 or call Crime Stoppers by calling toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS [8477]. If
you want to make a report and stay anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers of Minnesota
at their website CrimeStoppersMN; or you can install a tip APP on any smartphone; or
send a text message beginning with TIP674 to CRIMES [274637]. All contact with Crime Stoppers
is anonymous and you may qualify for an award if information leads to an arrest.

From the Morrison County Sheriff

Here my post from 2020 on Terry’s murder: Terry Brisk

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Police identify 17-year-old stabbing victim
Star Tribune Tuesday 27 August 1985

The mutilated body of a girl found Saturday in a drainage ditch in East Bethel was identified Monday as that of Barbara Sue Frost, a 17-year-old high school dropout who friends said had alcohol problems.

Anoka County sheriffs Investigators said yesterday that they suspect that the killer is the person who picked Frost up while she was hitchhiking Friday night. That person is still being sought.

Frost had been stabbed at least 20 times in the chest and other upper portions of her body, said Dr. Joseph
coroner. He said that she died of her stab wounds, that there was no sign of a struggle where her body was found and that she had not been sexually abused.

The body appears to have been moved to the drainage ditch after the slaying, Investigators in the Anoka County Sheriff’s Department said. On the basis of the autopsy reports, they estimated that she was killed late Friday night or early Saturday morning [24 August 1985]. The fully clothed body was discovered face down in the ditch at 2:23 p.m. north of County Rd. 22 and east of Hwy. 65 by a farmer who had been mowing tall grass.

We think she was hitchhiking south on Hwy. 65 and that whoever killed her had to know the area pretty well, knew the roads, because there’s not a lot of traffic in that area,” said Capt. Bill Hoogestraat of the Anoka County sheriffs major crimes.

No arrests have been made, but Hoogestraat said investigators were confident of several leads. One of the problems hampering investigators is that the rain Saturday morning left few tire tracks at the scene.

In the last several months Frost had been living intermittently at a house in Blaine with three men who were recovering alcoholics. She attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings with them in Fridley.

“She was a ‘runner’ and a troubled young lady who was chemically dependent, but lately she’d been working hard trying to stay sober,” said Ed Nelson, one of the men at the house.

You could see a lot of pain and hurt in that girl’s eyes, he said. “Somebody was saying the other day that they thought one of our best meetings was two weeks ago when she led a discussion group on how people can’t run away from their problems and how she, since she knew she had a long history of running away from problems, had finally learned there were no quick solutions, that you had to ride it out.

“I always thought that was pretty good thought for a person who was 17 years old and in trouble. She was no dummy, that’s for sure.”

Nelson said he last saw her a week ago and described her as “upbeat, real happy.” partly because she mentioned she was going to be getting a new job and would no longer have to earn money as a maid in Downtown Minneapolis.

Frost told Nelson that her father had died about five years ago, he said, and that the death had caused her severe emotional problems. Her mother, Carol Patterson [passed away 2 June 2008] lives in Minneapolis.

Patricia Carlson, one of Frost’s two sisters, said she didn’t know Frost’s whereabouts Friday.

“My sister never deserved this, no-body deserves what happened to her,” Patterson said. She said many of her sister’s problems started after their father’s death.

When he died, I think a part of her died too. They were very close.” For at least the last six months she had been attending the sobriety meetings and was recently working toward getting her general education diploma, said Nelson. Frost dropped out of St. Francis High School in 1982, said a school spokesman.

“Hitchhiking was the main way she got herself around, and despite all our warnings not to do it, she felt it necessary to do it, and she just ran into the wrong, crazy person and that was it,” said Nelson. “We never ran together, we just tried to stay sober together and support each other.”

Police get description of suspect in slaying of girl found in ditch
Star tribune Friday 30 August 1985

Anoka County sheriff’s investigators said Thursday that they have a description of a suspect in last weekend’s slaying of a 17-year-old girl from St. Francis, Minn.

Officials yesterday released a sketch of the suspect drawn from a description received from a gas station attendant, who said he had seen the girl in the gas station with the man the night before her body was found.

The body of Barbara Sue Frost was found in a drainage ditch in East Bethel Saturday afternoon by a farmer who was mowing tall grass. She had been stabbed more than 20 times in the chest and upper body, but had not been sexually assaulted. The murder weapon penetrated her heart several times from the front and the back, officials said.

Authorities are seeking a white man, between 35 and 40 years old, about 6-foot-3 or 6-foot-4 with a trim build and short, neat, sandy-colored hair parted on the left. The man also had a noticeable cleft chin, a prominent Adam’s apple and a small bump on the bridge of his nose that might indicate it had once been broken. He was driving a tan, late model Volvo station wagon with Minnesota license plates beginning with the letters NOX or NOZ. He also was wearing a gold watch with diamonds or similar stones on the face. Anoka County Undersheriff Donald Dwyer said that he had sent the license information to the state highway department but that the department had not identified a specific car yesterday afternoon.

Dwyer said investigators received the information from an attendant at a gas station at 45th and Lyndale Ave. N, in Minneapolis. The attendant told authorities that he knew the girl and that he saw her with the man in the gas station about 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Dwyer also said that the girl called one of the men with whom she lived in Blaine at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday and that there was party noise in the background. She did not indicate that she was in trouble, investigators said, and the men with whom she shared the house have been cleared as suspects.

Investigators believe the suspect picked up Frost while she was hitchhiking south on Hwy. 65.

Frost was an “inveterate hitchhiker” who also carried a knife because, she said, drivers had tried to take advantage of her, Dwyer said.

Authorities have not found the knife.

Officials ask that people with information on the crime or the suspect call the Anoka County major crime…

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The victim, 27 year old Toni Lanae [Talarico] Monette, had been working alone as a clerk at the 7-11 store located on Silver Lake Road in Mounds View, MN on March 25, 1981. In the early morning hours, a customer entered the store and discovered the victim’s body. Toni had been violently attacked and stabbed numerous times, resulting in her death. The victim left behind two young children at the time of the homicide.

If you have any information regarding this or other cold cases in Minnesota-please contact the BCA Tip Line or the Mounds View Police Department at the contact information below.

Tip Line 763.717.4061
BCA Tip Line 1.877.996.6222
bca.coldcase@state.mn.us
Investigator Jeremy Hellpap
(763) 717-4096

From: The Minneapolis Star 2 April 1981
By DAVE HAGE
The Minneapolis Star

Toni Monette wasn’t scheduled to work the night she was slain. Management at the 7-Eleven store at 7295 Silver Lake Road in Mounds View had hired another cashier, and protocol says the rookie works the 11 pm to 7 am shift. But Monette substituted for the newcomer that night, and wound up on the floor with 10 stab wounds.

Mounds View reacted with dismay this week to its first slaying in years. It occurred early March 25, 1981.
Mounds View Police, aided by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, haven’t arrested anyone or established a motive for the killing of the 26-year-old cashier. Police said no money was taken from the store and there was no sign of sexual assault.

Police checked the store about 2:30 am, the cash register tape indicated a sale at 3:10 am and a customer found Monette dead at 4:30 am. The apparent lack of motive has left neighbors a little nervous.

“I just wonder if there’s this thing wandering around our neighborhood, thinking, ‘Hmmm, I’ll try Mounds View for a while,'” said a woman who lives half a block away on Ramsey County Road H2. “I wasn’t too happy walking home from choir practice at Messiah Lutheran church Wednesday night. I made sure my husband was watching for me.

Two other neighbors said they aren’t on edge, but that they’re making extra sure that doors are locked before they go to bed.

“It’s strange to think it happened just down the street, yet we never heard or saw a thing,” said another neighbor. “But then, this is a neighborhood of early risers, and we go to bed early.” The neighborhood around Silver Lake Road and Ramsey County Road H2 is somewhat remote there’s a big wooded area on one corner, a few modest houses and double bungalows on the others. No sidewalks-just four long, straight roads leading away from the intersection.

The store’s manager, who asked not to be named, said the store has taken new precautions, but added, “I’m not sure I’d want to see the specifics in print.” Since the slaying, one employee has quit and the store has eliminated the 11 pm to 7 am shift because no one will work it, said Mike McDermott, 7-Eleven zone manager for Minnesota.

McDermott said there had been no other violent incidents at the store..
It was normal for an employee to work the late shift alone, the store manager said, because there is too little night business to justify two employees.

A cashier at a Tom Thumb store two blocks away on Knollwood Avenue said the killing made her nervous.
“It makes you more aware, had been scared before without realizing it. Now I realize it. I think it’d be crazy working alone at night. I’m hardly ever alone.

“I was running the store last Sunday (four days after the killing), and one time when there weren’t any customers, I was in the back doing some quick work.

When I got back up to the counter, there was a woman here who was just frantic. She kept saying, ‘Where were you? Where were you?’

Monette, who held a business degree from St. Theresa’s College in Winona, lived with her parents at [removed] S. 28th Ave., Minneapolis, and had worked at the store only since Feb. 11. But the manager said she knew Monette well.

“She worked for me. It doesn’t take long to get to know someone when you work closely with them. She was as nice a person as you could ask for, and she was on her way up.” On the counter was a coffee can labeled “Toni Monette Memorial Fund.”

“I’m not really scared to work here now I just miss her,” the manager added. “It’s kind of spooky coming in and not seeing her face.”

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Deana was found in a ditch in 20 May 1989 south of Kellogg in Wabasha County. Deana’s remains were identified March 2009, when a neighbor thought a cold case playing card looked like Deana. DNA was used from a sister of Deana and was a match!

PRESS RELEASE
March 16, 2009

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announces major break in 1989 Wabasha County Jane Doe – COLD CASE.

For the first time, the Minnesota Cold Case Playing Cards initiative, which began in October 2008, has played a role in solving a case.

The victim was located May 20, 1989 south of Kellogg, Wabasha County, Minnesota. She was identified as Deana Marie Patnode, 23, of Inver Grove Heights in March 2009 via DNA after the Minnesota BCA received a tip from an image on a card in a deck of MN Cold Case Playing Cards that were released in October 2008. The tipster said he thought the image on the playing card looked similar to his neighbor who had disappeared in the 1980s. Authorities were able to match DNA of Patnode after locating a family member.

Patnode was last seen leaving the Buck Board bar on Concord Boulevard with a friend in South St. Paul on October 26, 1982. Her remains were found almost seven years later.

THIS CASE IS NOW AN ACTIVE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.
Any tips should be phoned in to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Department
Phone: (651) 565-3361 or you can submit a tip to crime stoppers

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Here is the press release:

Sheriff Kyle A. Burton
Chief Deputy Aaron Evenson

Mille Lacs County

For Immediate Release
Fatal pedestrian hit and run

11/14/2023
Kathio Township, Mille Lacs County On 11/13/2023 at approximately 4:50 pm, a 911 call was received by the Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office regarding a pedestrian that had been struck near 400849 Hwy 169. Deputies, Mille Lacs Health System EMS, State Patrol and Onamia Fire responded to the scene. Once on scene, they determined this to be a fatality and the victim has been identified as Dr. Cathy Donovan, age 56 of Onamia, MN.

It appears from the early stages of the investigation that Dr. Donovan was struck and killed while walking her dogs in the area near her home. One of the dogs is deceased and the other survived. We do not have a description of the vehicle involved at this time and are seeking the public’s help. The vehicle will likely have heavy front-end damage. We are asking for anyone who knows anything about this to contact us through our tip line at 320-983-8346 or you can provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers.

Dr. Donovan was a long time provider at Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia and she will be deeply
missed. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family and co-workers during this difficult time.

A $10k reward is being offered.

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More info on Aniya Allen murder

On 17 May 2021, 6-year-old Aniya Allen and her mother had just left a McDonald’s when at the intersection of N. 36th and Penn Av. shots from what is believed between two gangs rung out and hit Aniya. Aniya mom, Antrice Sease drove her directly to the Hennepin County Medical Center. Aniya was in critical condition.  Sadly Aniya succumb to her injuries on 19 May 2021.

Anyone with information related to these case is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at crimesto​ppersmn.org or the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at 877-996-6222 or bca.tips@state.mn.us.​​

Patrick Dembley arrested charged and guilty of shooting man, same gun that killed Aniya.

The gun that killed Aniya, was also used in a shooting that paralyzed a 19-year-old man who was shot in his car while sitting at Mayslack’s bar in Northeast Minneapolis. Camera’s in the area lead to the arrest of Patrick Dembley. Dembley was arrested and released on $80k bail. He is from Maple Grove. Dembley has admitted to carrying a gun at a Northeast Minneapolis bar in 2021 when he shot and injured a man. Police say at least one casing from the same weapon was found in the area where Aniya Allen was killed only days later. In 2022, Dembley was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for seriously injuring the man.

Also happening!  The large pink banner you see in the photo below was stolen from the Aniya’s corner N Penn Ave and   N 36th Ave around 19 April 2024.  If you have any information please alert Aniya’s Facebook page

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota

MN-DOJ

Brooklyn Park Felon Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution and Firearms Violations Following Deadly Vehicle Crash

MINNEAPOLIS – Derrick John Thompson has been federally indicted for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and illegal possession of a firearm following a deadly vehicle crash that killed five victims, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

“These federal charges underscore the seriousness of Mr. Thompson’s criminal actions. We will continue to take an aggressive stance against individuals who engage in armed fentanyl dealing and present grave danger to our community,” said U. S. Attorney Andrew Luger.

According to court documents, on June 16, 2023, a trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol observed a black Cadillac SUV speeding north on I-35W, traveling at 95 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour speed zone. The trooper observed Thompson abruptly cut across four lanes of traffic to exit the freeway at the Lake Street exit. The trooper began following the SUV but did not initiate the emergency lights or attempt to make a traffic stop because the trooper did not want to cause the driver, later identified as Thompson, 28, to continue to drive recklessly on city streets. At the intersection of 2nd Avenue South and East Lake Street, Thompson sped through a red light at the intersection without stopping or slowing. The SUV struck at full speed the driver’s side of a Honda Civic that was traveling lawfully through the intersection. All five occupants of the Honda Civic, four adult females and one juvenile female, were killed. When law enforcement responded to the scene of the crash, witnesses told officers that Thompson had fled on foot through a nearby alley. Officers found Thompson sitting on the curb outside of a nearby restaurant. Officers detained Thompson, who was later transported to Hennepin County Medical Center for evaluation.

According to court documents, an officer found at the scene a Hertz rental record for the Cadillac SUV indicating that Thompson rented the vehicle from a Hertz located at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport approximately 30 minutes before the crash. After obtaining a warrant to search the SUV, officers found a black leather bag on the front passenger side floor that contained a loaded Glock pistol with an extended magazine, as well as three baggies containing more than 2,000 blue “M-Box 30” fentanyl pills, a baggie containing an additional 14 grams of powder fentanyl, a baggie containing 13 MDMA pills, a baggie containing 35 grams of cocaine, and a digital scale.
Because Thompson has multiple prior felony convictions, he is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition at any time.

The indictment charges Thompson with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm as a felon, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. He will make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court before a Magistrate Judge at a later date.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI, the Minneapolis Police Department, the Minnesota State Patrol, and the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport Police Department, in coordination with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas Calhoun-Lopez and Ruth S. Shnider are prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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Chisago County Deputies were called to a disturbance at a home on the 42000 block of Elmcrest Avenue in Fish Lake Township around noon. The victim’s mother, was outside the house said that she had heard arguing inside the home, and was worried because there were a large number of weapons inside. She was visibly shaking as she told this to investigators.

As a deputy proceeded towards the home, he could hear yelling, but was not able to hear what the man was saying. He knocked on the glass of a side window, he could hear a woman say, “He has a gun.” The deputy heard three shots. Backing away from the window, the deputy said the suspect fired three more rounds through the same window where the deputy had just been standing, with the bullets exiting “at head-level.”

The Chisago County SWAT team responded to the scene and the sheriff’s office asked the public to avoid the area on Facebook. Crews blocked off roads in the vicinity for several hours. The stand-off was hours long.

Finally, at around 4:20 pm, the sheriff’s office said a man, later identified as Mike Carda, 39 was taken into custody.

A Sarah was found shot to death inside the home.

Carda is in the Chisago County Jail held on 2nd degree murder, along with additional charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. $2million cash bail.

Isanti County Sheriff’s Office
Press release

Sheriff Wayne Seiberlich
Chief Deputy John Gillquist
Dedicated To Serve All The People

10/7/2023

Our hearts are broken and our agency is devastated as we grieve the loss of our fellow employee, partner and friend. Sarah Carda, a Registered Nurse with Advanced Correctional Healthcare, was killed yesterday in a senseless act of domestic violence. Sarah served as our nurse at our correctional facility in santi County since 2014.

Words cannot fully describe the shock and pain our agency and community are feeling. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences are with Sarah’s family and friends. We pray that Sarah’s loving memories bring you strength and comfort during this difficult time. Our office is thankful for the overwhelming community support we have received.

October is domestic violence awareness month. This tragic event is a reminder for all of us. If you are a victim of domestic violence or know someone who is, it is important to seek help
and resources immediately. The number to the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233 and our agency number is 763-689-2141.

Isanti County Sheriff
Wayne Seiberlich

MN Day One® Crisis Line
Crisis Hotline: 1.866.223.1111
Text: 1.612.399.9995
MN Day One®

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From St Paul PD:

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND TWO WERE INJURED IN A SHOOTING IN SAINT PAUL’S GREATER EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD

At about 7:45 p.m., officers responded to the area of Hazelwood Street and Maryland Avenue East after multiple 911 callers and an officer on patrol reported hearing shots fired in the area. These calls eventually led officers to the 1200 block of Hazelwood Street where three teenage female victims were located. All three were suffering from apparent gunshot injuries. Saint Paul officers rendered first aid to all three victims and called for medics to respond. All three victims were transported by Saint Paul Fire medics to Regions Hospital. One of the female victims was pronounced dead at Regions Hospital. The injuries to the other two are not considered life-threatening.

Saint Paul officers secured the scene and began canvassing the area for witnesses. Investigators with the police department’s homicide unit are currently working to determine what led to the shooting and who is responsible. In addition, members of the video management unit are looking for any surveillance video that could help determine what happened.

Anyone with information is asked to call 651-266-5650.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to positively identify the victim and determine her exact cause of death. This information, along with any updates on the case, will be released on the Saint Paul Police Department Twitter account, @sppdmn.

This is the 27th homicide of 2023 in Saint Paul.

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It was said another person showed up at the hospital with a gun shot wound. So 4 in total were shot!
Monica’s gofundme

If you have any information about this murder please call 651-266-5650!

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Latest Breezy Point Police Press release:

September 6, 2023
From: Brian Sandell – Chief of Police

UPDATED PRESS RELEASE This continues to be an active investigation. We are awaiting preliminary autopsy results and formal identification from the medical examiner’s office. We will release additional information when we are

Three people were found dead at the Whitebirch Resort in Breezy Point near Brainerd.

Breezy Point Police Press Release:

September 6, 2023

From: Brian Sandell – Chief of Police

Press Release On 09/05/2023 at approximately 8:48 p.m., the Breezy Point Police Department responded to a call for assistance in the 8400 block of Whitebirch Drive, in the City of Breezy Point. Subsequently, three people were found deceased.

Based on the preliminary investigation, there is no indication of any ongoing threat to the public. The names of the deceased are not being released pending identification and notification of next of kin.

This remains an active investigation. The Breezy Point Police Department is being assisted by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office. Officers from the Nisswa Police Department, the Crosslake Police Department, and the Pequot Lakes Police

Department also assisted at the scene. Additional information will be released when available and appropriate. Please direct all requests for information to Chief Brian Sandell at 218-562-4488.

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Just after 2 am on 19 July 1984, Robert A. Miller was murdered inside his south Minneapolis apartment at 3209 Girard Ave South. The case has been cold ever since.

Robert Millers family members thought the case would never be solved!

STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE

Complainant has investigated the facts and circumstances of this offense and believes the following establishes probable cause:

On July 19, 1984, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Minneapolis police officers responded to multiple 911 calls made from an apartment building located at 3209 Girard Avenue South in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. When officers arrived, two adult females rushed out of the apartment building. The first, Victim 2 (3/3/1951), had a bleeding cut to the left side of her face. The other woman, Witness 1 (5/13/1952), was uninjured but extremely distraught. They reported that an unknown male had broken into their apartment and attacked them with a knife.

Officers entered the apartment and observed the body of a deceased adult male, Victim 1 (8/10/1951) on the floor in a pool of blood near a bedroom doorway. Victim 1 had clearly been stabbed multiple times. An autopsy later revealed that Victim 1 died from numerous stab wounds to his face, head, chest, back, and shoulders.

Police observed that the apartment’s kitchen door, which led to a back exit, was wide open. Crime lab personnel inspected the scene and determined this was the suspect’s likely path of flight from the murder, as there was blood along the route that did not appear to come from Victim 1. Your complainant is aware that it is common for persons wielding a bladed weapon to unintentionally cut themselves during an attack. Crime lab gathered samples of the blood from the kitchen floor, the back exit hallway, and the back exit doorknob.

In 2018, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) developed a DNA profile from blood collected from the kitchen floor and back exit doorknob. Over the next few years, investigators consulted with a genealogist and determined that, based on the DNA profile, Defendant MATTHEW RUSSELL BROWN (3/15/1957) was a suspect. Investigators made multiple attempts to surreptitiously obtain a DNA sample from Defendant and were unsuccessful. Finally, in March of 2023, Police collected a disposable plastic cup that Defendant had used.

The BCA obtained a major male DNA profile from the plastic cup, compared it to the DNA profile obtained from the blood at the crime scene, and determined that the profiles matched. 27CR2311020

Charges:

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Quintin Hudson was officially charged on 13 July 2023 in his first hearing.  His next hearing is 8 August 2023.

1. Flee Peace Officer – Motor Vehicle or Subsequently by Other Means-Results in Death Flee Peace Officer – Motor Vehicle or Subsequently by Other Means-Results in Death
Statute: 609.487.4(a)
Additional Statute: Flee Peace Officer – Motor Vehicle or Subsequently by Other Means-Results in Death (609.487.4(a))
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: July 8 2023
Community Of Offense: Robbinsdale
Law Enforcement Agency: Robbinsdale Police Department
Prosecuting Agency: Hennepin County Attorney

2. Flee Peace Officer – Motor Vehicle or Subsequently by Other Means-Results in Great Bodily Harm Flee Peace Officer – Motor Vehicle or Subsequently by Other Means-Results in Great Bodily Harm
Statute: 609.487.4(b)
Additional Statute: Flee Peace Officer – Motor Vehicle or Subsequently by Other Means-Results in Great Bodily Harm (609.487.4(b))
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: July 8 2023
Community Of Offense: Robbinsdale
Law Enforcement Agency: Robbinsdale Police Department
Prosecuting Agency: Hennepin County Attorney

3. Criminal Vehicular Homicide – Operate Motor Vehicle in Grossly Negligent Manner Criminal Vehicular Homicide – Operate Motor Vehicle in Grossly Negligent Manner
Statute: 609.2112.1(a)(1)
Additional Statute: Criminal Vehicular Homicide – Penalty (609.2112.1(a))
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: July 8 2023
Community Of Offense: Robbinsdale
Law Enforcement Agency: Robbinsdale Police Department
Prosecuting Agency: Hennepin County Attorney

4. Criminal Vehicular Operation – Great Bodily Harm – Gross Negligence Criminal Vehicular Operation – Great Bodily Harm – Gross Negligence
Statute: 609.2113.1(1)
Additional Statute: Criminal Vehicular Operation – Great Bodily Harm – Penalty (609.2113.1)
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: July 8 2023
Community Of Offense: Robbinsdale
Law Enforcement Agency: Robbinsdale Police Department
Prosecuting Agency: Hennepin County Attorney

Here are the bond requirements:

Interim conditions for HUDSON, QUINTIN LEON
Judicial Officer: Janzen, Lisa K

▪ Post Bail or Bond with Conditions
300,000.00 U S dollars
▪ No contact with victim(s)
▪ No alcohol/controlled substance use
▪ Make all future court appearances
▪ Remain law-abiding
▪ Post Bail or Bond with No Conditions
$600,000.00 U S dollars
▪ Stay a reasonable distance away from victim’s residence
▪ Do not ship/transport/possess or receive firearm or ammo
▪ Conditions, other
▪ Contact with probation
▪ Follow all instructions of probation
▪ Provide List of Prescribed Medications to Probation Officer
▪ Random testing
▪ Alcohol monitor
▪ Electronic monitoring
▪ Do not leave Minnesota without written court approval

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I’m sure you’ve heard about the police chase in Robbinsdale on Saturday night, 8 July 2023. NOTE: The officer called off the pursuit when Hudson became very reckless.

Here’s what’s been said:

A Robbindale police officer was doing routine patrols around 8:15 p.m. on 42nd Avenue when he saw a white Tesla drive past at nearly twice the speed limit.

Robbinsdale Police Captain John Elder

“The vehicle was occupied by one male wearing a ninja-style face mask,” Elder said.

The officer began to follow the vehicle along side streets.

“This in our minds certainly appeared to be that this person was attempting to elude the officer,” Elder said.

The suspect vehicle ducked down an alley near Orchard and Perry avenues. The officer attempted to intercept the vehicle at the end of the alley and the suspect drove onto Orchard, police said.

As the officer turned on his lights and sirens, the suspect fled rapidly down Orchard Avenue.

“The officer estimated the speed of the suspect vehicle as it was pulling away from him to be between 70 and 90 miles an hour,” Elder said.

When the officer tried to catch up and make a traffic stop, the Tesla sped away through side streets.

The officer ended the chase, but the Tesla continue to speed, going up to 90 mph before crashing into the minivan

The suspect later crashed into a minivan at 36th Avenue.

“He didn’t even appear to hit his breaks,” Elder said.

The victim, Emily Gerding was deceased at the scene. John Gerding is hospitalized in critical condition with significant injuries. He’s in a medically-induced coma.

“John and Emily (née Darmer) worked as special education teachers at a local middle school.” GoFundMe “They were about to celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary in August. Emily would have celebrated her 35th birthday later this month. She was busy planning the party for [their daughter’s] upcoming 3rd birthday this month as well.”

Quintin Leon Hudson, 20 is currently in the Hennepin county jail awaiting charges.  He was arrested at the scene and take to the hospital and released to the jail 11 July 2023. Hudson was unlicensed with an instruction permit only & under suspicion of being under the influence.

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Dpree Robinson, 19, was charged with a single count of intentional second-degree murder for the shooting that killed the Trinity in North Minneapolis in mid-May 2021. Robinson was arrested on 23 February 2022.

Robinson 20, plead guilty in court to second-degree murder. He was charged with first-degree murder.

Dpree Shareef Robinson sentenced to 450 months for murder of 9-year-old jumping on trampoline

Hennepin county DA

Dpree Shareef Robinson was sentenced today to 450 months [37.5 years] in prison for the intentional shooting death of Trinity Ottoson-Smith, a 9-year-old who had been jumping on a trampoline with friends. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty released the following statement:

“No family should be forced to endure all that Trinity’s family has these past two years. After losing Trinity in a devastating, senseless act of gun violence, they have faced multiple delays getting legal closure on the criminal case against the person responsible for this tragedy. I hope today’s sentencing helps them move forward focused on the positive memories they have of her too-short life.

“Trinity’s murder was no accident. Mr. Robinson was intent on killing that sunny, spring day and that is what he did. We cannot allow the killing to continue, we all must do more to end the violence. Our office will continue to prioritize the prosecution of violent crime but simply waiting for more victims and prosecuting criminal cases is not enough. We are also committed to working with the community and at all levels to help get guns off the street and protect those not yet harmed.”

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