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Update: 2 Minneapolis police officers shot; said to be stable

Update 4:40 p.m. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say two officers who were shot after a traffic stop are in stable condition. Police gave the news via the department Twitter...

news / state Fri, May 10, 2013 - 4:29pm

Update: Boston police announce 3 more suspects in custody bombings

Update 10:40 a.m.: Boston police: 3 more suspects in custody bombings Video link: Three additional suspect in custody in Boston bombing case BOSTON (AP) — Three more suspects have been...

news / nation Wed, May 01, 2013 - 10:30am

Man shot in Salt Lake area police dept. lobby

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City say one of its officers shot a man who pulled a gun and...

news / nation Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 11:09am

Willmar, Minn., Police investigating burglary, seek information

WILLMAR — Willmar Police are investigating a home burglary reported during the early morning hours Sunday along the 700 block of Fourth Street Southeast. According to a post on the...

news / local Tue, Mar 12, 2013 - 1:51pm

St. Cloud, Minn., PD uses device to interpret for officers

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — The St. Cloud Police Department has some new technology to help officers better communicate with citizens who don't speak English. The unit is called ELSA...

news / state Mon, Mar 11, 2013 - 6:59am

In a photo made Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, police officer Jeff Strack looks into a classroom at Jordan Elementary School in Jordan, Minn. In what is believed to be the first of its kind nationwide, the small city south of Minneapolis is taking school security to a new level by setting up satellite offices inside the public school buildings. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Police in small Minnesota town set up shop in schools

One small-town Minnesota school district is taking a unique approach to keeping students safe: The police are moving in. By Amy Forliti, Associated Press JORDAN, Minn. (AP) — One small-town...

news / state Fri, Mar 01, 2013 - 9:47am

Willmar, Minn., tweens identified as hospital-area tire slashers

WILLMAR — Three Willmar boys, ages 10, 12 and 13, have admitted involvement in the rash of tire slashing incidents during the weekend of Jan. 19-20 in the area of...

news / local Fri, Feb 15, 2013 - 3:06pm

Cato, the canine officer who served the Willmar Police Department for 10 years, died Wednesday. Officer Craig Lange was the dog's handler, and he cared for him until his death on Wednesday. The dog had been retired from duty at the end of last year due to health problems. (Submitted file photo)

Willmar Police, community mourning loss of K9 Officer Cato

WILLMAR — Cato, the canine officer who served the Willmar Police Department for 10 years, died Wednesday. The loss was noted this morning on the department’s Facebook page. The dog...

news / local Thu, Jan 17, 2013 - 10:07am

Willmar Police Officer Craig Lange, the department’s canine handler, will continue to care for the department’s German shepherd, Cato, but the dog’s ill health has forced it to be retired from active duty. They are shown here in a file photo from the department. (Submitted photo courtesy of the Willmar Police Department)

Willmar, Minn., police canine Cato now retired from duty due to ill health

By Gretchen Schlosser gschlosser@wctrib.com WILLMAR — Cato, the 12-year-old German shepherd serving as the Willmar Police Department’s canine unit, is retiring due to health problems. According to Police Chief David...

news / local Sat, Dec 29, 2012 - 12:00am

UPDATE: Authorities identify Cold Spring police officer killed during routine check

COLD SPRING, Minn. (AP) -- Authorities say the police officer who was fatally shot in central Minnesota is 31-year-old Tom Decker of the Cold Spring Police Department. Stearns County Sheriff...

news Fri, Nov 30, 2012 - 9:27am

Nearly two-dozen officers from the Willmar Police Department and Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office participate Thursday in SWAT training at a home along the 1600 block of Litchfield Avenue Southeast in Willmar. The goal of the law enforcement training was making tactical entries into the building and search rooms for drugs, weapons, suspects or hostages. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Willmar, Minn., Police Department, Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office conduct SWAT training

WILLMAR -- There's no place like home, or in the case of law enforcement, there's no place quite like a house to use for tactical training. A total of 23...

news / local Fri, Nov 30, 2012 - 12:00am

A group of officers from the Willmar Police Department and the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department conduct a second story breaching Thursday morning during SWAT training exercises at a vacant house in east Willmar.

Video: SWAT Training

news Thu, Nov 29, 2012 - 12:52pm

Willmar Police seeking information on hit-and-run crash

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that happened early Saturday morning and are asking anyone with information to call the department. According to a news release...

news Mon, Nov 26, 2012 - 10:50am

Teens take vehicle, flee cops, hit gas meter; Regency West evacuated

WILLMAR -- Two young men suspected of a robbery fled from Willmar police early Thursday morning, causing a major gas leak that required the evacuation of half of the residents...

news / local Fri, Oct 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Robbery suspects flee from Willmar, Minn, Police, hit gas meter; trailer park evacuated

WILLMAR -- Two young men suspected of a robbery fled from Willmar Police early this morning, causing a major gas leak that required the evacuation of half of the residents...

news Thu, Oct 25, 2012 - 11:34am

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