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Monday, December 10, 2012

Man Found Badly Hurt by Hwy. 65 Still Critical, Police Say

Anoka County Sheriff's Office will give update on his case Monday.

The mystery of the man found critically injured along Hwy. 65 in Fridley Saturday continues to confound investigators. The man, who authorities have not identified except by age (23), was found lying in a snowy ditch in the 7300 block of Hwy. 65 at 3 a.m. Saturday with a traumatic head injury and was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center according to the Star Tribune. Fridley Police Lt. Mike Monsrud said that according to the latest information he had seen, the man was still in critical condition and not able to speak or tell anyone what happened. "We're waiting for him to get better," Monsrud said by email Monday morning, adding that the Anoka County Sheriff's Office was taking the lead on the investigation. Anoka County Sheriff's …

Sunday, December 2, 2012

UPDATED: Spin-Out Smashes Bus Shelter at 73rd and University in Fridley

A one-vehicle accident took out the bus shelter at the southwest corner of the intersection. Three people in the vehicle went to the hospital.

Fridley has one fewer bus shelter after a vehicle spun out at 73rd and University avenues NE Saturday. Fridley Police Sgt. Jim Mork said Sunday that all three people in the vehicle were transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure. It was a one-vehicle crash, Mork said. The vehicle ended up in the ditch by the side of University Avenue, which is Minnesota Hwy. 47. The cause of the crash, including why the driver lost control, is under investigation, Mork said. The bus shelter at the southwest corner of the intersection was "really destroyed," Mork said. A crew from Metro Transit removed the debris and what was left of the shelter Saturday, he added. Related: Bus Shelter Will Be Replaced Anoka County Distpatch said the first …

Josh Davies

1:10 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012

Cops were there in what felt like 60 seconds, very good response time. They pushed us aside, took reports from us and sent us on the way so they could pry into the Jeep   more ›

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