A woman is accused of using another person’s identity to help secure an Inver Grove Heights apartment lease, allegedly leaving the victim tied to more than $13,000 in debt, according to a Dakota County criminal complaint.

A woman has been charged with felony coercion in Dakota County after authorities allege she threatened to report a man for sexual assault unless he paid her money.

A woman has been charged with felony fleeing a peace officer after prosecutors allege she led police on an approximately six-mile pursuit that began in South St. Paul and continued into the eastern Twin Cities metro.

Two people have been charged in Dakota County after prosecutors allege a handgun was passed between them while officers attempted to detain them during a response to a reported fight in South St. Paul.

A Hastings woman has been charged with a felony after prosecutors alleged she wrongfully received more than $35,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits over a period spanning more than three years.

A man has been charged with felony fleeing a peace officer after prosecutors allege he sped away from an Inver Grove Heights traffic stop and led officers on a roughly three-mile pursuit before police terminated the chase over public safety concerns.

A man has been charged with felony fleeing a peace officer after authorities allege he drove through a South St. Paul park, accelerated away from police and later attempted to flee officers on foot.