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It’s all-electric (boogie woogie woogie woogie). Monthly membership rates start at $0, to $30 for hardcore car-sharing aficionados. The first all-renewable-energy municipal car-sharing network in the nation launches in #StPaul-#Minneapolis. twincities.com/2022/05/13/st-… #carshare
Found ya ya right lovely little bugger. I’m a coming for ya! 
This ain’t the spot. This is Target’s 🎯 charging station…
Maurice Angelo McClinton Smith CHARGED w/3 felonies including 2nd degree murder & 1st degree burglary in #StPaul's 1st homicide.
Smith gave a rambling statement to police.
Charges say Smith & the victim were Facebook friends & that Smith kicked in the door armed with a knife.
Smith gave a rambling statement to police.
Charges say Smith & the victim were Facebook friends & that Smith kicked in the door armed with a knife.
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As we posted yesterday, if it wasn't for Minnesota's lax joke of a criminal justice system, McClinton Smith should have been in prison at the time of the murder.
As we posted yesterday, if it wasn't for Minnesota's lax joke of a criminal justice system, McClinton Smith should have been in prison at the time of the murder.
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McClinton Smith has three prior felony convictions including theft, prohibited person in possession of teargas or stun gun, and violation of a no contact order.
McClinton Smith has three prior felony convictions including theft, prohibited person in possession of teargas or stun gun, and violation of a no contact order.
An adult female is dead and 14 others injured in shootout inside #StPaul bar at 2xx West 7th St just after midnight this morning.
There were reportedly several shooters.
No arrests have been made.
This is the 32nd homicide for St. Paul this year.
There were reportedly several shooters.
No arrests have been made.
This is the 32nd homicide for St. Paul this year.
Chief Axtell says three males are under arrest.
Stick with us as we follow up to see how many times their wrists were slapped and they were previously spun through the revolving doors of #MN's Criminal Protection System.
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Stick with us as we follow up to see how many times their wrists were slapped and they were previously spun through the revolving doors of #MN's Criminal Protection System.
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SPPD has named the three suspects arrested.
Terry Lorenzo Brown, Jr., 33
Devondre Trevon Phillips, 29
Jeffrey Orlando Hoffman, 32
(Priors for each, pics 2, 3, 4)
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Terry Lorenzo Brown, Jr., 33
Devondre Trevon Phillips, 29
Jeffrey Orlando Hoffman, 32
(Priors for each, pics 2, 3, 4)
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Last month over 50 water protectors were arrested, some violently, outside of @GovTimWalz mansion in #StPaul.
Led by #Line3 pipeline resistance camp Camp Migizi, three people locked down to the mansion fencing as the group sought to speak to the governor🎥unicornriot.ninja/2021/over-50-l…
Led by #Line3 pipeline resistance camp Camp Migizi, three people locked down to the mansion fencing as the group sought to speak to the governor🎥unicornriot.ninja/2021/over-50-l…
Hundreds of water protectors marched from the Minnesota Capitol grounds on Saturday, August 28, 2021, to the MN Governor's Residence demanding the government #StopLine3 construction in Northern MN: unicornriot.ninja/2021/over-50-l…
#Line3: During the march from the MN State Capitol to the governor's mansion, the group stopped at the Cathedral in St. Paul to rally and hear speeches: unicornriot.ninja/2021/over-50-l…
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THREAD: Vigils across America demanding action against #Pakistan for its inhuman treatment of Hindus & other minorities. The @chingariproject calls on all communities to join this movement to bring an end to abduction, forced conversion to Islam & rape of young girls in Pakistan.
Every day, in #Pakistan, 3 girls from the minority communities are kidnapped, forcibly converted and "married" off, often as 2nd and 3rd wives of Muslim men.
Many of these girls are as young as 12 and the men they are married off to, in their 30s and 40s. 2/n
@KamalaHarris
Many of these girls are as young as 12 and the men they are married off to, in their 30s and 40s. 2/n
@KamalaHarris
Last year on this day, #BreonnaTaylor was killed by police. A large protest shut down I-94 in #StPaul as people responded to the news that Louisville Metro Police Department officers will not be charged for fatally shooting Taylor. unicornriot.ninja/2020/crowd-pro…
Also on 9/23/20 in response to the news of the involved officers not being charged, hundreds rallied at the Colorado State Capitol and marched around downtown #Denver. unicornriot.ninja/2020/denver-ra…
Organized by young women three months after #BreonnaTaylor was killed by police and a month after #GeorgeFloyd, thousands gathered in South Minneapolis to protest Taylor’s death and the lack of accountability for police. 🎥 unicornriot.ninja/2020/minneapol…
None of these Planning Commission/Port Authority/Advisory Committee on Aging/Neighborhood Star/Board of Zoning Appeals/CAAPB appointments ever strike me as "front page" worthy but I always feel like I should tell somebody when they get made. You're somebody. Now you know! #Stpaul
Please tag yourself, your friend or someone who should never, ever have been appointed, how the $Q#%5w6!! did they get on there?
Council Member Dai Thao has asked for 1-week delay ("layover") on following appointments "for clarification": "Approving Mayor’s appointment of Roxanne Draughn and Walter Battle to a 4-year term on the Neighborhood STAR Board. Libby Kantner and Richard Holst to Planning Commish
St. Paul is home to a relatively new seminary/grad school next to @TheLabMinnesota Brewery on Eustis Street. Actually, it’s a 60-year-old seminary/grad school. And it’s growing by leaps. #Stpaul
Here we go...
Garage or chapel? Answer: Chapel!
St. Paul, MN: Protest March After Police Shooting of Joseph Washington pscp.tv/w/cpl1IDFheVFW…
On Nov 30, St. Paul police responding to a car crash on Rice & Maryland pursued the passenger of the vehicle, Joseph Washington, who was reported as having been naked & under the influence of drugs.
A responding officer used his firearm to shoot Washington, who is a Black man.
A responding officer used his firearm to shoot Washington, who is a Black man.
The officer that shot Washington has reportedly been fired by St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell for utilizing his firearm instead of other, less-lethal methods used by the other officers.
Officers let a K-9 onto the naked Washington, tasered him, and shot him with live rounds.
Officers let a K-9 onto the naked Washington, tasered him, and shot him with live rounds.
ST. PAUL: A group of about 50-60 people are outside the St. Paul Police Department downtown "using force" to push down a perimeter fence, officers report. #StPaul
A "tac alert" was issued to officers for them to respond to HQ.
Calling all available squads to headquarters now.
ST. PAUL: 6xx Western Ave N. - Gold Star company white & red striped diesel truck was just stolen. Last seen NB on Western. #StPaul
They updated to say this is a large box truck with a white stripe on the side, so it's not like a diesel tanker, which was my first guess. ** Last known location: northbound Arundel from Van Buren.
Here’s the truck that was stolen. If you see it, call police.
ST. PAUL: Injury accident, motorcyclist down - Pleasant Ave. & Grand Ave. #StPaul
Updated to Ramsey St. & Pleasant Ave., at the foot of the hill. Unknown extent of the injuries.
Dispatcher said the 911 caller was attempting to get the bike off of the victim, but a firefighter responding to the victim said he was conscious and breathing.
ST. PAUL: ARMED ROBBERY - Near Franklin Ave. & Berry St. - Victim says several suspects pointed guns at her and stole her keys as she was exiting the elevator. #StPaul
Suspects: 3 Black males, ages 13-16, who are believed to have stolen the victim’s vehicle from the parking garage and were last seen headed westbound, possibly to Minneapolis.
Stolen was a maroon 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee, plate 894-VH*
ST. PAUL: Large fight reported, with a male being assault by a group - 7xx Milton St. #StPaul
Officers responding say the situation is under control there now.
Officers advise they know one of the males involved is "looking for any reason" to fight with an officer, but so far the situation is code 4.
ST. PAUL: ROBBERY AT GUNPOINT - 3xx Charles Ave. - Two males in bandanas and hoodies broke into upper unit and took victim's phone at gunpoint - Starting perimeter. #StPaul
** Neighbor said someone ran thru their yard.
** Officers with 2 males Western & Sherburne in alley. Not sure if related. They are both cooperative. One missing shoes. (10:33)
** Additional squads arrived. Holding the air.
** Continuing to hold perimeter (10:38)
** Officers with 2 males Western & Sherburne in alley. Not sure if related. They are both cooperative. One missing shoes. (10:33)
** Additional squads arrived. Holding the air.
** Continuing to hold perimeter (10:38)
** 2 being detained to be ID'd by victims (10:41)
ST. PAUL: Possible water emergency - Ford Bridge between Mpls and St. Paul - Caller heard someone screaming and believes they may be in the water. #StPaul #Mpls
MPD and SPPD squads aren't seeing anything from the Ford Bridge.
MFD is going to launch to check for any signs of distress, but aren't seeing anything in the area either.
ST. PAUL: Burglary in progress - 6xx Park St. - Homeowner, armed with a shotgun, just found a male inside their home. - Both people inside the home are now upstairs. Squads en route. Suspect gained entry through back window. #StPaul
.@RamseySheriff Bob Fletcher responded to this, along with SPPD squads. Fletcher spotted the suspect through the back window. Suspect was ordered to lay down on the ground, and the homeowners were asked to leave the shotgun inside and come out of the home.
@RamseySheriff Starting EMS for the suspect, who has cuts to his hands from breaking the window.
ST. PAUL: W/B I-94 & Cleveland Ave - Woodbury was in pursuit of a suspect, he is darked out on I-94 right now. The State Patrol helicopter is overhead now and following the vehicle. #StPaul
**State Patrol lost the vehicle on Riverside Ave in Minneapolis. They are terminating because nobody is willing to chase the vehicle.
The vehicle was wanted for suspicious activity. The vehicle had no plates, no temp tag and had no lights on.
ST. PAUL: Shots fired - 2xx Curtice St. E. - Male reported to have fired four shots after exiting a pickup. No reported victims. - Suspect ran north across the alley, wearing a white shirt; no further description. #StPaul
Setting up a perimeter in the area.
Police believe the male may be inside a home in the neighborhood and are blocking streets around the residence.
ST. PAUL: Domestic - 2xx W. Morton St. - 11-year-old grandson is "destroying the home" and is armed with scissors. Dispatcher reports lots of screaming in the background. #StPaul
11-year-old no longer has the scissors.
The boy walked away from the home, no longer with the scissors. No shirt, with short black hair. Officers are looking for him in the neighborhood.
ST. PAUL: Armed robbery/shot fired - 7xx Grand Ave. - Suspect robbed victim and fired a gunshot in the process. No report of injuries. Suspect fled northwest on foot; no description. PD setting perimeter & requesting K9 #StPaul
Suspect described as a 29- to 30-year-old Black male, 6’, medium build, approximately 150 lbs. Was wearing a red hoodie with writing on it, black pants, and had a black mask.
It appears this suspect may be involved in another robbery that occurred just before this incident.
ST. PAUL: Possible shooting - Upper Afton Rd. & White Bear Ave. - Male told dispatcher he was shot and he hung up the phone. #StPaul
Male now says he was shot *at* but not injured.
Squads out with the male, who is now stating he wasn't shot at, but he was in a verbal argument with his girlfriend.
SAINT PAUL: Report of SHOOTING - Hotel, 2xxx Burns Ave. - PD en route to assist medics. #StPaul
Starting a perimeter around the hotel now. No suspect description yet. Unclear if shooter is inside the hotel.
Officers are out with the victim now, who does have a gunshot wound. He tells police the shooting took place on McKnight Rd., south of the hotel. Suspects were in a vehicle and fled the area.
ST. PAUL: Firefighters are currently battling a blaze at a home on the city's east side, the same home where a homicide victim was found Saturday afternoon. No one reported hurt in the fire at the home at 87x E. Lawson Ave. #StPaul
Police were called to the home at least 170 times this year for various incidents including property, drug and gun crimes.
More info on the homicide yesterday: bit.ly/35wlVbr
