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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
St. Paul police looking for hit-and-run driver who critically injured pedestrian
Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and critically injured a pedestrian Tuesday night in St. Paul. Officers were called about 10:50 p.m. and were told that a Nissan Sentra rear-ended a vehicle at Johnson Parkway and East Seventh Street, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman. The Nissan's driver didn't stop, and the driver of the vehicle that was struck followed. About half a mile away, the Nissan hit a pedestrian in the area of Phalen Boulevard and Johnson Parkway. The Nissan left the area. The driver who followed the Nissan called 911 and their passenger began life-saving measures for the pedestrian, Vixayvong said. The pedestrian was unresponsive and St. Paul Fire Department medics took the woman to Regions Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Nissan was abandoned at Maryland Avenue and Phalen Boulevard. Police set up a perimeter with K-9 tracking and assistance from the Minnesota State Patrol helicopter. They did not find the suspect. The Nissan had not been reported as stolen and police are working to determine who was driving it, Vixayvong said. Eichorn argues federal prosecutors singling him out after child sex sting Man charged with aiding an offender in teen's killing at Northtown Mall has an open manslaughter case Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex says she joined 'cuckold' sex marathons to feel loved by him Weinstein jury pores over accuser's emails during deliberations Weinstein jury set to keep deliberating after tensions spill into public
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Yahoo
St. Paul fire inspector kidnapped, attempted to sexually assault teen: Charges
The Brief A 73-year-old man is charged with attempted criminal sexual conduct after allegedly trying to sexually assault a 13-year-old. Investigators say the girl missed her school bus, and thought the 73-year-old was a security officer. Court documents show that instead of giving her a ride to school, he took her to his apartment. ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - It was a terrifying morning for a 13-year-old girl who was just trying to make it to school. Last month, after missing the bus, the girl ended up in a car with a man who is now charged with allegedly trying to sexually assault her. The City of St. Paul says that the man is a 73-year-old DSI Fire Inspector with The City. What we know Court documents say on May 21, a 13-year-old girl missed her school bus, and walked blocks to try to get to school. It was raining, and the girl stopped on Phalen Boulevard in St. Paul to go to a medical clinic to ask for help getting to school. That's where she encountered 73-year-old James Allen Thomas sitting in a gray SUV, near the entrance of the clinic. Thomas asked if the 13-year-old needed help. Court documents say she was shivering when she said yes, and through her iPad, she communicated that she needed a ride to middle school. Because of his uniform, she thought he was a security officer. Documents show Thomas turned off both his cell phones after leaving the clinic. Investigators say instead of taking the 13-year-old to school, Thomas drove her to his apartment on the 1100 block of Agate Street. Court documents say the girl noticed a foul smell and saw beer cans. He motioned for her to go to the bedroom, where Thomas attempted to sexually assault the girl. He then allegedly offered the girl $50 twice to do sexual acts with him, and she said no both times. Investigators say, afterward, Thomas grabbed the 13-year-old's iPad and asked if it had the location finder on. She said she didn't know and needed to get to school. Thomas then took the girl back to his car and started driving, court documents say. While driving, Thomas asked the girl several questions, including what her address was, to which she gave her school address. Thomas then took the girl to her middle school. Court documents say when the girl got out of Thomas' SUV she approached a school staff member and hugged them tightly and was shaking, visibly upset, that staff member told investigators. Thomas got out of the vehicle and told the staff member he was a "Sergeant with the St. Paul Fire Department." What they're saying The St. Paul Fire Department tells FOX 9 they don't have the ranking of sergeant or an employee named James Allen Thomas. The City of St. Paul says Thomas is a DSI Fire Safety Inspector II with the city. Documents show Thomas was arrested Thursday, admitting to seeing the 13-year-old in the clinic parking lot off Phalen Boulevard and giving her a ride to school. But he denied it took him 45 minutes to travel 6.5 miles to the girl's school. What's next The documents also say Thomas also denies trying to have sexual contact with the 13-year-old. He added that the girl looked about 10-years-old and seemed scared while she was with him. Thomas posted bail, and he is charged with kidnapping, second-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct and soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fire damage closes Groundswell cafe in St. Paul
The Groundswell cafe in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood had a "surreal and pretty awful night" this week when the business caught fire on May 21. The cafe, sitting on the first floor of a building at Thomas and Hamilne avenues, caught fire late on Wednesday night, causing damage to the restaurant and the apartments above. "Everyone is safe, and that is what matters most," the cafe wrote on Facebook after the fire. The St. Paul Fire Department, which was dispatched to the scene just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, was able to extinguish the fire and save a cat from one of the apartments, per the Pioneer Press. Smoke damage has also forced the closure of neighboring shops We Are the Starborn and Liminal Lounge. "The smoke damage forced us to close our doors until further notice, and as small, independent businesses, the amount [of] property damage and inability to be open to the public is both overwhelming and devastating to our livelihoods," We Are the Starborn wrote on Instagram. Due to the fire, Groundswell, which opened in 2009, has temporarily closed its doors with no reopening date lined up. In response, a GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support the cafe and its employees. "This fund will go towards securing a financial safety net for the staff to aid them during this troubling time," the fundraiser says. The campaign aims to raise $25,000 and had collected more than $7,600 in donations from the community by Sunday. Additionally, We Are the Starborn is having an online sale to support its recovery. It says in a social media post that 10% of all sales and donations will be given to Groundswell.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested in domestic violence homicide in St. Paul home
St. Paul Police said Saturday they've arrested a man on suspicion of murder. Officers found a woman, who her friends said was in a relationship with the suspect, dead in the couple's Frogtown home early Friday. Her 2-year-old daughter was also in the home and not harmed. Police said they located the suspect in Minneapolis. The 34-year-old is being held in the Ramsey County jail. Officers responded to a request to check a person's well-being about 5:15 a.m. Friday at a house on Edmund Avenue between Virginia and Farrington streets. A caller reported a woman might have been injured and that a toddler might have been left alone, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman, said Friday afternoon. St. Paul Fire Department medics pronounced the 33-year-old woman dead at the scene. Police did not say Friday how she was killed. The woman and the suspect were the parents of the 2-year-old girl, she told police who responded to a domestic assault in 2023 at the Edmund Avenue house, which they owned together, according to court and property records. The suspect was twice convicted of domestic assault against the woman, and once convicted of assault against a woman he was previously in a relationship with, Minnesota court records show. Help for domestic violence in Minnesota is available 24/7 through the Day One hotline by calling 866-223-1111 or texting 612-399-9995. Charges filed in Minneapolis shooting that killed 4, including St. Paul man Weinstein accuser breaks down in tears as she's questioned about alleged sexual assault Man sentenced to 53 years in prison for hate crime that left 6-year-old Palestinian American boy dead Woman killed in St. Paul home, her 2-year-old found unharmed Luigi Mangione case: Defense seeks to drop terrorism charge, suppress evidence
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Yahoo
Pedestrian dies after she's struck by teen driver in St. Paul
A 76-year-old woman died after she was struck by a teen driver in St. Paul on Sunday. The crash happened about 3:40 p.m. at Third and Flandrau streets in the Eastview neighborhood of the East Side. St. Paul Fire Department medics took the woman to Regions Hospital, where she died soon after, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman. The 17-year-old driver stayed at the scene and was cooperative with the investigation, which is ongoing. Foul play not suspected in deaths of 2 in vehicle at St. Paul shopping center Authorities asking for help finding woman believed held against her will Four-alarm fire destroys multiple buildings on Renaissance Festival grounds Ramsey County to pay $3.6M to family of hemophiliac who died after 2022 arrest, jailing After fire at St. Paul church, owner wants to secure steeple, return to ministering
