Abby Simons
Team Leader
Public SafetyAbby Simons is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Public Safety Editor. Her team covers crime and courts across the metro.
Latest from Abby Simons
O’Hara: Practice of locking doors before Mass at Annunciation likely saved ‘countless lives’
Two children were killed and 18 injured when shooter Robin Westman fired through the windows.
August 29, 2025
Minneapolis police on defensive after neighbor allegedly shoots man who had reported numerous threats
The victim and several council members called out police for not doing enough to arrest the man.
October 26, 2024
Charge: Teen with criminal history rode bike up to St. Paul man, fired fatal shots and pedaled away
The 16-year-old has been arrested several times earlier in Ramsey County and had a warrant active for his arrest.
September 13, 2024
Jamal Mitchell: Officer, father, fiancé and people person whose happiness radiated
Allison Seed said she cannot recall the fallen Minneapolis police officer “without a smile on his face. He was always looking for a way to have a conversation.”
June 1, 2024
Body camera video shows Minnetonka man repeatedly shooting at deputies before dying in firefight
“Suspect is down in the yard, he was firing at us again, we are giving him commands at this time,” one deputy said.
April 25, 2024
Gruesome crime at Loring Park grocery shocks and saddens a neighborhood
Robert Skafte was a friendly face at the Oak Grove Grocery for decades and performed across the Twin Cities. A suspect is jailed for allegedly impaling Skafte with a golf club.
December 10, 2023
Behind the story: One night in Minneapolis
A Q&A with Star Tribune reporter Andy Mannix
September 6, 2022
Man dead, woman questioned after shooting at Minneapolis townhome
An argument preceded the shooting, police said.
August 29, 2022
BCA releases file in Amir Locke death, including more video
Newly released body camera videos by state investigators show additional angles of the chaotic seconds before 22-year-old Amir Locke was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer during a predawn raid two months ago.
April 12, 2022
Man shot and killed outside St. Paul funeral is identified
Police say the shooting involved a gang dispute.
February 22, 2022
Stillwater prison remains on lockdown following weekend attack on two correctional officers
Both were treated for their injuries and released.
February 21, 2022
