Minneapolis, MN
MN Border Patrol Stops $1.34M Shipment Of Fake Chinese Engines

MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Minneapolis-St. Paul’s Express Consignment Facility says they intercepted 42 pallets containing a total of 1,134 fraudulent gas engines on Jan. 23.
The engines, which came from China, had an appraised value of $1.34 million.
Each pallet contained 27 gas engines and was heading to various businesses across the U.S. The engines were seized for not providing the proper documentation and were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation.
“I’m extremely proud of the diligent and professional work of CBP officers and import specialists who applied their keen knowledge and expertise to effectively target, identify and hold these suspicious shipments,” said LaFonda D. Sutton Burke, the Chicago Field Office director in a statement.
“This is an unusual seizure, but a critically important one, and our officers once again show how their training and skill enables CBP to be a strong frontline of defense against faulty goods that can endanger the lives of innocent citizens.”
CBP officers screen international travelers and cargo at U.S. ports of entry. They look for illegal drugs, unreported cash, weapons, counterfeit products, banned agricultural items, and other dangerous goods. These efforts help protect public safety, U.S. businesses, and the country’s economy, officials said.

Minneapolis, MN
As Minneapolis Park Board changes registration for youth sports, pre-existing teams are out

Last year, Park Board youth leagues had 806 teams and a total of more than 10,200 athletes. About 10% of the teams were pre-formed, with about 925 participants.
The Park Board is rolling out central registration this spring for baseball, softball, track and field, and flag football because those sports have the fewest pre-formed teams. Seeing how central registration plays out may inform changes later.
Jack Bartsh, the Park Board’s director of athletics, aquatics, ice arenas and golf, said he was optimistic that central registration would improve participation in park leagues over time, but he acknowledged there would be growing pains in the near term.
“I’m willing to go to great lengths to try to get the kids participating and to get the coaches involved,” Bartsh said, promising to go door-to-door at Little Earth to help sign up kids if necessary.
“We’ll get a better idea of how things look after we run through this first season. And if we have to make adjustments, we’ll make adjustments. But I do believe we’re heading in the right direction.”
St. Paul Parks and Recreation spokeswoman Clare Cloyd said teams formed by outside organizations, such as the West Side Boosters, are welcome in St. Paul.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis man pleads guilty to role in fatal Edina parking lot shooting

A 23-year-old Minneapolis man pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree murder in connection to a deadly Edina shooting in December 2023.
According to court documents, Kayvon Madison and about a dozen other people were celebrating a birthday at a restaurant in a strip mall on West 70th Street in Edina on the evening of Dec. 2, 2023.
The shooting happened in the parking lot as some of the celebrants were leaving.
Surveillance video allegedly shows Madison, the victim — identified as 23-year-old Jamal Roberson — and three other men leaving the restaurant and taking pictures in the parking lot. Witnesses said after the pictures, Madison prompted an argument with Roberson by making comments about Roberson’s deceased friend.
The video allegedly showed Madison shooting Roberson five times. Roberson died at the scene, according to the complaint.
Madison’s sentencing is schedueld for April 23.
Minneapolis, MN
MN funeral for slain Border Patrol Agent David Maland held at Fort Snelling

Slain U.S. Border Patrol Agent laid to rest in MN
U.S. Border Patrol Agent, and Minnesota native, David Maland was laid to rest at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery Saturday. Maland was killed during a shootout in Vermont in January. FOX 9’s Babs Santos has more.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The service for slain Border Patrol Agent David Maland was held Saturday.
Friends and family held a service in Richfield before a funeral procession carried the remains to Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Honoring Agent Maland
MN procession for slain Border Patrol agent [RAW]
A procession from a Richfield funeral home to Fort Snelling was held for slain Border Patrol Agent David Maland, who is being buried with full military honors.
Big picture view:
Border Patrol Agent David Maland will be buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery with full military honors.
A service for Maland was held on Saturday morning in Richfield.
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