We mentioned yesterday that violent crime spiked in Minnesota in 2015, but new data suggests that distracted driving deaths also experienced an uptick last year. According to the latest data from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, distracted driving played a role in 74 traffic deaths last year, a 21 percent increase from 2014. Not […]
Extra Boating DUI Enforcement On The Water This Weekend
Minnesota police announced that they will be adding extra enforcement on the lakes and rivers this weekend to catch intoxicated boaters. The initiative is called Operation Dry Water, and it involves the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and law enforcement agencies all across the state. Agencies will be adding extra patrols on the water and […]
US Supreme Court Upholds Minnesota’s Implied Consent Law
The United States Supreme Court upheld Minnesota’s Implied Consent law, which states that it’s a crime to refuse to submit to a warrantless breath test if a cop believes a person is driving under the influence of alcohol. Despite the fact that it seems to go against some of the protections guaranteed by the 4th Amendment […]
5 Common Summer Crimes
The first day of summer is here! Hopefully you were able to spend a little time out in the sun this weekend. Summer is a great season to spend outside catching up with friends and family, but it also presents new challenges for law enforcement. Today, we take a look at five crimes that tend […]
More Than 7,000 Ticketed During Seatbelt Campaign
Late last month, we warned readers that authorities were planning on conducting an expanded Click It or Ticket campaign from May 23 through June 5. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety recently tallied the numbers, and they uncovered that 7,233 individuals were cited for failing to wear a seat belt during […]
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