The Minnesota state legislature is considering a bill that would require ignition interlock devices be installed in the vehicles of all DWI offenders, even for a first offense. read more
A bill was proposed this past week to the Minnesota Legislature from the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women. Along with the proposal, representatives from the organization delivered a report on domestic violence fatalities for the year. Their resulting recommendations include tightening up on domestic violence practices by law enforcement and judges alike. read more
An upheld conviction in the Minnesota Supreme Court further expands the situations in which a person can be arrested, charged, and found guilty of DWI. Many people mistakenly think that exerting control over the vehicle means driving it. Not so, says the court’s most recent decision. read more
Here is an informative article about the pilot program for ignition interlock devices that prevent a DWI offender from starting his vehicle without passing an on-board breathalyzer test. read more
With state budgets stretched beyond their limits, governments at the state and local levels have to make difficult cuts. In the case of probation and criminal justice corrections, those cuts are often met with resistance from the public and rejoice from those probationers that are lucky enough to see the benefits. read more
A 40 year old Inver Grove Heights mother is facing a charge of DUI for an incident that could potentially lead to charges of child endangerment. The woman was caught driving drunk with her son in the car. read more
Police on the trail of a burglary suspect found wheelchair-bound man claiming that he obviously couldn’t be to blame because of a recent knee surgery. Evidence in his apartment, however, told a different story. read more
The Minnesota Supreme Court determined that small amount of meth in bong water make the entire volume into a drug “mixture”. With the water as part of the drug “weight”, that can turn 25 grams, or just over an ounce (equal to 5 tablespoons of water) of water with trace amount of meth into a first degree felony drug possession charge, with penalties of up to 30 years in prison. read more
Felony assault and domestic violence charges result in Minnesota for a man with a thing for knives as weapons. read more
A forty seven year old St. Paul man is lamenting the theft of his bike. This isn’t a normal bike, it is an adult tricycle that developmentally disabled Ruag MacKay used every day for transportation and a sense of structure.
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