A man has been charged after allegedly using a barcode-switching scheme to steal nearly $1,500 worth of Lego sets from two Target stores in Dakota County.

Schools across IDS 196 were closed on Tuesday after multiple threatening voicemails were discovered early in the morning, prompting a large, multi-agency law enforcement response. Authorities now say the threats were not credible and originated from outside Minnesota.

A Farmington man with eight active felony warrants was arrested Thursday, after allegedly fleeing from law enforcement during an attempted traffic stop.

A driver is accused of fleeing from a police officer and running a red light, causing a serious crash at Cedar Avenue and 160th Street West in Apple Valley on January 24, 2026.

A Burnsville man is facing a felony fugitive-from-justice charge in Dakota County after authorities determined he was wanted on an active warrant out of Indiana in connection with a burglary investigation.

An Apple Valley man is facing felony charges after authorities say he fled from an Eagan police officer on a motorcycle at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour before being taken into custody and allegedly discarding cocaine during the pursuit.

A 26-year-old Apple Valley man is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County after investigators say he stole wallets from gym lockers and used victims’ credit cards to make fraudulent purchases totaling thousands of dollars.

A threatening situation involving a firearm at a Roseville apartment building ended peacefully after a coordinated response from police, SWAT operators, and crisis negotiators.

A man convicted in a Washington County sex trafficking case has been sentenced to decades in prison following an investigation by the East Metro Human Trafficking Task Force.

A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to bribe a juror during the Feeding Our Future fraud trial.

The Eagan Police Department has confirmed to us that one person was arrested following another police pursuit of a stolen vehicle used in a theft from Dakota County into Bloomington on the evening of Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

Police say a man was taken into custody Thursday morning after allegedly pointing what appeared to be a rifle at a school bus carrying students in Faribault.

Eagan Police were reportedly searching for a stolen vehicle that ended in a crash, resulting in a large police presence in a residential neighborhood of Eagan.

The Cottage Grove Police Department is alerting residents after seeing a recent increase in e-bike thefts in the area.

The North Branch Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash that struck a child last month.

Authorities with the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office say a suspected car thief accused of targeting multiple high-performance vehicles has been arrested following an investigation by the agency’s Auto Theft Task Force.

Police in Bloomington say thousands of suspected fentanyl pills and several illegal firearms were taken off the streets following a high-risk search warrant

A Minneapolis man with an extensive criminal history is facing new felony charges after authorities say he attempted to steal money from an Apple Valley pizza joint before taking a delivery driver’s vehicle and leading police on a dangerous pursuit.

A crash involving a Ramsey County deputy responding to a stolen vehicle pursuit Tuesday night in St. Paul left one person dead and several others injured.

A serious crash involving a Farmington Police Department squad car responding to an emergency call left two people injured Monday evening, March 2, 2026.