By Mattie Hjelseth The Duluth Police Department mental health unit is changing its name to CORE Unit. The new name integrates the co-responder model that is used in multiple police departments across the country. The unit responds and assists in calls for service ranging from mental health to homelessness, bridging the gap between responding to...
April 19, 2026
Category: Duluth Police
Man arrested on pending charges
By Mattie Hjelseth On Sunday evening, the Duluth Police Department was dispatched to Speedway on East 4th Strett on a report of a fight happening in the parking lot involving a gun. Upon arrival, all parties involved were gone. Officers spoke to a witness who provided a description of the individuals involved in the altercation....
Duluth Police rolls out new community engagement bus
By Mattie Hjelseth Today is National Night Out and it’s perfect timing for the Duluth Police Department to ‘roll’ out a new community engagement tool, a bus. The bus was donated to the DPD by the Duluth Transit Authority and was provided through the JAG Grant, which focuses on community policing initiatives. “Since it’s a...
Increased collaboration helps lower calls for service to adult foster care homes
By Mattie Hjelseth DULUTH — The Duluth Police Department and St. Louis Public Health and Human Services have collaborated to reduce calls for service to adult foster care homes by creating a state-recognized innovative program. This program is called ‘Person Centered Incident Matrix,’ which is a person centered approach to crisis management. From 2017 to...
Individual booked on assault charges
By Mattie Hjelseth Duluth Police Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of West 4th Street on a report of a stabbing on Friday. The victim, a 22-year-old female, sustained an injury to her neck as the result of the stabbing and was rushed to surgery due to significant blood loss. The female survived her...
Duluth Police to step up firework enforcement
In response to neighborhood and citizen complaints around fireworks, the Duluth Police Department will be addressing the problem this summer by issuing citations for violations of Minnesota State Statutes and City Ordinances. Last year firework complaints nearly tripled to over 600 from 2019. efforts are being made to reduce neighborhood disturbance calls overall. “Many of...
Duluth Police respond to an armed robbery
At approximately 11:37 a.m. today, the Duluth Police Department responded to a hold-up alarm at Sadi’s Smoke Shop. Sadi’s is located on the 1600 block of London Road. Police learned through the alarm company that there was a robbery in progress. Once on scene, the suspect had fled north of the business on foot. The...
Duluth investigators arrest longtime heroin and fentanyl dealer
At approximately 12:40 p.m. today, investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force and officers from the Duluth Police Department arrested longtime heroin and fentanyl dealer, Carvell N. Robinson in Duluth. Robinson, 39, who is currently on probation for 1st Degree Sale of Heroin, was released from prison in 2020. He has...