South Metro Crime Report

Police Concerned About Increase in Mental Health Calls

Sexual assaults, brazen theft and aggravated robbery also reported around the region last week.

  The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites in Dakota, Rice and Scott counties. To read the full articles, click on the headline links.   St. Paul Man Charged with Impregnating 14-Year-Old Rosemount Girl James Lee Whitner III is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct after police say he had sex with the victim twice in August. Man Charged with Brazen Theft of Trailer from Rosemount Man Police say Dale Michael Bale drove onto the victim's property, hitched his trailer to a pickup truck and drove away with it. 2 Apple Valley Men Charged with Aggravated Robbery Police say Jason Michael Milligan and Garrett Jackson Nash were involved in robbing an Apple Valley woman of a purse.   Burnsville Woman …

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IGH Man Given Probation After Admitting to Sexual Assault of 7-Year-Old Niece

Among the other conditions of his sentence, Max Alfonso Miranda-Rivera was ordered to comply with periodic ploygraph exams and random analyses of his computer and internet access.

  Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our newsletter A 25-year-old Inver Grove Heights man was sentenced to three years in prison on Oct. 31 after pleading guilty to engaging in sexual contact with his 7-year-old niece.  However, Max Alfonso Miranda-Rivera was effectively given probation after a Dakota County judge stayed the imposition of the sentence for 25 years and allowed work release for the final 90 days of his local confinement. Miranda-Rivera was also ordered to attend sex offender treatment for an indeterminate amount of time and pay restitution to the victim and her family. Among the other conditions of his sentence, Miranda-Rivera was ordered to comply with periodic ploygraph exams and random analyses of …

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Inver Grove Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault of 7-Year-Old

Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines dictate that the range of prison time to which a judge can sentence perpetrators of this specific crime is between 4.5 and 14 years.

A 24-year-old Inver Grove Heights man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to second-degree criminal sexual conduct with his 7-year-old niece. According to the criminal complaint, Max Alfonso Miranda-Rivera's niece told Dakota County social workers that her uncle touched her body with his hands in a sexual way on at least three occasions and used his penis on a fourth occasion. Miranda-Rivera will remain in the Dakota County Jail until Oct. 31 when he is scheduled to be sentenced. The maximum sentence for second-degree criminal sexual conduct is 25 years in prison and a $35,000 fine.  But Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines dictate that the range of prison time to which a judge can sentence perpetrators of this specific crime is between 4.5 and 14 …

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IGH Man Accused of Sexual Contact With 7-Year-Old Niece

If convicted of the charge against him, Max Alfonso Miranda-Rivera faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a $35,000 fine.

A 24-year-old Inver Grove Heights man was charged Aug. 3 with second-degree criminal sexual conduct after police say he engaged in sexual contact multiple times with his 7-year-old niece. According to the criminal complaint, Max Alfonso Miranda-Rivera's niece told Dakota County social workers that her uncle touched her body with his hands in a sexual way on at least three occasions. The girl also said he used his penis on a fourth occasion. Patch does not disclose the names or initials of victims or alleged victims of sexual assault.  The complaint states that the girl told social workers that all the assaults took place at her mother's home in Inver Grove Heights and that "she was scared when (Miranda-Rivera) did things to her." The …

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