Monday, October 1, 2012
Kent Stahel was riding a motorcycle in the procession for one of the victims of Thursday's Minneapolis workplace shooting.
A 66-year-old man—who was helping lead the funeral procession for Rami Cooks, one of the victims of Thursday's Minneapolis workplace shooting—was seriously injured Sunday in St. Louis Park when he crashed his motorcycle into a truck. Kent Edward Stahel, of St. Paul, was turning left onto Minnetonka Boulevard from Kentucky Avenue when he slammed into a truck that was already in the intersection. Stahel had red and blue lights flashing, according to a police report. He was alert after the accident, according to a witness, but was bleeding profusely and taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center. Update Monday at 1 p.m.: Kent Stahel is currently in satisfactory condition, according to a hospital spokeswoman. The driver of the truck, 31-year-…
A wrap-up of police, fire and court incidents in the west metro for the week of Sept. 23-29, 2012, including report promoting prostitution and drug possessions.
The following is a collection of articles that recently appeared on Patch sites in Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story. Gunman Opens Fire, Kills Four, Self at Minneapolis Business A shooting Thursday at a Minneapolis neighborhood business has sent ripples throughout the Twin Cities as victims are identified. The suspect, who witnesses said was released from his job earlier that day, killed himself. Man Gets 28 Months in Prison For Robbing Strip Club Patron Antonio James Jackson was charged with robbing a man earlier this summer and sentenced on Aug. 31. Two Charged …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Every week we provide a recap of the top stories from the following Patch sites in the west metro.
This week's selection also includes tongue-in-cheek names for a suburb's neighborhoods, the results of an investigation into an officer's death and a perfume heist.
Editor's Note: Every week we provide a recap of the top stories from the following Patch sites: Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Six of our Patch towns had connections to Thursday's shooting at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis. Shooting Victim From SLP Was a 'Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather' Reuven Rahamim attended St. Louis Park's Beth El Synagogue, where he was on the board of directors. Spring Lake Park Man among 6 Killed in Minneapolis, MN Shooting 'Nice UPS Man' Keith Basinski died at Access Signage in Bryn Mawr neighborhood—'wrong place, wrong time,' according to police. Maple Grove Man Identified as …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Rami Cooks, of Minnetonka, died of a gunshot wound to the head and “was a victim of the workplace incident yesterday.”
A 62-year-old Minnetonka man has died as a result of the Minneapolis shooting on Thursday, Sept. 27 at Accent Signage Systems. Rami Cooks “was a victim of the workplace incident yesterday” who died at Hennepin County Medical Center after a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner. Cooks died at the hospital at 11:18 p.m. after being shot at 4:35 p.m. Cooks was a native of Israel who worked at Accent Signage as a production manager, according to American Jewish World. Other victims identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner Office that died include: Reuven Rahamim, 61, of St. Louis Park Ronald Edberg, 58, of Brooklyn Center Keith Basinski, 50, of Spring Lake Park Jacob Bruce Beneke, 34, of …
