Coon Rapids

Man injured in shooting at event hall in Coon Rapids

A man was injured by gunfire at an event hall in Coon Rapids Friday night. 

May 18, 2024 7:05pm CDT

1 dead in Coon Rapids following domestic incident call: Police

One person is dead after several agencies responded to the scene of a reported domestic incident early Wednesday morning in Coon Rapids.

May 1, 2024 3:39pm CDT

16-year-old shot at Coon Rapids YMCA expected to survive injuries

A 16-year-old boy who was shot at a YMCA in Coon Rapids Friday night is expected to survive, police say. 

April 27, 2024 4:13pm CDT

Coon Rapids YMCA shooting ‘not random’: Police

A shooting at a YMCA in Coon Rapids on Friday left one person shot at a scene that police do not believe is random.

April 26, 2024 10:38pm CDT

Coon Rapids head-on crash kills driver, injures 2 others

A driver was killed, and two others were injured, including a juvenile, in a head-on crash in Coon Rapids. 

April 19, 2024 9:00am CDT

Coon Rapids PD officer and cardiac arrest survivor teach thousands to save lives

Bryan Platz is a police officer working the "heart beat". His rolling suitcase of rescue CPR equipment and an advanced AED are the tools he carries in his squad car every day to save lives. But on this day, they’re his teaching tools.

April 4, 2024 9:32pm CDT

Coon Rapids triple homicide: Fridley man now faces first-degree murder charges

A man is now facing first-degree murder charges for his alleged involvement in dressing as a package delivery driver before fatally shooting three people inside a Coon Rapids home in January.

April 4, 2024 11:45am CDT

Coon Rapids triple homicide: Brothers charged with murder

Two more men are now facing charges in a Coon Rapids triple homicide in which police say the suspects pretended to be UPS delivery drivers.

February 15, 2024 3:33pm CST

Coon Rapids murder charges: Man dressed as UPS driver killed 3 people

A man dressed as a package delivery driver has been charged with murder, accused of fatally shooting three people inside a Coon Rapids home last week.

January 29, 2024 1:54pm CST

Coon Rapids killings: 3 victims identified as mom, husband and son

The three people who were killed at a home in Coon Rapids on Jan. 26 have been identified as a mother, her son and her husband.

January 29, 2024 10:31am CST

Man arrested in connection to 3 killed in Coon Rapids

A man has been arrested in connection to the three people found dead in a Coon Rapids home Friday afternoon, the Anoka County Sheriff's office said. 

January 27, 2024 2:06pm CST

3 dead in Coon Rapids following 911 call with ‘sounds of disturbance’

Authorities in the northern metro are investigating a homicide on Friday that left three people dead in Coon Rapids after a 911 call was placed with no one answering that had "sounds of disturbance."

January 26, 2024 3:20pm CST

Woman struck by 2 motorists, killed in Coon Rapids

A woman was killed Wednesday night in Coon Rapids after she was hit by two motorists, according to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. 

December 14, 2023 7:26am CST

Coon Rapids police investigating fatal crash involving stolen vehicle

A person has died after the stolen vehicle they were driving went off the road, struck a tree, and caught fire in Coon Rapids early Sunday morning, authorities said.

August 1, 2023 7:13pm CDT

Zipper merge crash in Coon Rapids before construction zone

When a driver sees a “lane closed ahead" sign with traffic backing up, they should stay in their current lane up to the point of merge, then take turns with other drivers to safely and smoothly ease into the remaining lane, explains MnDOT.

July 11, 2023 8:33pm CDT