Tag: police
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St. Paul driver gets jail for drunken plow into police squad
Burglars nab $97K in sneakers, more from West St. Paul Foot Locker 3 charged in Minnesota gun shop heist; many guns still missing Guilty of fraud: Maplewood man sold fictitious dream of Hmong homeland Eagan woman’s throat cut by the father of her unborn … Read Full Article
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Deep Bench: Kronenwetter hires first Hmong police officer to cross cultural divide
WAUSAU, Wis., (WZAW) –The Kronenwetter Police Department has hired its first full time Hmong officer in department history. On Wednesday, Police Chief Terry McHugh and Officer Soua Xiong joined the “Deep Bench” WZAW News at 4 to have a conversation … Read Full Article
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Residents hope new investments will revitalize St. Paul’s Rice Street
When someone drew graffiti on the Hmong Elders Center on Rice Street, CEO Ilean Her said people were hesitant to call police, saying they “didn’t want to be a bother.” Many people don’t know or ask about city services, like fixing graffiti or … Read Full Article
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Call of armed suspect in Minneapolis school was a prank
Authorities say the prank call was made around 1 p.m. by a girl, who said someone was inside Hmong International School with a gun. Another call gave a description of the suspect. Police responded to the school, on the 1500 block of 30th Avenue North … Read Full Article
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Hmong International Academy on Lockdown after False Call About Gun
The Hmong International Academy in Minneapolis was on lockdown Monday afternoon after reports of a gun in the building, but it turned out to be a false call made by a student. Minneapolis police responded to a “code red” at the school, located at 1501 N. Read Full Article
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Prank call triggers brief lockdown at Hmong International Academy in Mpls.
Hmong International Academy was briefly locked down Monday as Minneapolis police officers searched the pre-Kindergarten- 8th grade school for signs of a gunman in what turned out to be a prank. The school was reopened after police and SWAT officers swept … Read Full Article
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Police: Call Of Armed Suspect In Mpls. Elementary School Was A Prank
Authorities say the prank call was made around 1 p.m. by a girl, who said someone was inside Hmong International School with a gun. Another call gave a description of the suspect. Police responded to the school, on the 1500 block of 30th Avenue North … Read Full Article
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Dear Mr. President: North students open up about Trump
If I tell you that the letters I am sending you were composed by an African-American, a Mexican, and a Hmong teen, you might assume that the letters dwell on police brutality, the “wall,” and the cost of a college education. We had decided as a class … Read Full Article
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Fear of Deportation is Real for Some Immigrants Living in St. Paul
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell and his roster of officers from different backgrounds recorded videos in Spanish, Karen, Hmong and Somali and put them on Facebook and Twitter. “It’s working, we’ve had 90,000 hits on the Karen video,” Axtell said. Read Full Article
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St. Paul Police Say to Immigrants in 4 Languages ‘Don’t Be Afraid to Call Us’
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports the Facebook videos from officers who speak Karen, Hmong, Spanish and Somali are meant to ensure the St. Paul community that they are not immigration officials. St. Paul police Senior Cmdr. John Lozoya, who is in charge … Read Full Article
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Immigrants, don’t be afraid to call us, police say in four languages
The videos from officers who speak Spanish, Hmong, Somali and Karen stress that St. Paul officers are not immigration officials. They reference a St. Paul ordinance that prevents city staff from asking people about their immigration status. If people think … Read Full Article
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St. Paul immigrants, don’t be afraid to call us, police say in 4 languages
The videos from officers who speak Spanish, Hmong, Somali and Karen stress that St. Paul officers are not immigration officials. They reference a St. Paul ordinance that prevents city staff from asking people about their immigration status. If people … Read Full Article
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Friday Opinuendo: On listening, meatloaf, kids and cops and more …
Among lead agencies in St. Paul and the east metro receiving awards for fiscal year 2017 are the Hmong American Partnership, Ujamaa Place, St. Paul Police Department, Lifetrack, YWCA of St. Paul, St. Paul College and the Washington County Workforce Center. Read Full Article
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City’s first Hmong officer joins force
City’s first Hmong officer joins force Fue Khang said he’s proud and honored to work for Wisconsin Rapids Police Department Check out this story on wisconsinrapidstribune.com: http://wrtnews.co/2g3eH3l Read Full Article
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Leominster man charged with raping Brockton High School student
He was arraigned in Brockton District Court, where he pleaded not guilty through an interpreter speaking Hmong, prosecutors said. Brockton High officials contacted police on Oct. 27 to report the alleged assault, prosecutors said. Police said Thao met the … Read Full Article
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Diversity Meeting Creates Race Conversation
The Hmong community was particularly affected by the trial and their perceived treatment of the case by police, but Maysee Herr told WAOW Newsline 9 that Wausau can still head in the right direction. “I grew up in this area. I grew up during a time when … Read Full Article
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Hmong leaders and Wausau Police prepare for Yang sentencing
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – “It just so happens that person was Hmong, that was not a factor in the investigation, or in the decision to arrest or go to court with this,” Wausau Police Lieutenant Todd Baeten said. On Wednesday Dylan Yang, who has been convicted … Read Full Article