Crime

Rochester Woman Sentenced to 20 Years For Helping Terrorist Group

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 4:31pm

Minneapolis, MN - (AP) - A Rochester woman convicted of conspiring to send money to the terrorist group al-Shabab in Somalia has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Amina Farah Ali was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on 13 terror-related counts. Each count held a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Authorities say Ali and her co-defendant, Hawo Mohamed Hassan, went door-to-door raising money in the name of charity, but routed the funds to al-Shabab.

Their attorneys say the women are humanitarians who gave money to orphans, as well as to a group working to push foreign troops out of Somalia.

Hassan is also being sentenced on Thursday. They are among nine people sentenced this week in the long-running federal investigations into terror recruiting and financing for al-Shabab.

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A Lesson to Help Prevent Car Thefts

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Friday, April 26th, 2013, 6:38pm

(ABC 6 NEWS) -- More than seven thousand cars are stolen in Minnesota each year. Friday in Rochester a group of future law enforcement got a unique lesson in how to crack down on these crimes.

In just 20 minutes mechanics showed the students how a car can chopped for parts.

"Just to understand how fast a car can be gone, it's that simple," said Lehman’s Garage president Richard Cossette.

Lehman's garage out of Minneapolis helped demonstrate.

"The big panels they'll sell those, the fenders they turn around and sell those, and the engine will be resold,” said Cossette.

The goal of the demonstration to teach these Minnesota law enforcement explorers to recognize auto theft schemes.

"Teaching various indicators that they should look for in the field, when they are taking reports," said organizer Daniel Lueth.

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Fallen Soldier's Mother is Latest Scam Victim

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Friday, April 26th, 2013, 12:38pm

(ABC 6 News) - The mother of a Stewartville soldier who was killed in action is the most recent victim of an online scam.

Jacqueline Carson’s son Nicholas Dickhut was killed in Afghanistan last year on April 29^th, the day of his younger brother’s birthday. In order to cheer up her younger son on his birthday this year she had hoped to buy him a puppy.

According to the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Department she replied to an online post for a puppy in California. The post told her to send $230 dollars and then the puppy would be shipped.

She sent the money, but grew suspicious when the post asked her to send an additional $400 dollars to receive the dog.

The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Department says it's investigating the case.

Carson told ABC 6 News she is still hoping to get her son a dog for his birthday.

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UPDATE: Six Search Warrants Served in Rochester

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Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 11:22am

(ABC 6 News) - The Rochester Police Department says along with the Tortilleria Jalisco Mexican Restaurant raid, there were at least five other search warrants executed by federal agencies Wednesday afternoon.

Were told two of the six search warrants were businesses and the other four were residences. There was also a possible search warrant executed at a storage locker.

According to Rochester police the IRS was the lead agency on the search warrants, but there were other federal agencies involved.

Captain Brian Winters said while it’s not uncommon for them to assist in federal search warrants, the number executed was.

“We receive regular requests from other agencies, but the volume of this one was significant,” said Captain Winters.

Rochester police only assisted in securing the location and did not take anyone into custody themselves.

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IRS Investigating Mexican Restaurant

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Wednesday, April 10th, 2013, 4:32pm

(ABC 6 NEWS) -- The Internal Revenue Service spent Wednesday morning at a Mexican restaurant in Rochester. The IRS says federal agents arrived late morning at Tortilleria Jalisco Restaurant on Elton Hills Drive.

Authorities are giving out few details as to why they are there, only telling ABC 6 News they are investigating illegal actions.

ABC 6 News is working to get more information. We'll have the latest details tonight at 5:00 and 6:00.

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Car Dealership Hit for a 4th Time

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Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 12:18pm

(ABC 6 News) - A Rochester car dealership is having a big problem. Someone keeps stealing cars from it's lot.

The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Department says Chaddock Auto Sales has now been robbed four times.

This time it was a maroon colored truck worth nearly $1,800 which was stolen sometime between April 3rd and the 8th.

There are no suspects at this time.

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UPDATE: Rochester Police Investigate Shooting And Large Fight

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Monday, March 25th, 2013, 12:08pm

UPDATE: Rochester Police Investigate Shooting And Large Fight

(ABC 6 NEWS)- The Rochester police department is investigating two incidents that broke out over the weekend and may have started at The Whiskey Bones Roadhouse in Rochester.

The first incident started early Saturday morning after police got a call from St. Marys Hospital about a victim with gunshot wounds. Police say the victim had been shot twice in the lower body.

They say the altercation most likely started during a bar fight at Whiskey Bones around 1:40 a.m. Both parties left the bar. The victim then went to an apartment.

Police say the shooting occurred outside an apartment building off Northern Hills Drive in the early morning hours. The victim says he was walking down the street when a male approached in a dark sweatshirt with his face covered up and fired several shots.

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