AM 1240 WJON » Minneapolis Police http://wjon.com Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Man Shot At Downtown Minneapolis Strip Club http://wjon.com/man-shot-at-downtown-minneapolis-strip-club/ http://wjon.com/man-shot-at-downtown-minneapolis-strip-club/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:34:18 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=172734 Minneapolis police are investigating a shooting at a downtown strip club. Sgt. William Palmer says the shooting happened around 2 a.m. Sunday at Augie's Bourbon Street Cabaret.

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-shot-at-downtown-minneapolis-strip-club/feed/ 0 Harteau Sworn In As Minneapolis Police Chief http://wjon.com/harteau-sworn-in-as-minneapolis-police-chief/ http://wjon.com/harteau-sworn-in-as-minneapolis-police-chief/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:17:33 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=152936 Minneapolis has sworn in Janee Harteau (juh-NAY' HAR'-toh) as the city's new police chief.

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]]> http://wjon.com/harteau-sworn-in-as-minneapolis-police-chief/feed/ 0 Police to Issue Timeline on Minneapolis Shootings http://wjon.com/police-to-issue-timeline-on-minneapolis-shootings/ http://wjon.com/police-to-issue-timeline-on-minneapolis-shootings/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:25:52 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=136446 Police plan to release a timeline Monday showing what happened when a fired employee went on a shooting rampage at a Minneapolis company.

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]]> http://wjon.com/police-to-issue-timeline-on-minneapolis-shootings/feed/ 0 Minneapolis Fights Award In Fatal Police Shooting http://wjon.com/minneapolis-fights-award-in-fatal-police-shooting/ http://wjon.com/minneapolis-fights-award-in-fatal-police-shooting/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:38:27 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=4869 The City of Minneapolis is challenging a jury's $1.8 million award to the family of a man fatally shot by police in 2006. Attorneys for the city and the family of Dominic Felder are scheduled to meet in federal court Friday. The city argues the civil award is "grossly excessive" and that a new trial should be ordered - or the award reduced to $105,300 or less.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minneapolis-fights-award-in-fatal-police-shooting/feed/ 0 Minneapolis Police Seek Help To Solve Girl's Shooting http://wjon.com/minneapolis-police-seek-help-to-solve-girls-shooting/ http://wjon.com/minneapolis-police-seek-help-to-solve-girls-shooting/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:40:13 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=4057 Minneapolis police are teaming up with Crime Stoppers to help solve a shooting that paralyzed a 12-year-old girl. Police say Guadalupe Galeno-Hernandez was standing on the steps at 3400 Chicago Avenue South on Nov. 12 when a man fired a handgun from a vehicle.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minneapolis-police-seek-help-to-solve-girls-shooting/feed/ 0 Mpls. Cops Shoot 2 Attacking Pit Bulls, Killing 1 http://wjon.com/mpls-cops-shoot-2-attacking-pit-bulls-killing-1/ http://wjon.com/mpls-cops-shoot-2-attacking-pit-bulls-killing-1/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:09:09 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=3582 Minneapolis police say officers shot two pit bulls that attacked them and a pedestrian, killing one dog and wounding the other.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mpls-cops-shoot-2-attacking-pit-bulls-killing-1/feed/ 0 AFP/Getty Images Minneapolis Police To Talk About Low Violent Crime http://wjon.com/minneapolis-police-to-talk-about-low-violent-crime/ http://wjon.com/minneapolis-police-to-talk-about-low-violent-crime/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:25:03 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2414 Police say Minneapolis has the lowest violent crime levels in more than 25 years. According to a city news release, robbery, aggravated assault, and rape are all down year-to-date between about 3 and 7 percent from 2009.

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