School is back in session, and that means students have flooded back to residence halls and campus apartments for another year. As you might have guessed, as the student population on campus increases, so does the area crime rate. According to the University of Minnesota Police Department, there was a noticeable uptick in certain crimes […]
Conditional Vs. Unconditional Bail in Minnesota
As we mentioned in a previous blog, bail is a set amount of money that a person accused of a crime must pay if they fail to show up to future court dates. For example, a judge in Minnesota may set bail at $12,000 for an individual who has been charged with a DUI. They […]
DWI Courts Proving Effective In Minnesota
As we mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, 41 percent of people who were booked for DWI in 2015 had at least one previous drunk driving conviction on their record. This means these repeat offenders have failed to learn from their previous mistakes and are now facing even more serious consequences. In an effort to help […]
DUI Crackdown In Effect Through Labor Day In Minnesota
If you’re going to be doing a lot of driving over the next two weeks, odds are you’ll notice a few more police cars on the highways and in areas of high traffic. That’s because Minnesota police are conducting a crackdown on drunk driving through the Labor Day holiday weekend. Most Dangerous Travel Weekend Police […]
Minnesota Property Forfeiture
Earlier this month, Minnesota state auditor Rebecca Otto released the Criminal Forfeitures Report, which takes a look the amount of forfeitures police seized from citizens in the previous year. Today, we put the 2016 Criminal Forfeitures Report in the spotlight. Forfeitures in Minnesota Under Minnesota law, police can seize property they believe is associated with […]
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