In case you missed some, here's a rundown of local crime stories from August.
If convicted of the charges against them, boyfriend/girlfriend duo Eric Christopher Ransom and Amber Nicole Waldera are facing up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines dictate that the range of prison time to which a judge can sentence perpetrators of this specific crime is between 4.5 and 14 years.
If convicted of the charge against him, Jose Fredy Portillo faces up to seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine.
If convicted of the most serious crime—terroristic threats—Noah Charles Comer could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The third of three Inver Grove Heights crime maps of incidents from the start of August.
The second of three Inver Grove Heights crime maps of incidents from the start of August.
The first of three Inver Grove Heights crime maps from the start of August.
Eric John Henderson-Bey, convicted in 2010 of malicious punishment of a child, now faces sentencing for sexually assaulting the boy's two sisters.
If convicted of the most serious charge against him—misconduct of a public officer—Edward Everett Hansen, earlier criticized for flying Confederate flags, could face up to a year in jail and a $3,000 fine.
A monthly rundown of the top 10 suspects sought by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office.
The charge against Thomas Angelo Tonda carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest happenings around the county.
The largest DWI enforcement of the year in the state and nation runs Aug. 17–Sept. 3.
The second of three Inver Grove Heights crime map from the end of July and the start of August.
According to State Troopers at the scene, the driver was planning to make the turn onto the northbound 52 ramp when another driver cut him off.
The first of three Inver Grove Heights crime maps from the end of July and the start of August.
Pablo Antonio Caban, 25, is facing up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted of the charge against him.
If convicted of terroristic threats, Philip James Pariso faces up to three years in prison and a $3,000 fine. The kidnapping charges against him, on the other hand, carry a maximum sentence of 20 years and a $35,000 fine.
The third of three Inver Grove Heights crime maps from the second half of July.
The second of three Inver Grove Heights crime maps from the second half of July.
If convicted of the charge against him, Max Alfonso Miranda-Rivera faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a $35,000 fine.
The first of three Inver Grove Heights crime maps from the second half of July.
If convicted of one of the most recent counts, William Robert Bernard, Jr. faces up to seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine.
If convicted of the charges against him, Anthony John Lash, 31, faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
After a Hudson gas station is burglarized, a man on a motorcycle reportedly stolen from Inver Grove Heights leads police on a pursuit to Stillwater area before being taken into custody.
Police say a jogger interrupted Chad Steven Johnson while he was trying to set a grass fire.
If convicted of the most serious crime—second-degree burglary—Anthony Joseph Briseno, 33, could spend up to 10 years in prison and be forced to pay a $20,000 fine.
Willie Samuel Shaw, 32, is charged with a felony and a gross misdemeanor as result of the May 1 incident.
Police say Toi Denisha Shambley, who was upset because she was fired from the facility, allegedly threatened to burn down the home and also directly threatened two employees.
Police say Leslie Ann Frank picked up a man's Vicodin prescription without authorization, then attempted to have the prescription refilled two weeks later.
Jeffrey Allen Stewart, 44, of South St. Paul received 174 months in jail and was ordered to pay restitution.
Anthony Lawrence Rubio, 28, was apprehended July 2 by Inver Grove Heights police after employees identified several telling tattoos—including one of his own name—on his neck, head and arm.
The first of three Inver Grove Heights crime maps based on reports from July 4-13.
The first of three Inver Grove Heights crime maps from July 4-13.
Burglary, disorderly conduct and felony domestic assault also recorded in the Inver Grove Heighs Police Department reports for Jan. 22 through Jan. 28.
As many as 30 people were evacuated from a Bridgewood Apartments building on Monday afternoon, after an apartment fire broke out.
At least two fire departments responded to a third-floor apartment fire in Inver Grove Heights Monday afternoon.