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No. 2 Shakopee Patch Top Story: Pastor Arrested Who Fled with 16-Year-Old

Patch is counting down the most popular stories on Shakopee Patch in 2012.

 

The second top Shakopee Patch story in 2012 was a roundup of South Metro crime news.

The September 30 edition included a story from Inver Grove Heights Patch about a pastor who left the state with a 16-year-old parishioner. He was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony, and two gross misdemeanor charges of deprivation of custodial or parental rights. 

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Other crime news in the roundup included the discovery of eight foot high marijuana plants in Mendota Heights, theft from employers and the sentence of a coach who provided alchohol to minors.

Other South Metro Crime Roundups:

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Woman Who Stole Car from Marines Now MIA

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Shades of Jesse James: Northfield Robbery Suspects Arrested After Manhunt

Three Dakota County Men Listed in Boy Scouts' 'Perversion Files'

Domestic Assault Suspect Says He Was Reenacting Jackie Chan Movie: South Metro Crime Report

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