Archive for minneapolis

Bus driver leaves 4-year-old at a homeless shelter on first day of school

Saturday, September 1st, 2012

A 4-year-old girl from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was dropped off at a homeless shelter miles away from her home by her school bus driver on the first day of school. The girl, LadyOurlove McInnis, had boarded the proper school bus, but the tag affixed to her backpack indicating which stop she was meant to be dropped ... read more »

Ex-boyfriend attacks teen girl’s father

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Perhaps this 15-year-old girl’s parents will think twice before letting her date a 19-year-old in the first place. Police were on the hunt for a 15-year-old girl dragged kicking and screaming from her northeast Minneapolis back yard Thursday by a former boyfriend who had just cold-cocked her father, leaving him hospitalized. Police were looking for ... read more »

Mother fatal victim of car chase

Monday, April 7th, 2008

A 15-year-old in Minneapolis driving a stolen car was being chased by police when the teen rammed the car into a mother driving herself and her 6-year-old son to Sunday school. The woman was killed, and her son is in critical condition. In a gross injustice, the teenager only received minor injuries. The boy, who ... read more »

Minnesota girl dies from flu

Friday, February 29th, 2008

We’re already extremely paranoid about the flu, a seemingly innocuous virus that most think will just mean a couple days home from work or school, but that actually kills about 20,000 people a year especially the elderly and young children. The first tragic case at the beginning of this year’s flu season comes from Minnesota, ... read more »

Woman formally charged in death of Demond Reed

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Carla Poole of Minneapolis, Minnesota has now been formally charged with the murder of Demond Reed. Demond, who was only 4 years old, was in Poole’s custody (she’s a family member) because his father had been incarcerated a month earlier. Poole allegedly beat Demond because he soiled his pants. Our heart is absolutely breaking right ... read more »

Body of missing Chicago boy found in Minneapolis

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Demond Reed, a 4-year-old Chicago boy living with his cousin in Minneapolis, was reported missing last Wednesday. Upon further investigation, Minneapolis police actually found Desmond’s body inside the house where he was staying: The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office is trying to determine how and when Demond died, but police say they’re investigating it as ... read more »