Matt DeBow

Maryville

Managing Editor at ABC Newspapers

Crime and courts reporter for the The Daily Times. Always on the lookout for breaking news.

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Articles

Brooklyn Park teen dies in Northtown Mall shooting

2 weeks ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

A 15-year-old boy from Brooklyn Park has died following a shooting in Northtown Mall on Friday evening, June 6. As police responded to a report of shots fired in the parking at the mall at 5:13 p.m. on June 6, they found Sudais Abdi Omar suffering from apparent gunshot wound, according to a news release from the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. kAm%96 q=2:?6 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E[ $AC:?8 {2<6 !2C<\q=2:?6\|@F?5D ':6H u:C6 s6A2CE>6?E 2?5 p==:?2 t|$ 2== C6DA@?565 E@ E96 42==]k^AmkAm&A@?
Ramsey approves street reconstruction for the Mississippi Estate neighborhood

1 month ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

The Ramsey City Council unanimously voted during its May 13 meeting to accept bids and awarded a contract to Dave Perkins Contracting for Mississippi Estate Street reconstructions of just more than $674,000. That business is one of the city’s emergency contractors for water main replacement work, Public Works Director Bruce Westby said during a presentation about the project.
SLP approves CUP for auto repair business

1 month ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

The Spring Lake Park City Council approved a conditional use permit on a 3-2 vote during the council’s May 5 meeting, for an auto repair business at 1810 County Highway 10 NEThe property is owned by the Clara Gallagher Trust, is approximately .25 acres, and occupied by a 4,000-square foot building, City Administrator Dan Buchholtz said.
Sping Lake Park OKs assessments for street rehab project

1 month ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

The Spring Lake Park City Council, during its Monday, May 5 meeting, unanimously approved assessing residents for a street rehabilitation project. On a separate unanimous vote the council awarded the repair project to North Valley, Inc. The street project is for 79th Avenue between Able and Highway 65, and Taylor Street south of 79th, Phil Gravel said.
Man arrested after fatal collision in Andover, victim identified

1 month ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

Law enforcement officials arrested a man after they allege he fled a collision that killed a woman in Andover on Friday evening, May 16. On May 16, at 5:45 p.m., the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, Anoka Police andAndover Fire departments, and Allina EMS were dispatched to the area of 165th and Seventh avenues northwest Andover following a crash report, according to a May 18 news release from ACSO.
Man arrested after fatal hit-and-run collision in Andover, victim identified

1 month ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

Law enforcement officials arrested a man after they allege he fled a collision that killed a woman in Andover on Friday evening, May 16. On May 16, at 5:45 p.m., the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, Anoka Police nad Andover Fire departments, and Allina EMS were dispatched to the area of 165th and Seventh avenues northwest Andover following a crash report, according to a May 18 news release from ACSO.
Man arrested after fatal hit-and-run collision in Andover

1 month ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

Law enforcement officials arrested a man after they allege he fled a collision that killed a woman in Andover on Sunday evening, May 18. On May 16, at 5:45 p.m., the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, Anoka Police nad Andover Fire departments, and Allina EMS were dispatched to the area of 165th and Seventh avenues northwest Andover following a crash report, according to a May 18 news release from ACSO.
Ramsey's new playground draws a crowd

1 month ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

Families came out on an early warm spring day to Ramsey's Central Park on Thursday, May 8, to celebrate and test and the recently revamped playground at Central Park. While kids tried the new playground equipment, an Anoka vs. PACT charter school softball game was underway.
Tales from the Toddler Files: Birthdays and bikes

1 month ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

For the third-year in a row, we hosted our daughter’s birthday party at our house in March. The first year was make-your-own pizza party (which generated a column itself where I was worried about hosting six to seven kids); a tea party last year complete the real herbal tea (that did not generate a column probably because I expected it to go smoothly and it did), and this year was Poppy’s Parkour Party, a gymnastics theme.
ACSO speaks on violent crimes

1 month ago | hometownsource.com | Matt DeBow

On April 22 a man and woman died in an apparent murder suicide following a law enforcement standoff in Ramsey. The next day, April 23, a man died by suicide following a separate law enforcement standoff in St. Francis. And on April 27, a man died following a stabbing in Columbia Heights where a woman was arrested and released while charges are pending. ABC Newspapers reached out to the Anoka County Sheriff’s office for comment, and published a front page article on the events.