A 44-year-old Hugo man is facing a felony false imprisonment charge after allegedly locking his girlfriend inside a storage unit overnight in Lino Lakes, leaving her unable to escape or call for help, according to a criminal complaint filed in Anoka County.

A 20-year-old Ramsey man has been arrested after two teenage girls reported separate encounters with a man in a vehicle on the same day — one involving an alleged attempted abduction in Ramsey and another involving an alleged chase and sexual assault in Coon Rapids, according to law enforcement.

A Blaine traffic stop led to felony DWI and drug charges after police allegedly found more than 20 grams of suspected fentanyl on a woman who has three prior DWI convictions within the past 10 years, according to an Anoka County criminal complaint.

A Blaine-area traffic crash investigation turned into an alleged drunken-driving pursuit Sunday after a man reportedly sped away in a Corvette while a police officer was partially inside the vehicle, dragging the officer before throwing him to the ground, according to an Anoka County criminal complaint.

A 20-year-old man faces six felony charges in Dakota County involving alleged sexual conduct with a minor in 2023 after being certified to stand trial as an adult.

A woman is facing assault charges after prosecutors allege she attacked another woman and then assaulted a court security deputy inside an Anoka County courtroom.

Three men were injured after authorities say two people exchanged gunfire in a Columbia Heights parking lot early Saturday morning.

A woman is facing multiple criminal charges in Anoka County after authorities allege she attempted to use stolen checks at several retail stores, possessed financial documents belonging to multiple individuals, and initially identified herself to police using another person's name.

An adult man was killed Friday night after being struck by a train near the Anoka County Fair, according to the Anoka Police Department.

A Ham Lake man is facing multiple felony charges after prosecutors allege he fought with Anoka County Sheriff's Office deputies during a traffic stop, reportedly reached for a large knife during the struggle, and left two deputies injured.

A Fridley man is facing a gross misdemeanor charge after allegedly engaging in nonconsensual sexual contact with a woman outside a fitness center in Fridley.

A Columbia Heights man is facing a felony charge after prosecutors allege he robbed a man while displaying what appeared to be a handgun and threatening to shoot him during a planned sale arranged through Instagram, according to an Anoka County criminal complaint.

The fire chief of the Maple Grove Fire Department has been charged in Anoka County with one felony count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, according to a criminal complaint filed in district court.

The Blaine Police Department says officers recently recovered approximately $3,800 worth of stolen power tools connected to three separate shoplifting incidents at Fleet Farm.

A 38-year-old man is facing felony charges in Anoka County after a woman was shot in the neck while driving in Fridley on May 9, according to a criminal complaint.

A Anoka County Sheriff's Office overdose investigation in Blaine has led to a third-degree murder charge against a Mounds View woman accused of supplying fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine to a Blaine man who later died from an overdose, according to an Anoka County District Court criminal complaint.

An adult woman was critically injured in a shooting Saturday night in Fridley while driving near Interstate 694 and University Avenue Northeast, according to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office.

A man has been charged in connection with a double homicide that left a woman and a 5-year-old child dead early Wednesday in Circle Pines, according to a criminal complaint filed in Anoka County.

According to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, multiple law enforcement agencies responded at approximately 12:52 a.m. Wednesday to a residence near the 9300 block of Ryan Place in Lexington on a report of a shooting.

A 43-year-old woman was killed Thursday afternoon after her vehicle was struck by a freight train in Coon Rapids, according to authorities.