Crime & Safety
Priest Sexual Abuse Allegations Reported in Suburbs: Crime Roundup
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a man charged for the third time with indecent exposure.
In other reports, a man tells police "I think he might be dead" and multiple mailboxes were damaged.
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Lowell was a student and athlete at Cretin-Derham Hall.
Edina
Former Our Lady of Grace Church Priest Sexually Abused Edina Boy, Lawsuit Alleges
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The Rev. Jerome C. Kern is accused in a new lawsuit of touching an Edina parishioner in the 1970s, when the boy was between the ages of 12 and 16.
Hudson
Hudson Police to Open 24/7 Satellite Office at Middle School/Elementary
Move OKd by school board gives police visibility, place to write reports.
What the Hudson Fire Department was called on this week.
Lakeville
Lakeville Man Arrested in House with 635 Grams of Marijuana
The Dakota County Drug Task Force found a total of 15 bags of marijuana in the Farmington home.
One Hour Later, Lakeville Police Give Man Free Ride Back to Jail
Interim Police Chief John Kornmann writes in the Nov. 8 edition of Breezes, the newsletter from the Lakeville Police Department.
Maple Grove
Counterfeit $20 Bill: Maple Grove Police Blotter
A selection of incidents reported between Oct. 30 through Nov. 7.
Minnetonka
IHM Church Responds to Former Priest's Sexual Misconduct
The former priest in the middle of the lawsuit is Jerome Kern, who was assigned to Immaculate Heart of Mary for 18 years.
Oakdale
Garage Fire in 4600 Block of Hayward Road North: Oakdale Fire Blotter
The Oakdale Fire Department provides residents with its calls for service each week.
St. Louis Park
Naked SLP Man Charged With Using Sex Toy on Picnic Table
Eric Frank Halgren has three previous indecent exposure convictions.
‘I Don’t Want to Die Tonight’: SLP Man Accused of Clubbing Wife, Daughter with Knife
The St. Louis Park man is accused of pointing a knife in the faces of his three children before hitting his wife and daughter with the knife's handle.
Woodbury
Apparently Drunk Man Walks Into Life Time Fitness, Urinates: Woodbury Police Blotter
Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4.
Man Arrested Friday Night After Stabbing in Landfall
Washington County deputies and Oakdale and Maplewood officers responded to the incident.
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