A South St. Paul business owner is accused of taking more than $858,000 from dozens of Minnesota customers who paid for custom food trucks they allegedly never received, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

A 19-year-old man is facing three new felony charges after allegedly threatening to shoot up a South St. Paul residence and fleeing police on the same day he was convicted and sentenced in a separate threats-of-violence case, according to a Dakota County criminal complaint.

A South St. Paul disturbance call led to a felony assault charge after a woman allegedly spit on two police officers while being taken into custody, according to a Dakota County criminal complaint.

A South St. Paul man has been charged in Dakota County with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving allegations dating back to 2018, according to a criminal complaint.

A man is facing a first-degree controlled substance charge after authorities allegedly discovered nearly 96 grams of suspected fentanyl during the execution of search warrants at a South St. Paul hotel room, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

City officials announced that they are responding to a cybersecurity incident involving technology used to support portions of the city's water utility system.

A 29-year-old woman has been charged in Dakota County District Court after prosecutors allege she participated in an identity theft scheme that used a burglary victim's personal identification and financial documents to make fraudulent withdrawals and purchases.

A 35-year-old man is facing a felony DWI charge stemming from a South St. Paul traffic stop. According to the criminal complaint, the charge is enhanced because he has three prior DWI convictions within the past 10 years.

An Oakdale man is facing felony and gross misdemeanor charges after prosecutors allege he refused to provide a blood or urine sample following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 52 in South St. Paul, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

A South St. Paul man is facing a felony charge in Dakota County after prosecutors alleged he used electronic communications to distribute sexually explicit material to someone he believed to be a child.

A South St. Paul man is facing multiple felony criminal sexual conduct charges in Ramsey County after prosecutors alleged he sexually abused multiple victims under the age of 16 over a period spanning several years.

A 57-year-old South St. Paul woman has been charged with felony false imprisonment after police allegedly found an adult woman zip-tied inside a residence with visible injuries, according to a Dakota County criminal complaint.

A South St. Paul man has been charged with felony driving while impaired after a crash and erratic driving incident in December, with a reported blood alcohol concentration of 0.26 and a recent impaired driving-related license revocation, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

Two men have been charged in Dakota County District Court with felony burglary in connection with an incident involving a vacant residence in South St. Paul.

A South St. Paul man is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County District Court after authorities allege he possessed thousands of files containing child sexual abuse material.

Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko has announced that he is seeking re-election, highlighting nearly three decades of service with the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office.

A 28-year-old man is facing charges in Ramsey County after prosecutors say he violated an active order for protection and allegedly threatened to carry out a shooting at a South St. Paul school.

South Saint Paul Police are investigating a stabbing that left one man injured Thursday night in the south end of the city.

A Dakota County jury has again found Gerald Edward Bolster, 42, guilty of first-degree burglary involving assault, following a second jury trial stemming from a violent home invasion in South St. Paul in August 2023.

A 28-year-old man was arrested early Saturday after allegedly breaking into a residence in South St. Paul and rummaging through the refrigerator, according to the criminal complaint.