Burnsville Police are investigating after shell casings were found in the northernmost parking lot of Lac Lavon Park on Sunday morning. Police say no shooting was reported, and no injuries or witnesses are known.

Burnsville Police say one person suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and another was taken into custody after a reported theft from a vehicle led to a physical altercation Saturday afternoon near Burnsville Parkway and I-35W.

A shelter-in-place order in Farmington, Minnesota, was lifted Tuesday night after police responded to a domestic assault incident near 188th Street West and English Avenue. One person was taken into custody and is expected to face misdemeanor domestic assault charges.

A suspect was arrested Tuesday morning in Burnsville on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct involving a weapon. Police secured the weapon and spent several hours processing a scene near Xerxes Avenue South and 135th Street West.

A reported bomb threat prompted a large police response in Burnsville Friday evening, temporarily closing U.S. Bank and nearby businesses along County Road 42. Authorities searched the area, found no suspicious devices, and continue to investigate.

Authorities have closed both Terrace Oaks West Park and Terrace Oaks East Park in Burnsville on Wednesday morning as law enforcement and emergency responders conduct a large-scale search for a missing person.

A Burnsville man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he was caught stealing packages and mail from an apartment building earlier this week.

A 23-year-old Minneapolis woman is facing a felony charge in Dakota County after authorities say she assisted in a burglary inside a private apartment garage in Burnsville, while also being linked to a broader pattern of property crimes across the Twin Cities metro.

A barricaded suspect was taken into custody Sunday night following an hours-long police incident at an apartment complex in Burnsville that began as an assault on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at the Stone Grove Apartments in the 2500 block of Williams Drive.

A barricaded suspect was taken into custody Sunday night following an hours-long police incident at an apartment complex in Burnsville that began as an assault on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at the Stone Grove Apartments in the 2500 block of Williams Drive.