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Dakota County Sheriff’s Office

Officer Tom Decker (credit: Cold Spring Police Department)

Basketball Game To Raise Funds For Decker Family

Law enforcement officers in Dakota County are participating in a basketball tournament to raise funds for the family of a slain Cold Spring police officer.

2013/02/27

No Charges In Crash That Killed Hastings Teen

Authorities said Thursday that no criminal charges will be filed in connection with the south metro crash last September that killed a Hastings teenager.

2013/01/31

Charges: War Vet Threatened Neighbors, Police

A 32-year-old Rosemount man who is a war veteran is accused of threatening to kill his neighbors and police and then barricaded himself inside his home, according to charges filed Wednesday in Dakota County Court.

2013/01/23

Cops: Man Leaps From Courthouse To Avoid Urine Test

In order to avoid submitting to a urine test, a man jumped from the second floor of the Dakota County Courthouse to the first, landing himself in the hospital, authorities say.

2013/01/16

Hastings High School Student Killed In Crash

A Hastings High School student was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Hastings Thursday night, according to Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows.

2012/09/07

Woman Charged With Careless Driving In Dakota County Fatal Crash

A 64-year-old woman is accused of careless driving in crash last October that killed one person in rural Dakota County, according to court charges filed on Tuesday.

2012/08/14

Police Looking For Suspect In Abduction Of Girl, 12

There is a reward tonight to find a man who kidnapped a 12-year-old girl at a bus stop and took off with her in his car.

2012/03/29

Police: Man Arrested After Shooting At Officers

A man is in custody after he allegedly fired shots at two Inver Grove Heights police officers Sunday morning.

2012/03/19

Minn. Child-Neglect Suspect Taken Back From Calif.

A Lakeville man accused of abandoning his son after his home went into foreclosure has been returned to Minnesota after he fled to California late last month.

2011/09/10