Crime and Public Safety

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (539+ words) SOUTH SAINT PAUL: — 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. Dominique Jasmae Fuentes,…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (142+ words) An 18-year-old St. Paul man is facing three felony charges after two 13-year-olds were wounded in a shooting. Jerry D’John Anthony Sanders is charged with three counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. The criminal complaint alleges an ongoing…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (123+ words) September 7, 2026 / 7:59 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, say two men are recovering from being shot early Monday morning on the city's east side. Officers responded to several reports of gunfire around 12:18 a.m. in the area of Payne and…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (110+ words) After St. Paul closed the Pig's Eye Park homeless encampment, officials estimate 90 to 100 people moved to an encampment near Shepard Road and Randolph Avenue. Police calls in the surrounding area jumped from an average of 11 per month to 145 in August,…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (417+ words) After St. Paul closed the Pig's Eye Park homeless encampment, officials estimate 90 to 100 people moved to an encampment near Shepard Road and Randolph Avenue. Police calls in the surrounding area jumped from an average of 11 per month to 145 in August,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (460+ words) Jerry D’John Anthony Sanders, 18, of Saint Paul, faces three counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. The charges were filed Friday in Ramsey County District Court. READ MORE → Ramsey County coverage A third juvenile told investigators that he, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) UPDATE: The city says more than a dozen people have now been moved from the Free Bridge encampment to the new shelter on Holiday Drive. As of midday, the city says 13 people transitioned to the temporary emergency shelter. All of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (101+ words) September 1, 2026 / 9:14 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, are investigating after two teenagers were shot early Tuesday morning. According to police, officers responded just after 2 a.m. to the 300 block of Aurora Avenue on the report of a person shot....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (120+ words) Police are investigating after two 13-year-olds were shot early Tuesday in St. Paul. Officers were called to the 300 block of Aurora Avenue in the Summit-University area about 2 a.m. on a report that a person had been shot. They found a 13-year-old…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (402+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - An argument over moving a television on Aug. 29 ended with a man being shot and killed inside his mother's St. Paul home, according to charges filed in Ramsey County Court. Alvin James Smith, 20, is charged with…...