Crime
2 dead after vehicle plows into outside patio at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
One of the victims killed has been identified as Kristina Folkerts.
On Sept. 1, 2024, just after 8 p.m., St. Louis Park police and fire personnel responded to a reported incident at Park Tavern, 3401 Louisiana Ave. S., St. Louis Park, of a vehicle being driven into the outside patio area.
Two people are dead with three injured.
One of the victims killed has been identified as Kristina Folkerts. Her mother, Laura Lee, worked at Park Tavern from the late ’80s until she passed away in 2008.
Kristina had followed in her mother’s footsteps and began serving at Park Tavern.
Surveillance footage shows the male driver entered the Park Tavern parking lot and did not enter Park Tavern.
He attempted to park, then drove into the outside patio at Park Tavern.
The male driver is under arrest for criminal vehicular homicide.
Jail records show Steven Frane Bailey, 56, is being held on criminal vehicular homicide in the St. Louis Park incident where two people died and three were injured when a driver plowed into a crowded patio.
He appears to have a history of DWI.
The Minnesota State Patrol is on scene doing accident reconstruction.
Other assisting agencies include the Hopkins, Minnetonka and Wayzata police departments and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.
The scene remains active and anyone with information is asked to call 952.924.2618.
This is an active and ongoing investigation of the St. Louis Park Police Department.
Additional updates will be provided as more information is available.
The Chicago Police Department has charged a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman at a CTA Green Line station on Thursday afternoon.
Willi Holmes, 54, faces one felony count of first-degree murder following the death of 25-year-old Emily Carlson.
According to authorities, the incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. at the Central Avenue Green Line station.
Preliminary investigations reveal that Carlson was with another individual when a verbal altercation broke out involving Holmes.
The argument escalated into a physical confrontation, during which Holmes allegedly produced a knife and stabbed Carlson in the back.
Holmes then fled the scene.
Emergency medical personnel responded, and Carlson was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased.
Chicago police officers quickly located and arrested Holmes shortly after the attack.
A weapon believed to have been used in the stabbing was recovered at the time of his arrest.
Sources indicated that the altercation began on the station platform and continued onto the street.
Holmes is currently in custody and is scheduled to appear at a detention hearing on Saturday.
The investigation remains ongoing.