Crime & Safety

What's the Strangest SW Minneapolis Crime This Month?

We've seen a number of odd incidents this month. Which one's your favorite?

While we may have had in Southwest Minneapolis, this month, we've seen a bunch of strange crimes, too. Here are the best, in no particular order. Which one is the weirdest?

A Minneapolis whom police say is well known for shoplifting steaks and laundry detergent from a Southwest Minneapolis grocery store has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to the store and then burglarizing the store minutes later.

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Is it a case of gardeners run amok? 

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Driver gets hit with stun gun for his bravado.

Police say they had to slam on their brakes.

If you're already there, taking an iPod Shuffle and a wallet, why not grab the gym bag for no extra cost?


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