Ex-Mpls cop faces more robbery charges (KSTP)

Ex-Mpls cop faces more robbery charges:

A former Minneapolis SWAT team member and decorated Marine already indicted in the armed robbery of a suburban bank was charged Wednesday in seven new incidents, bringing the number of crimes he is accused of to 13...

Ex-Mpls. Cop Faces More Robbery Charges (WCCO)

Ex-Mpls. Cop Faces More Robbery Charges:

A former Minneapolis SWAT team member and decorated Marine already indicted in the armed robbery of a suburban bank was charged Wednesday in seven new incidents, bringing the number of crimes he is accused of to 13. The complaint said Timothy Edward Carson admitted to the seven new charges -- five armed robberies and two attempted robberies -- and admitted he had a gun each time...

Former Minneapolis cop charged in armed robberies in Dakota County (Pioneer Press)

Former Minneapolis cop charged in armed robberies in Dakota County:

Former Minneapolis SWAT team member Timothy Carson faces a new series of armed robbery charges — seven in all — related to holdups across suburban Dakota County. Charges filed Wednesday by the Dakota County attorney's office link him to the holdup of a man in a car in Eagan as well as robberies or attempted robberies at a Marathon gas station in Rosemount and a CVS pharmacy, a Quick Stop convenience store, a Walgreens and a U.S. Bank in Apple Valley...

Ex Mpls. cop charged with seven more armed robberies (Pioneer Press)

Ex Mpls. cop charged with seven more armed robberies:

Former Minneapolis SWAT team member Timothy Carson faces a new series of armed robbery charges — seven in all — related to hold-ups across suburban Dakota County. Charges filed by the Dakota County Attorney's office today link him to the hold-up of a man in a car in Eagan, as well as robberies or attempted robberies at a Marathon gas station in Rosemount, a CVS pharmacy, a Quik Stop convenience store, a Walgreens and a U.S. Bank in Apple Valley...

Ex-Minneapolis cop, already indicted on federal bank robbery charge, faces more counts (Star Tribune)

Ex-Minneapolis cop, already indicted on federal bank robbery charge, faces more counts:

A former police officer and decorated Marine already indicted in the armed robbery of a suburban Minneapolis bank has been charged in five new armed robberies and two attempted robberies. The complaint Wednesday says 28-year-old Timothy Edward Carson admits to the seven new crimes...

Ex-Mpls. cop charged in Dakota County robberies (Star Tribune)

Ex-Mpls. cop charged in Dakota County robberies:

A former Minneapolis police officer was charged Wednesday with five counts of first-degree aggravated robbery and two counts of first-degree attempted aggravated robbery in connection with a string of crimes in Apple Valley, Eagan and Rosemount from mid-December to early January. The charges in Dakota County against Timothy E. Carson, 28, of Apple Valley, follow his indictment last week in federal court on charges of armed bank robbery and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence...

Ex-Minneapolis cop faces more robbery charges (KARE)

Ex-Minneapolis cop faces more robbery charges:

A former Minneapolis SWAT team member and decorated Marine already indicted in the armed robbery of a suburban bank was charged Wednesday in seven new incidents, bringing the number of crimes he is accused of to 13. The complaint said Timothy Edward Carson admitted to the seven new charges -- five armed robberies and two attempted robberies -- and admitted he had a gun each time...

Todd Lappegaard, ex-cop who Tasered Rolando Ruiz, wants his job back (City Pages)

Todd Lappegaard, ex-cop who Tasered Rolando Ruiz, wants his job back:

The video released in November is pretty shocking. Rolando Ruiz can be seen standing still, with hands on the hood of a Minneapolis Police Department cruiser, when Todd Lappegaard stands behind him and Tasers him in the neck. In a flash, Ruiz can be seen falling to the ground...

Mpls. cop fired over Taser arrest wants his job back (Star Tribune)

Mpls. cop fired over Taser arrest wants his job back:

A Minneapolis police officer fired after a video showed him using a Taser to subdue a suspect wants his job back. The video showing officer Todd Lappegaard Tasering a man in the neck during an arrest in April made for disturbing television when it was released in November after the suspect sued Lappegaard and the Minneapolis Police Department. It shows the man standing in front of Lappegaard's police cruiser with his hands on the hood; a moment later, the man is falling to the ground, screaming, as Lappegaard jolts him with 50,000 volts of electricity...

Fired Cop Who Tasered Man Tells His Side (WCCO)

Fired Cop Who Tasered Man Tells His Side:

A Minneapolis police officer who was fired after dash-cam video showed him using a Taser on a teenager is telling his side of the story for the first time. Former Police Officer Todd Lappegaard told WCCO he feels he was "railroaded" by the police department because of the media coverage. He also said the video did not tell the entire story behind his confrontation with Roland Ruiz last November...

Minneapolis police officer indicted in bank robbery (KARE)

Minneapolis police officer indicted in bank robbery:

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Minneapolis police SWAT team member in the robbery of an Apple Valley bank... Authorities say Carson also has confessed to several other armed robberies in the Twin Cities area.

(Story can also be found here.)

Former Minneapolis cop Timothy Carson indicted in bank heist (City Pages)

Former Minneapolis cop Timothy Carson indicted in bank heist:

More bad news for Timothy Carson, the ex-Minnespolis cop who police say went on an armed robbery spree last month in Minneapolis and Apple Valley: A federal grand jury has indicted the 28-year-old with one count of armed bank robbery and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence...

Man beaten by Mpls. cops in '09 after stop files federal suit (Star Tribune)

Man beaten by Mpls. cops in '09 after stop files federal suit:

A man whose recorded beating changed how Minneapolis police handle use-of-force incidents has filed a federal excessive force lawsuit after negotiations with the city failed to yield a settlement of his claims. Derryl Jenkins filed the suit Monday based on an incident last February when police stopped him for allegedly speeding...

According to the lawsuit: When stopped, Jenkins was confused about what he allegedly did wrong, asked to speak to a supervisor, and got out of his vehicle. Officer Richard Walker wrestled him to the ground and called for backup. At least six officers punched and kicked Jenkins as he lay face down in a snowbank, and one officer stunned him three times with a Taser.Jenkins went to the hospital with facial injuries. He was charged with felony assault and refusing a blood-alcohol test, but a prosecutor and judge eventually dropped the charges. A few minutes after the incident, officer Scott Dahlquist sent a text describing it as "A GOOD FIGHT." ...

Attached to the suit are Lt. Mike Sauro's "use of force" comments. Sauro calls it a "myth" that "blows to the head are deadly force." ...

Jenkins sues Minneapolis police for beating caught on tape (City Pages)

Jenkins sues Minneapolis police for beating caught on tape:

Derryl Jenkins, the Brooklyn Center man who was stomped by Minneapolis police officers a year ago, is suing the city of Minneapolis and several officers for violating his civil rights and using excessive force. Video footage of the incident and photos of the aftermath surfaced last summer, drawing scrutiny to the Minneapolis police department. The video begins with officer Richard Walker pulling over Jenkins. After some apparent confusion, a struggle ensues and Walker pulls Jenkins' jacket over his head. Several other officers soon arrive and join in...

Former Mpls cop indicted in bank robbery (KSTP)

Former Mpls cop indicted in bank robbery:

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Minneapolis police SWAT team member in the robbery of an Apple Valley Wells Fargo bank...