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Sept. 23
8:04 a.m. Driving complaint. Seventh Street N. Officers were dispatched in reference to a vehicle that was witnessed passing several vehicles illegally on the right and possibly speeding in a school zone. Officers made contact with the complainant who stated she witnessed a vehicle that passed her and a district school bus on the right at the entrance to the middle school. The driver then passed another vehicle on the right at the entrance to the high school. The woman also stated she believed the vehicle was traveling faster than the posted 20 mph in a school zone. Officers made contact with the registered owner of the vehicle in question. The female registered owner stated she was driving the vehicle after dropping off her kids at school. She admitted to passing vehicles in the left near the middle school, but she stated she never passed anyone on the right and was not speeding. Officers reminded the woman of the passing laws.
4:37 p.m. Theft. CR 120. Officers were dispatched in reference to a purse that was stolen from an employee at a local business. Officers made contact with the female employee. The woman stated her brown-and-white purse was taken sometime during the day and that her husband had checked and found a charge on one of the credit cards that had been in her purse. The charge was in the amount of $769.49. No other charges on any other cards were reported. A theft report was created and signed by the woman. A follow-up will be done once more information is provided by the store the credit card was used at.
5:26 p.m. Property damage. CR 120. Officers were dispatched to Walmart in reference to a vehicle that hit a sign. Officers arrived on scene and met with a female driver who had struck a sign in the parking lot. The woman stated she had taken a turn too sharply and had side-swiped the pedestrian crosswalk sign. Officers observed the damage down the length of her vehicle causing yellow paint transfer markings. Officers advised the manager on duty of the incident.
Sept. 24
12:40 a.m. Juvenile. Pheasant Crest Loop. Officers were dispatched for a juvenile runaway. Police arrived on scene and were advised the juvenile male had left for school the previous morning but did not return home or contact family members as to where he would be. Officers filled out a juvenile runaway report and listed him as a runaway with Stearns County. The boy returned home a few hours later. Officers returned to the residence and issued the juvenile male a citation for curfew violation. The boy stated he had just forgotten to contact his mother and let her know where he was. Officers explained his behavior was not acceptable, and he needed to keep his mother aware of his location.
Sept. 25
2:01 a.m. Medical. Third Street N.E. Officers were dispatched for a 72-year-old male who had chills and was not feeling well. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with the male. He stated he began feeling this way a couple of hours prior to calling. Officers checked the man’s vitals and monitored him until Gold Cross Ambulance arrived. He was transported to St. Cloud Hospital for further care.
3:16 a.m. Domestic. Ninth Avenue N. Officers were dispatched to their own police department to speak with a female who wanted to report a physical altercation that occurred between her and a male. The woman stated she had been in an on-and-off relationship with this man. She said she was in the area, and he offered her a place to sleep for the night. She agreed, and upon her arrival to his residence, she observed he had been drinking. She stated he was fine at first and then became upset over an issue with his cell phone. The woman stated he then tried to take her cell phone and physically grabbed her. She stated the man then pushed her outside and threw her phone at her car, damaging it. The woman didn’t have any visible injuries except for a small scratch on her forehead. Officers issued the woman a domestic abuse victim’s card and spoke with her for several minutes about proceeding with charges. The woman did not wish to pursue charges but simply wanted the incident documented.
Sept. 26
4:06 a.m. Welfare check. Victory Avenue. Officers were dispatched to the area for a male party who was on a bike and yelling for help. After extensively checking the area for the male party, he was located heading westbound in the 800 block of Second Street S. The male stated he was lost and was looking for a friend’s apartment building. Upon further questioning officers, discovered the apartment building he was looking for was Kensington Apartments on CR 120. An officer transported the male and his bike to that apartment, and he was buzzed in by his friend.
7:48 a.m. Traffic stop. Pinecone Road N. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle traveling 49 mph in a posted 40-mph zone. The vehicle was stopped. The man stated he was not aware of the speed limit on this portion of the road. The driver was issued a citation for the violation and released.
Sept. 27
10:40 a.m. Agency assist. Hwy 15/CR 120. Officers assisted State Patrol with a vehicle accident. Officers provided traffic control while State Patrol took care of the crash.
Sept. 28
3:51 p.m. Traffic stop. CR4/CR 120. While parked and running license plate checks, an officer ran a plate on a vehicle and found the driver had his license revoked. The vehicle was stopped, and the driver was notified of the reason for the stop. The driver didn’t have her driver’s license with her but identified herself as the registered owner of the vehicle. The officer advised her that her license status was revoked. Her vehicle was towed, and she was issued a citation for the violation.
