Crime

St. Paul man tells cop he was peeing outside when he happened upon pistol and jar of pot

By Aaron Rupar Fri., Mar. 8 2013 at 8:04 AM
Categories: Crime, St. Paul
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Gavan O'Duffy
Who knew it was possible to find such treasures in the Midway?
Busted red-handed with an unlicensed pistol and jar of marijuana, 18-year-old Gavan O'Duffy needed to do some quick thinking.

SEE ALSO: Mark Starkovich pleads guilty to starting apartment fire while lighting marijuana pipe

The story he came up with sounds like something out of a gangster's wettest dream. O'Duffy told a St. Paul cop he was simply heeding nature's call when he made an extremely unlikely find.

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Sports

Jose Canseco desperately wants to play for St. Paul Saints

By Kevin Hoffman Fri., Mar. 1 2013 at 2:59 PM
Categories: Sports, St. Paul
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Jose Canseco is ready for his Saints uniform
Jose Canseco wants to take his talents to St. Paul.

The disgraced steroid-abusing slugger was the subject of a facetious Star Tribune column by Jim Souhan suggesting that Canseco would be a perfect match for the publicity-loving Saints.

Canseco would be perfect for the St. Paul Saints. He'd bring attention whether he played well or not. He'd probably say or do something crazy. And he might occasionally make contact with a fastball.

But now that Canseco has gotten wind of the idea, he has taken to Twitter to beg Saints' management to take him seriously.


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Education

St. Paul's Ramsey Junior High characterizes student-on-student stabbing as "horseplay"

By Aaron Rupar Wed., Feb. 20 2013 at 10:44 AM
Categories: Education, St. Paul
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Police call it an assault. Ramsey officials call it "horseplay."
After school last Thursday in St. Paul, a 13-year-old student cut a 14-year-old colleague on the forearm with an X-Acto knife. The incident reportedly occurred just off school grounds at Ramsey Junior High School, where both teens are students.

SEE ALSO: Semen-filled cupcake scandal rocks St. Paul's Como Park High School

School officials didn't contact police about the incident, but the victim's mother, Susan Stewart, later did. Stewart's son needed stitches, and the 13-year-old was eventually charged with second-degree assault.

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St. Paul cop Josh Lynaugh, 30, died after suffering foot chase-induced heart attack

By Aaron Rupar Mon., Feb. 18 2013 at 2:29 PM
Categories: St. Paul
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Lynaugh died more than a week after suffering a heart attack while on duty.
On February 16, St. Paul Officer Josh Lynaugh, 30, died of a what was initially reported to be a "medical condition" aggravated while he was on duty on February 8.

SEE ALSO: Gangster Disciples have hits out on Twin Cities cops following fishy officer-involved shooting

Yesterday, St. Paul police announced that Lynaugh, a decorated five-year veteran whose father was also a St. Paul cop, died after suffering a heart attack.

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Police

St. Paul police shoot and kill man after he stabs police dog to death

By Aaron Rupar Wed., Feb. 13 2013 at 8:30 AM
Categories: Police, St. Paul
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Kody died in the line of duty yesterday. And a man was killed, too.
A horrible scene unfolded on the 700 block of Aurora Avenue in St. Paul yesterday. A dog assisting police as they tried to apprehend a man wanted on sex crime charges was stabbed to death by the suspect, who was then shot to death by police.

SEE ALSO: St. Paul police brutality: No felony charges for cops who beat up, maced Eric Hightower

Comments made by St. Paul police spokesman Sgt. Paul Paulos suggest the knife-wielding man was shot and killed by police from 20 feet away.

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Police

Another photo of a second St. Paul cop crossdressing as a Muslim woman surfaces

By Aaron Rupar Mon., Feb. 11 2013 at 10:42 AM
Categories: Police, St. Paul
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Officer Jim Lee's 2010 Halloween costume is making waves more than two years later.
 St. Paul cops apparently get their jollies dressing up as Muslim women for Halloween.

SEE ALSO: Downtown St. Paul has become a whole lot whiter over the past decade

Last Friday, a photo purported to be of St. Paul officer Jim Lee wearing a hijab and blackface mask was unearthed on Twitter. Just seven days earlier, a similar photo of St. Paul officer Robert Buth also made the social media rounds.

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Robert Buth, hijab-wearing St. Paul cop, apologizes for culturally insensitive photo

By Aaron Rupar Wed., Feb. 6 2013 at 8:16 AM
Categories: Police, St. Paul
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Buth: "I sincerely regret that the image, which was never intended to become public, may have been viewed to be insensitive to the Muslim community."
 A day after a photo of him wearing a hijab, Target badge, and lipstick created a firestorm, St. Paul K-9 officer Robert Buth apologized yesterday for his ill-advised Halloween costume choice.

SEE ALSO: St. Paul PD investigating photo of purported off-duty cop crossdressing as Muslim woman

St. Paul Police Chief Tom Smith later chimed in with a statement endorsing Ruth's apology, so it appears the controversy won't land Ruth in seriously hot water.

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St. Paul PD investigating photo of purported off-duty cop crossdressing as Muslim woman

By Aaron Rupar Tue., Feb. 5 2013 at 8:18 AM
Categories: Police, St. Paul
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This isn't a good look for any police officer, but it's especially bad for one working in a city with a large Muslim population.
:::: UPDATE :::: Robert Ruth, hijab-wearing St. Paul cop, apologizes for culturally insensitive photo

Well, this is bizarre.

SEE ALSO: MNGOP Rep. Cindy Pugh compares Muslim women to garbage bags

Over the weekend, a photo purportedly showing an off-duty St. Paul police officer dressed in a hijab with a Target badge and wearing lipstick made the rounds on social media. On Sunday evening, D.C.-based journalist and former St. Paul resident Mukhtar Ibrahim brought the photo to the St. Paul PD's attention. Yesterday morning, St. Police police confirmed the photo is under investigation.

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Accidents

St. Paul street sign manufacturer needs a copy editor [IMAGE]

By Aaron Rupar Tue., Jan. 22 2013 at 10:28 AM
Categories: Accidents, St. Paul
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Oops!
A street sign on the west side of St. Paul that reads "Unversity Ave." will be replaced next week, about a month after it first went up.

SEE ALSO: Mpls-based Jostens gives graduates diplomas with 'education' spelled 'eduation'

The sign was installed by Lakeville-based Safety Signs, but the company says it isn't at fault for the mistake.

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Business

Eagle Street Grill lays off two-thirds of employees due to NHL lockout

By Aaron Rupar Fri., Nov. 30 2012 at 11:32 AM
Categories: Business, St. Paul, Wild
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The NHL lockout has cost 32 workers their jobs at Eagle Street Grille, according to its owner.
In a letter addressed to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, the owner of the Eagle Street Grille in downtown St. Paul urges an immediate end to a lockout he says has forced him to lay off two-thirds of his staff.

SEE ALSO: Wild goalie Josh Harding on MS diagnosis: "I don't look at this like I've got to take a new path"

Owner Joe Kasel says Wild game nights account for over 50 percent of his gross revenue -- revenue that's nowhere to be found as more and more games are canceled due to the NHL's no-end-in-sight labor dispute.

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