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Ex-Minnesota trooper gets 27 years for child porn
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (359+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A former Minnesota State Trooper was sentenced to 27 years in prison for producing and sharing videos of himself sexually abusing a child. Jeremy Francis Plonski was sentenced Sept. 8 before U.S. District Judge Kate M. Menendez. He pleaded guilty…...
A Change in Law Enforcement Since 9-11, Sam Covone Reports | Video
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (25+ words) A Change in Law Enforcement Since 9-11, Sam Covone Reports kimt.com A Change in Law Enforcement Since 9-11, Sam Covone Reports Watch KIMT News 3...
Winnebago County sheriff retiring after 34 years of service
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (261+ words) kimt.com FOREST CITY, Iowa â Winnebago County Sheriff Steve Hepperly announced he will retire at the end of the year after 34 years with the office.Hepperly submitted his resignation letter to the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors, stating…...
Canton, MN man jailed in Winneshiek County farm truck theft
1+ week, 3+ day ago (178+ words) DECORAH, Iowa - A Minnesota man faces felony charges after authorities say he stole a truck from a farm in northern Winneshiek County. The Winneshiek County Sheriff's Office filed charges against Nathan Gossman, 41, of Canton, Minnesota. Authorities arrested Gossman on Sept....
Minnesota BCA adds 2 K-9s to sniff out hidden digital evidence
1+ week, 5+ day ago (276+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has added two new dogs to help find evidence in criminal cases across the state. Sebastian is a 2-year-old black Labrador who came from the Netherlands. He is partnered with BCA Special…...
Iowa AG clears officer who shot masked, armed man in Greene County
1+ week, 5+ day ago (415+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Attorney General's Office has determined that a Jefferson police officer was legally justified in fatally shooting a man who attacked him with a knife during a traffic stop last July. The office announced its conclusion…...
Protecting yourself from predators in a car
2+ week, 5+ day ago (521+ words) A woman escaped after finding her ex-husband hiding in the backseat of her car, wrapping his arm around her neck and saying he was going to take her to another state. Police responded to the intersection of South Third Street…...
Deputy charged with misusing Flock database
2+ week, 6+ day ago (557+ words) KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) -- A now-resigned Kenosha County Sheriff's Office deputy faces felony charges after prosecutors say he searched a romantic partner more than a dozen times to track her whereabouts in the Flock camera network, a license-plate reader database. Frank…...
Mason City woman sentenced to federal prison for being part of meth ring
2+ week, 6+ day ago (157+ words) SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A Mason City woman will spend more than 11 years in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. Tina Smith, 46, was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. U.S. District Court…...
Arizona man facing multiple charges after high-speed chase and crash on I-35
3+ week, 1+ day ago (315+ words) CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — An Arizona man was caught hiding in a creek Friday evening after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase and crashing a stolen car. The Clear Lake Police Department says Evelio Angulo Gomez, 51 of Phoenix, AZ, was…...