Anoka County is implementing a plan of action to reduce domestic abuse. This “immediate risk assessment program” is aimed at providing quicker help to those involved in domestic abuse cases. The program is backed by a $40,000 federal grant to help pay for training and additional personnel. Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth already have similar […]
2010 Ends with Lowest Minneapolis Crime Rates in Decades
The 2010 Crime Rate in Minneapolis dropped to the lowest the city has seen since the 1980s. Violent crime has been declining for the past four years and 2010 marks some of the lowest rates yet. A string of violent homicides in early 2010 threatened to push the numbers up, but on the whole violent […]
2,400 MN DWIs Issued in December
A few weeks ago we reported on the staggering number of DWIs issued in the first half of December. Well the rest of the numbers are in, and it appears that nearly 2,500 DWIs were issued in MN during the month of December. The increased DWI enforcement was part of a month long, state-wide initiative […]
Texting While Driving Part 2 of 2: Defenses
Welcome back to the second and final installment of Appelman Law Firm’s “Texting While Driving” blog series. Last week we outlined the Laws and Consequences of texting and driving in Minnesota. Now we’ll explore some of the issues with enforcing the law, and the possible defenses against a texting while driving criminal charge. Texting while […]
Texting While Driving Part 1 of 2: Laws & Consequences
In late summer 2008, Governor Tim Pawlenty signed into Minnesota law a bill making it illegal to text while driving. The official statute states that “no person may operate a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device to compose, read, or send an electronic message, when the vehicle is in motion or a part […]
