Jim Adams
Reporter | Suburban Police
Phone: 612-673-7658
E-mail: jadams@startribune.com
Jim Adams covers public safety issues, court trials and breaking crime news in the Twin Cities suburbs. He also writes occasionally about meandering turkeys and other wildlife capers.
Recent content from Jim Adams
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Hopkins horror: 90-year-old was slain
The woman was found dead in her apartment Monday, the city's first murder case in nine years. Neighbors and police want answers.
Jul 9, 2008 -
July 3: More and more drive-offs involve stolen license plates
As thefts and drive-offs increase with the gas prices in the Twin Cities -- just under $4 this week -- and across the country, retailers and police are taking action.
Jul 7, 2008 -
Suspect's father denies son tied to other slayings
Adam Peterson, charged with murder in Madison, Wis., was not there at the time of two other killings, his dad says.
Jun 29, 2008 -
State Guard leader, wife went to Virgin Islands meeting
The adjutants general gathering is under fire for the use of taxpayer money to go to a ritzy resort at a time of war.
Jun 29, 2008 -
Their mother slain, 7 kids are told their father, a suspect, is dead
At You Her's funeral, her children learned their father hanged himself after he was charged with her killing at their Brooklyn Center home.
Jun 28, 2008 -
Police beg Somalis for help in 4 slayings
Four unsolved killings of Somali men since December in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center led police to seek assistance in a meeting with community members.
Jun 28, 2008 -
Man killed outside Brooklyn Center hotel 'was a peacemaker,' friends say
They say he was good at breaking up fights and suspect that's what he was doing when he was shot. Brooklyn Center police are asking the public for help finding those responsible.
Jun 27, 2008 -
Police: Brooklyn Center shooting victim targeted
The slaying at a Brooklyn Center hotel saddened the kids mentored by the victim, a Somali immigrant who told them to "make something of themselves."
Jun 26, 2008 -
Felony charge dismissed in fatal road case
The Ramsey County attorney has dismissed a vehicular homicide charge against a 59-year-old woman whose car hit and killed a Little Canada boy on a dark road in December.
Jun 22, 2008 -
Bus company: Driver in deadly crash wasn't tired
A charter bus company disputes a State Patrol report on the Albertville crash that killed a girl and injured dozens.
Jun 21, 2008
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