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• May 5: Troopers cleared in Tasered Fridley man's death
  Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner said the State Patrol acted appropriately to subdue Mark Backlund in January and a " Taser was a nonfactor"; an autopsy concluded that he died of drug abuse.
  May 8, 2008
• 3 girls report abuse at St. Paul day care
  St. Paul police said it's likely there are more victims and asked anyone with information to come forward.
  May 8, 2008
• Three teens are charged in St. Paul shooting
  Two 17-year-old boys and a 14-year-old boy were charged Tuesday in Ramsey County juvenile court in connection with two shootings Saturday. Also charges were filed in two St. Paul stabbings.
  May 7, 2008
• St. Paul police seek to launch new unit on elder abuse
  The recent charges and arrest warrant against a daughter in the case of her elderly mom is a case in point, say advocates, who also point to an aging population.
  May 6, 2008
• Jury convicts wife of forgery while husband served in Iraq
  Dana M. Kieser deceived and defrauded her husband, John, when he was at his most vulnerable, serving in Iraq with the Minnesota National Guard, a Ramsey County jury decided.
  May 3, 2008
• Suspect in St. Paul break-in caught by homeowner
  Jon Sokol, 49, subdued a burglary suspect who had entered his home and held him until police arrived and arrested him.
  May 2, 2008
• Wife: Incapacitated meant unavailable
  Woman testifies in defense of cashing out husband's assets and selling their home while he was serving in Iraq.
  May 1, 2008
• Wife on trial over forging checks while husband was in Iraq
  The defendant cashed out retirement and college-savings accounts that didn't belong to her and used the money to buy a house in Fargo, the prosecution says.
  Apr 30, 2008
• Suspect in fatal St. Paul shooting says marijuana sale at stake
  One of three men charged with Reginald Buchannan's murder said he'd arranged to buy a half-ounce from the victim.
  Apr 29, 2008
• Defendant's words scared him, St. Paul boy testifies
  The 10-year-old said that Candyce Jones walked up to his father, a St. Paul police officer, and said: "Your son's going to end up getting killed."
  Apr 24, 2008

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