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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Crime and Justice

Expensive campfires

Than Tibbetts November 20, 2008, 12:31 PM Nov 20, 2008
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A homeless man in California is fined $101 million for setting fires. What will we get back for the ’07 Ham Lake fire?

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Small-town news

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2008, 1:56 PM Nov 14, 2008

When you’re a reporter for community media — a small-town radio station or a newspaper in a suburb — you have a different role and a different relationship with people than the big-shots.

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Identifying RNC victims

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 12, 2008, 7:57 AM Nov 12, 2008
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Police attempt to ID victims of St. Paul rioting during the Republican National Convention. Maybe they’re getting somewhere.

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How to ruin your day

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2008, 12:37 PM Nov 7, 2008

Why you should pay attention to people in crosswalks.

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Picking judges

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2008, 9:58 PM Nov 5, 2008
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A look at the deliberative nature of selecting a judge on Election Day.

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The override six

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2008, 10:05 PM Nov 4, 2008

Voters don’t appear interested in punishing legislators over the gas tax vote.

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The unspoken fear

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 3:50 PM Oct 27, 2008
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The disruption of an alleged plot to kill Barack Obama brings the ‘a’ word out into the open.

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Copycat vandals?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2008, 12:08 PM Oct 24, 2008

Given that it happened a day after all the publicity about the Minnesota assaults, it’s unlikely it was part of a coordinated protest.

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State worker alleged to have embezzled $1.1 million

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2008, 4:39 PM Oct 22, 2008
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The Wisconsin woman was in charge of the Department of Human Service’s system that processed Medicaid payments.

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The YouTube ‘bombings’

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2008, 7:19 AM Oct 22, 2008
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Some kids in Superior apparently got inspired to make explosives by online videos.

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Prison time for accidental fires

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 21, 2008, 3:24 PM Oct 21, 2008

Although we don’t often hear of prison sentences for people who start fires accidentally, they’re not rare in cases like the Ham Lake blaze.

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The things he carried

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 20, 2008, 5:37 PM Oct 20, 2008

A magazine writer tests airport security at MSP and finds it lacking.

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Naming names

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 18, 2008, 9:01 AM Oct 18, 2008
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A Twin Cities radio host is arrested, but not yet charged. Should you know that?

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Seat belt crackdown

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 11, 2008, 2:36 PM Oct 11, 2008

It’s the law that you have to wear a seat belt, but you can’t be penalized unless you are stopped for another reason.

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Running from Petters

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 10, 2008, 5:11 PM Oct 10, 2008

Politicians have tried to distance themselves from Tom Petters. Now, one business is, too.

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