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New Felony Burglary Charge Against Dashawn Newton Following Lakeville Investigation, Citing Escalating Pattern of Sexual Offenses

A Burnsville man already facing serious felony charges for a violent New Year’s Day assault in Burnsville is now charged in a separate Lakeville case involving an alleged late-night garage intrusion and indecent exposure incident, according to newly filed court documents on Monday.

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Burnsville Police Arrest 23-Year-Old, File Felony Charges in New Year’s Day Park Assault Near Crystal Lake

Burnsville Police have arrested and the Dakota County Attorney’s Office has charged a 23-year-old man in connection with a violent New Year’s Day assault on an elderly woman along a park trail near Crystal Lake West, an incident authorities say raised serious public safety concerns and represents an escalation of troubling behavior.

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Burnsville Man Facing Multiple Felony Charges After Threats, Firearms Seizure, and Drug Discovery in Ongoing Dakota County Cases

A Burnsville man accused of participating in a high-level fentanyl and cocaine distribution network spanning multiple counties has been arrested more than six years after prosecutors filed a sweeping set of first-degree felony drug charges.

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Robins Kaplan Files Federal Civil-Rights Lawsuit Against Eagan Police and Dakota County Over Death of Kingsley Fifi Bimpong

A federal civil-rights lawsuit has been filed against three Eagan police officers, seven Dakota County correctional officers, and Dakota County itself, alleging that their deliberate indifference to a medical emergency led to the preventable death of 50-year-old Kingsley Fifi Bimpong in November 2024.

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