Monday, May 21, 2012
A monthly rundown of the top 10 suspects that the Dakota County Sheriff's Office is searching for.
The Dakota County Sheriff's Office has issued warrants for all the individual featured in this gallery. If you encounter them, the DCSO asks that you please be cautious: All should be considered dangerous. If you know the whereabouts of any of the people featured in this gallery, you can contact your local police or the DCSO at (651) 438-4740. You can leave an anonymous tip.
A nationwide arrest warrant was issued May 11 for Shawn LaJuan Primus, charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
A Brooklyn Center man accused of repeatedly forcing a young Burnsville girl to perform oral sex was arrested Sunday in Hastings. Shawn LaJuan Primus, 38, is charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, each of which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $40,000 fine. A nationwide arrest warrant was issued for him on May 11. According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were called a home on May 9 on a report of criminal sexual conduct involving a young girl. The child, who turned 10 in March, told authorities that Primus frequently woke her up in the middle of the night, performed oral sex on her and forced her to perform oral sex on him. She said it began last September and happened about …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Thirty military-bound high school seniors also were recognized last week, and area residents came out for the annual Taste of Lakeville.
Though you might live or work in Burnsville, chances are you traveling to or through our neighboring communities as well. Here are some of the stories posted on our neighboring Patch sites last week that could impact, help or be of interest to you. Read each story by clicking on the headline link. Community Members Fight Residential Development Plans When Pat Campbell moved to the neighborhood surrounding Parkview Golf Club in Eagan 18 years ago, he thought he'd found his own slice of "Shangri-La." Partly for this reason, Campbell and other community members are opposed to a local developer's plans to convert the golf course into a 175-unit residential development. Eagan Man Arrested After Allegedly Exposing Himself at Rosemount Library …
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows catches you up on the latest county happenings.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Two people were on the moped when it crashed into a fence on May 8.
A Burnsville man who died May 8 after the moped he was riding on struck a fence in Savage was not alone on the vehicle, police now say. "I can confirm that (there) were two persons on the moped at the time of the crash," Savage Police Capt. Dave Muelken told Patch. He declined to release any details about the person's identity, however. "Further details are not being released until the investigation has been concluded," he said. Savage police and the Minnesota State Patrol are reconstructing the crash as part of the investigation, which could take four to six weeks. Brett Michael Raley, 18, died shortly after the crash which occurred at approximately 2:16 a.m. May 8. The funeral service is scheduled was Friday, May 11, at White Funeral …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Police say Juan Carlos Dorsonville stole a car out of a woman's garage and threatened to kill her if she had anything to do with other men.
A Burnsville man has been charged with stealing a car and threatening to kill a woman if she took up with another man. Juan Carlos Dorsonville, 43, is charged with two felonies in the May 14 incident: making terroristic threats and car theft, each of which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Dorsonville remains in the Dakota County Jail on a $20,000 bond. An omnibus hearing in his case is scheduled June 12 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings. According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were called to a home just after 2:30 p.m. May 14 on a report of a possible burglary. The victim told police that she had gotten a call from Dorsonville in which he told her he was inside her home and …
The trail has gone cold in the search for Lorenzo Moreno-Pacheco, a 61-year-old Burnsville man who disappeared a month ago.
¿No habla ingles? Lee lo en español A month of searching has yielded little insight into the disappearance of Lorenzo Moreno-Pacheco (also known as Lorenzo Pacheco-Orozco), a vulnerable adult who went missing on April 15. As of Thursday, the Burnsville Police Department had no signs and no leads, in spite of their efforts. The 61-year-old was last seen around 6:30 a.m. on April 15, near his home in southwest Burnsville. The missing man does not speak English and suffers from dementia as a result of a head injury. He stands approximately five feet, six inches and weighs about 150 pounds. He walks with a limp. He was last seen wearing black pants and a red shirt. Over the last month, the BPD has conducted multiple searches on the air and …
Lisa Raley is still reeling from the loss of her youngest son, Brett Michael Raley, whose death is still under investigation.
It's Mother's Day 2012— a beautiful, sunny day. Lisa Raley is at her parents' house in Prior Lake, surrounded by flowers— long-stem roses, lilies, bright Gerber daisies— but something very precious is missing: Her son, Brett, who died suddenly last week in a moped accident on a quiet Savage street. Outside the house, Lower Prior Lake sparkles and a light breeze rustles through a green canopy of trees—scene of many happy memories of Brett. Inside, a deep silence fills the house, punctuated only by the squeals of Brett's nephew, a toddler. The family seems to be waiting for the door to open, for their restless Brett to come home. In the corner, a single candle flickers before his portrait. "He could not sit still for nothing. He hated just …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Police say Chandralall Thakur repeatedly punched a woman, ripped out a clump of her hair and pulled a knife after she refused his advances.
A Burnsville man has been charged with punching a Burnsville woman repeatedly and threatening to “put her in the emergency room” when she refused to have sex with him. Chandralall Thakur, 29, is charged with two felonies: third-degree assault and making terroristic threats, each of which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were called to a home just after 11:30 a.m. May 5 on a report of a woman who had been assaulted. Police found the woman sitting on the steps, crying, with a swollen and bruised left eye. She told officers that her friend, Thakur, had come to her home earlier to give her money to pay her cell phone bill, and they began arguing. The …
Firefighters worked for over two hours to extinguish the blaze. Homeowner: "Four years ago our house in Minneapolis burned down. This time I think we've lost everything."
A fire has ravaged a home in Savage, leaving a family of 11 physically unharmed but homeless. The fire broke out around 4:15 p.m. on Monday, raging through a house near the 4800 block of West 140th Street and Ottawa Avenue. The fire sent a giant plume of black smoke into the sky, visible from over a mile away. The fire seems to have started in the garage, but quickly spread to the rest of the structure. Next door neighbor Arnie Carlson first noticed the smoke. He looked out the window and saw the family's minivan completely engulfed and the garage on fire. "It just spread so fast," Carlson said. "It went roaring through the rest of the house." For over two hours, fire crews from Savage, Burnsville and Prior Lake are still worked to put …
Nancy Cruise
8:11 am on Monday, May 21, 2012
Pure evil. That poor girl. more ›