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North Branch Police release body-worn camera video of fatal shoot
A North Branch Police Officer fatally shot 36-year-old Jamie Crabtree on June 27.
NORTH BRANCH, Minn. — North Brand Police released body-worn camera video the night 36-year-old Jamie Crabtree was fatally shot by an officer.
Officers told Crabtree to put the gun down. Crabtree can be heard saying “I don’t want to live,” before she was shot.
North Branch Police said officers rendered aid to Crabtree, but the video doesn’t show it. Officers waited over 10 minutes before they approached Crabtree to place her in handcuffs.
Before they approached officers can be heard telling Crabtree to “roll away from the gun,” and “we’ll help you, if you keep rolling away from that gun.”
The officers told Crabtree a few times to not reach for the gun.
“She’s non-compliant. She refuses to get away from the gun at this point,” one of the of the officers said.
The officers requested a shield so they could get to Crabtree to help her.
Dale Anderson didn’t witness the deadly shooting, but he saw the aftermath. He said Crabtree was his neighbor.
“She was a very genuine person. She was very kind and loving,” Anderson said.
He said June 27 was a hard night.
“I wasn’t able to sleep that night, and I stayed up all night,” he said. “I miss her because I would see her every day and we would wave to each and she would always yell over to me, you know, ‘how you doing,’ and I’d say ‘yep, we’re all doing good here.’
Sue Aberholden, executive director of NAMI Minnesota, said it’s important for mental health professionals to respond to a mental health crisis. She said it’s difficult when weapons are involved.
“It becomes more difficult for the crisis team to go out. They’re not really prepared for those situations, and that’s typically when police are called,” Aberholden said.
She said there are some situations when crisis teams will meet officers at locations because they have teams located in all 87 counties. She said crisis teams can resolve a lot of issues over the phone, but they need more funding.
“I think we could increase the investment in our crisis teams, again, it’s a small amount of money. We need to put more in there. There’s a drop in funding in the next biennium. We tried to work to get that funding up this last session, but there just wasn’t enough money to do that,” Aberholden said.
She encourages people to call 988 if they are experiencing a mental health crisis.
The incident happened near a railroad crossing on the 500 block of St. Germain Street East.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud Police said a man has died after he was struck by a train on Friday morning.
According to a news release from St. Cloud PD, the incident happened near a railroad crossing on the 500 block of St. Germain Street East. Officers found an adult male victim dead at the scene.
Police said the man has been identified, but his identity is not being released until his family has been notified.
The train involved in the fatal incident remains on the tracks in St. Cloud; police said traffic on St. Germain St. will need to find an alternate route.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact St. Cloud Police.
Until now it has only been a gross misdemeanor in state law to buy a gun for someone who is prohibited.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Buying a firearm for someone who’s legally barred from owning one is now a felony offense in Minnesota, punishable by up to two years in prison. If that firearm is used in the commission of a violent crime, the sentence will grow to five years behind bars.
Minnesota’s new straw purchaser law went into effect Thursday, signaling a new era in combatting firearms trafficking and violent crimes in the state. Until now, it was classified as a gross misdemeanor, which is why those cases were often turned over to federal prosecutors who could bring more serious charges under federal codes.
Gov. Tim Walz held a press conference at Bloomington City Hall to highlight the change and thank lawmakers for passing the bill during the 2024 Session.
“I’m just grateful there’s a vision to make Minnesota safer, there’s a vision to get guns off the streets,” Gov. Walz told reporters.
“That there’s a vision to reduce gun violence with absolutely no infringement on those who lawfully own guns who use them for things many of us cherish.”
Bloomington Chief Booker Hodges said people need to think twice if someone asks them to buy a gun.
“If someone goes and asks you to go to the store and buy them milk, that’s okay. If someone asks you to go buy them a gun, like Gru here, the light bulb should go off,” Hodges said, while holding a printout of a scene from the Despicable Me movie.
“Why is someone asking you to buy them a gun?”
The idea gained new momentum this year after Burnsville Police Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, and firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth were murdered during a stand-off in February.
Authorities say the killer, Shannon Gooden, used weapons his girlfriend Ashley Dyrdahl bought for him because he was prohibited from owning one due to prior felony conviction. Dyrdahl has been charged in federal court with illegally purchasing firearms for Gooden, who died from a self-inflicted wound after ambushing his victims.
“Our first responders, those who heed the sacred call to protect and serve warrant every protection we can give them,” Rep. Kaela Berg of Burnsville, the Democrat who was the main author of the bill in the House, told reporters.
Previously prosecutors had to prove that the straw buyer knew the recipient of the gun was barred from having one, but the law that went into effect Thursday adds the line ““or reasonably should have known” the person was prohibited from possessing the firearm.
Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said the new straw purchaser law will be another tool for the BCA and law enforcement partners to help clamp down on violent crimes and arms trafficking to those who have lost their right to possess a firearm.
“You don’t have to pull the trigger to be held accountable when a violent crime occurs in Minnesota,” Evans said.
“So, you should think twice before you decide to buy a firearm for an individual that’s prohibited from possessing it because you will be held accountable with a felony.”
Republicans voted against the bill because it also included a ban on binary triggers. Those triggers, most often sold as an aftermarket accessory, allow for a second bullet to be fired upon the release of the trigger. The law bans any trigger that allows more than one round to be fired with a single squeeze.
That part of the law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025. It will make those triggers illegal, whether or not they’re installed on a firearm.
Sen. Ron Latz, who chairs the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, acknowledged the binary trigger law may invite legal challenges. The timing of those lawsuits is uncertain.
“It probably would come into effect if someone is charged with a criminal violation of it,” Sen. Latz said.
“The criminal defense may raise the constitutional issue. The court would have to determine if the issue is ripe and if there is standing for it.”
The unnamed winner, sporting a San Diego Padres hat, posed for a picture in front of the winning slot machine after his huge win.
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego man who tried his luck gambling at a Las Vegas airport slot machine walked away with more than $1 million.
In a post to X, Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas congratulated the gambler from San Diego on his massive $1.4 million jackpot win playing Wheel of Fortune.
The unnamed winner, sporting a San Diego Padres hat, posed for a picture in front of the winning slot machine after his huge win.
“Hold onto your hats, because we’ve just had another MAJOR WIN here at LAS! A huge CONGRATS to our lucky visitor from San Diego who just snagged a whopping $1.4 MILLION on Dollar Wheel of Fortune at the E Gates!,” the social media post read.
Each day, thousands of travelers into and out of Las Vegas have the rare opportunity to enjoy one of the city’s favorite pastimes and gamble while at the airport.
According to the Las Vegas-Review Journal, Harry Reid International is one of two airports in the United States that currently have slot machines, the other being Reno-Tahoe International airport.
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