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Marcy-Holmes neighborhood holds safety meeting amid recent crime
Police say 35 of the teens they made contact with within the last week in the area were from outside the metro, and only eight were city residents.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Police say the crimes being committed in Dinkytown are being committed by teens from all over the metro.
Police say 35 of the teens they made contact with within the last week in the area were from outside the metro, and only eight were city residents.
An impromptu safety meeting Tuesday night is how leaders in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood are responding to recent violent incidents in the area.
“This has gone beyond what we’ve seen in the past,” said Vic Thorstenson, president of the Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Association.
From reports of gunshots to assaults in the last week, many who call the neighborhood home spent Tuesday evening flooding city leaders with questions, seeking answers to the chaos.
In the span of three nights, police made 10 arrests, while citing several others.
One of the biggest questions Tuesday night centered around repeat offenders.
“One juvenile was actually arrested all three nights,” said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.
And a lack of consequences.
“People aren’t held in jail for minor offenses as they should not be, you know you should not be held in jail for 30 days on a trespass,” said an Inspector with the Minneapolis Police Department. He went on to say, “I can assure you, if the officers get there, we have good information, good evidence, solid evidence that we can give to attorneys like Mike, they’re not afraid to take these things to court and have people held accountable. Those things do not happen fast, if they did, they would not be fair or equitable,” he said.
Concerns and questions neighbors say can only be get addressed by starting conversations and meetings like these.
“What we can do to stop the immediate problem and then build for the future about safety in this community,” said Thorstenson.
“Everyone is working towards the same goal of safety, we’re trying to do our jobs, the U of M, phenomenal police department, men and women doing their job but these things do take time,” said the Inspector.
Minneapolis police say you can expect to see an increased law enforcement presence in Dinkytown this coming weekend with police working overtime, with help from state troopers.
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Police are investigating after three men were shot early on Saturday morning.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after three men were shot in the Ventura Village neighborhood early Saturday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were called to the area around East 21st Street and South 15th Avenue around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers found three men had been shot. One of the men died and the two others were taken to the hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.
Officials said the shooting happened at a small homeless encampment.
Police have not announced any arrests as of Saturday morning.
KARE 11 will update this story as more information is made available.
This Halloween the chocolate shop is getting very festive.
MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, Minn. — A small sweet shop in a Minnesota river town has won some BIG awards for its chocolates.
St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine on St. Croix has won national and international awards including Best of Show in this year’s America’s Division of the International Chocolate Awards.
Their chocolates are available at the St. Croix Chocolate Company kitchen or online.
This Halloween they are selling a Halloween Countdown Calendar that features 14 prize-winning recipes made into ghosts, bats, skulls and other spooky configurations. They also have a Boo Bag-handled tote that comes with their “best of” Halloween assortment.
Owner and Chocolatier, Robyn Dochterman, joined KARE 11 Saturday to share what St. Croix Chocolate Company has to offer.
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October is National Pasta Month and Red Rabbit‘s Corporate Chef, Adam Lerner, joined KARE 11 Saturday to show us how to make homemade noodles in the confines of your own kitchen.
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