If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301, or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a crime. This information is submitted by the Sartell Police Department.
Submitted by the Minnesota State Patrol
May 11
1:46 p.m. Car accident. Hwy. 23 near 65th Ave. NE, Maywood Township, Benton County. A 28-year-old female of Sartell was driving a 2008 Chevy Tahoe. The Tahoe was traveling east on Hwy. 23 and went onto the median shoulder. The driver over-corrected and went into the south ditch.
May 13
2:34 p.m. Car accident. Hwy. 23 and CR 71, Wakefield Township, Stearns County. A 61-year-old male of Sartell was driving a 2016 Volvo Tractor Truck traveling east on Hwy. 23. The Volvo hit a 2016 Dodge Caravan traveling north on CR 71 crossing Hwy. 23 at the intersection. Passengers in the Dodge Caravan included a 23-year-old male, a 3-year-old female and a 1-year-old male, all from Cold Spring. The 1-year-old has life-threatening injuries.
Submitted by Sauk Rapids Police Department
May 6
9:38 a.m. Hit-and-run motor-vehicle collision. Benton Drive S. and First Street S., Sauk Rapids. Suspect vehicle is described as a black, four-door Ford Fusion sedan, between the years of 2006-09 , the vehicle should have front left-side damage. It was last seen driving south past Coborn’s in Sauk Rapids. On May 10, the Sauk Rapids Police Department received a tip from a citizen about a black Ford Fusion with similar damage. Officers determined the vehicle was the one involved in the accident. The owner was a male from Sartell. He was ultimately arrested for leaving-the-scene-of-an-accident gross misdemeanor and booked into Benton County Jail.
