Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows keeps you up to date on the latest county happenings.
Each week, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows releases a newsletter. In case you haven't seen it, Apple Valley-Rosemount Patch has it.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows keeps you up to date on the latest county happenings.
Each week, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows releases a newsletter. In case you haven't seen it, Patch has it.
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Each week, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows releases a newsletter recapping the most interesting news.
Each week, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows releases a newsletter. In case you haven't seen it, Patch has it.
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Sen. Al Franken met this afternoon with counselors, safety experts and ISD 196 administrators at Dakota Hills Middle School.
Sen. Al Franken came to Eagan’s Dakota Hills Middle School this afternoon to discuss school safety protocols with counselors, safety experts and ISD 196 administrators in the wake of last month’s Newtown shootings. Franken repeatedly emphasized the importance of early treatment of mental illness and also spoke about lockdown drills and perimeter security in remarks to reporters after the meeting. “You [need to] catch this kind of mental illness early, treat it, so it doesn’t grow into something where you have somebody who becomes a shooter,” he said. ISD 196 superintendent Jane Berenz; the district’s safety director, Mark Parr; and Dakota Hills Middle principal Trevor Johnson were among the 12 participants in the closed-door roundtable …
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The Dakota County Sheriff's Office handled 235 vehicle crashes in 2012, down ten percent from 2011.
Each week, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows releases a newsletter. In case you haven't seen it, Patch has it.
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Also, Sen. Al Franken will be at Eagan's Dakota Hills Middle School on Monday to discuss school safety.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows said today that he supports a ban on the sale of high-capacity assault weapons. "I believe in the second amendment,” Bellows told Patch this morning, three weeks to the day after the Newtown, Conn., massacre in which 20 children were killed. “I’ve signed, over the years, 9,000 permits to carry" firearms. “But does the second amendment extend all the way to assault weapons and high-capacity magazines?" Bellows asked. "I don’t think it does.” On a separate but related note, Sen. Al Franken announced Friday that he will be at Eagan's Dakota Hills Middle School on Monday to meet "with several Minnesota educators, child advocates, and school-safety officials to discuss ongoing efforts to improve school safety…
7:54 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
sorry for the double post... *shrug* damn technology! more ›
In other recent news from around the region, Eagan's Nicholas David comes in third on "The Voice," and a wave of influenza hits Northfield schools.
You can't be in front of your computer 24 hours a day, so each weekend, Patch reviews the top recent stories from around the region. Here's a look at news from the past week that may interest you or have an impact on your life. To read the full story, click on the headline links: Kline Calls Connecticut Tragedy 'Unthinkable,' But Stays Mum on Gun Legislation The second district's Congressman John Kline has been a consistent supporter of gun rights. Gun Permit Requests Soar in Dakota County; Sheriff Questions State's Gun Laws Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows said Thursday that Minnesota’s permit-to-carry law allows some people with serious mental health issues to acquire firearms. Firefighters Respond to Blaze in Apple Valley Office…
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Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest county happenings.
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Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest county happenings.
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Cathy Frazier
9:43 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Nice to hear that Sen. Al Franken (and we're Republicans) is talking sense about mental health care in light of Sandy Hook. It was 'mentioned' the first day and then the President and media used the tragedy to push gun control when the real issue is the lack of mental health care in our country. It's one reason we have such a huge drug abuse problem here, too. Kudos to Al Franken from the Frazier… more ›