Friday, August 2, 2013

3 arrested in killing of Willmar church volunteer; family says she didn't know suspects

August 1, 2013 http://www.startribune.com/local/217928471.html
Three teenagers were arrested on suspicion of killing a 79-year-old grandmother in her home in Willmar, Minn., authorities said Thursday, easing some residents’ fears but raising new questions about the motive. 
Preliminary autopsy results show that Lila Warwick was stabbed multiple times and strangled before she was found late Monday afternoon, said Kandiyohi County Sheriff Daniel Hartog. The 19- and 16-year-old suspects, both from Willmar, were arrested about 10 p.m. Wednesday. A 17-year-old boy from Willmar was arrested about 1:15 p.m. Thursday. 
The case shocked Willmar, a city of 19,500.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Fugitive St. Paul juvenile offender suspected of raping his earlier burglary victim

06/20/2013 05:44:37 http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_23504884/fugitive-st-paul-juvenile-offender-suspected-raping-his
An 18-year-old man twice convicted of burglarizing the St. Paul home of a woman he didn't know in 2011 is under arrest, suspected of returning to her home this week and raping the 65-year-old resident. Curtez Deshawn Graham was on furlough from the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Red Wing, a juvenile detention facility, when he cut off his GPS bracelet and went on the run Monday, said Art Coulson, Ramsey County spokesman. As law enforcement searched for Graham, they heard he might be armed with a gun, and the burglary victim was notified the man was on the loose, Coulson said.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Two in custody following Crookston home invasion, robbery

May 08, 2013 http://www.wdaz.com/event/article/id/17777/
Two suspects are in jail in crookston this evening following a home invasion and robbery. They're University of Minnesota-Crookston students and athletes, and their athletic careers at the school are over now. Police say one of the suspects allegedly pointed a black semiautomatic handgun at a femal victim while the other suspect filled trash bags with cash, electronic game devices and expensive footwear, clothing and jewlery. 21-year-old Anthony Glen Barge and 20-year-old Joseph Moorer face felony charges. Barge was a quarterback for the Golden Eagles football team and Moorer was on the school's basketball team.