A male suspect was critically injured after an alleged violation of an order for protection, a vehicle chase with police and ensuing standoff inside a vehicle in Forest Lake on Sunday afternoon.

A prison inmate serving time for attempted first-degree murder will be serving at least six and a half more years in prison after stabbing a correctional officer with a handmade shank. Inmate Adrian Dominique Bell, 31, was already serving more than 13 years in the Stillwater prison for shooting a man seven times in an attempt to kill him back in 2012.

A man was fatally shot Saturday night in a residential area of the Payne-Phalen neighborhood on Saint Paul’s east side, bringing the number of homicides in the city this year so far to 34, which matches the record set in 1992. The city also matched that number in 2020, with a total homicide count all year of 34.

A 44-year-old man from Willernie faces two felony charges after an incident on Sunday morning resulting in a SWAT team callout. According to the criminal complaint, around 1:42 a.m., officers were dispatched to a residence on Wildwood Road in Willernie and a caller reported that Travis Terry Emerfoll was threatening other people inside the home with a knife. Deputies observed Emerfoll holding a large silver knife, he refused to comply with officers and barricaded himself inside the house, documents say.

Exclusive video released to MN CRIME shows the stolen squad car dash camera video from a wild pursuit and eventual crash last August in St. Louis County. Joshua Harjamaki, 21, stole the sheriff’s office patrol squad car from out front of the county courthouse in Virginia about 10:20 p.m. August 2nd.

Maplewood firefighters responded to an apartment fire on the 500 block of Skillman Ave E on Saturday afternoon. Residents reported smoke on the first floor and evacuated the building. Firefighters determined an apartment on the first floor had caught fire.

Emergency crews in Arden Hills responded to a two-car crash near the intersection of Highway 96 and Hamline Ave. N. around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. Deputies arrived and found one vehicle with heavy damage, and a person apparently ejected from the vehicle, with CPR being performed by a bystander. A second injured person was also located, but the extent of their injuries is unknown.