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Sgt. Joseph Bergeron, 49, was still belted in his squad car when Jason J. Jones shot him once in the head, according to the criminal complaint. Hours later, a police officer fatally shot Jones after the suspect smashed him in the face with a cloth-wrapped bolt while being frisked.
Read More →Officer David Longbehn, who was surprised by the speed of the attack that lasted about 10 seconds, shot Jones despite a broken nose, hairline fracture to the face, and eyes swollen shut.
Read More →Bergeron was a 26-year veteran of the Maplewood (Minn.) Police Department, and was praised as a generous husband, father and officer who worked hard to protect his community without seeking the limelight.
Read More →A 37-year-old woman who was allegedly violating a new law banning smoking near bus shelters punched and threatened a female officer who approached her.
Read More →Police have charged a Minneapolis SWAT officer, who may be connected with as many as a dozen bank robberies during the past two weeks.
Read More →Nineteen recruits hoping to join the Minneapolis Police Department received word they'll be out of work effective Dec. 22. They were scheduled to graduate from the police academy on Friday.
Read More →Don't expect to see mounted officers controlling crowds when downtown bars close or to call a neighborhood cop on a cell phone next year, Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan warned City Council members Monday as he outlined plans to trim more than $5 million in police spending.
Read More →The 13-year-old son of John and Tara Farrell and a 12-year-old friend were walking in Brooklyn Park one August night when a Cadillac Escalade sped up and the driver ordered them inside.
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The officers didn't know how many people were in the apartment and who else could either be at risk of injury from the knife-wielding Schneider or pose a threat to them.
Read More →Officers Richard Crittenden and Julie Olson of the North St. Paul Police Department saved two women from a man who charged at them with a burning rag during a "very intense and very violent battle."
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