Brooklyn Center teen guilty in beating case

Sun Suburbs Today - Thursday, Aug. 6

A Brooklyn Center teen has pleaded guilty to the brutal beating of an 82-year-old neighbor this spring.

Sixteen-year-old Orlando Shabarus Fitzgerald was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison for the attack on Norm Arneson.

When police arrived March 22nd, they found the front door open and Arneson kneeling on the floor by his couch, covered in blood.

Arneson needed two brain surgeries to recover and spent several weeks in the hospital.

A Brooklyn Park teen also arrested in the case told police the two were broke and decided to rob Arneson to get some money.


State Representative Debra Hilstrom wants some answers from MnDOT following a traffic light outage at a busy intersection in Brooklyn Center late last week.

Stoplights at the intersection of Highway 252 and 66th Avenue were out for nearly two and a half hours on Friday.

MnDOT technicians knew of the problem, but did not notify local law enforcement.

A two-car collision occurred during the outage, and while no one was seriously injured, Hilstrom says it could have been a lot worse.

She wants to know the departments policy about notifying local law enforcement and if Commissioner Tom Sorel intends to review that policy in light of the recent crash.


Sales of Blizzard treats at the Dairy Queen location in Golden Valley and Crystal on Thursday, Aug. 13, will benefit Gillette Childrens Specialty Healthcare through Childrens Miracle Network.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has officially declared Aug. 13 Miracle Treat Day in Minnesota.

Dairy Queen stores will donate $1 per Blizzard treat sold on that day to the Miracle Network.

Å representative for Jeffrey R. Fine Real Estate said the West End development in St. Louis Park is 70-75 percent leased out already, with negotiations ongoing for another 10-15 percent of the space. Tenants that have been announced so far include Toby Keiths I Love This Bar & Grill, Crave and The Cooper, an Irish-themed bar from the owner of The Local and Kierans Irish Pub in Minneapolis. A Rainbow store could open as early as this month. Other openings are expected in October.

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Plymouth has joined the SAFER program, which uses electronic monitoring to locate individuals who wander away from home, such as those with Alzheimer's or autism.

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Cop NOT guilty in beating case.