If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a crime.
April 6
9:14 a.m. Trespassing. Second Avenue NW. Police officers received a trespass notice regarding Kwik Trip #147 located at 200 Second Ave. NE, St. Joseph. Kwik Trip sent the trespass form telling officers the suspect had been formally trespassed from all Kwik Trips for disruptive behavior. Trespass form scanned into case file. Cleared.
April 7
12:54 p.m. School bus violation. 10th Avenue SE. An officer was assigned a school bus stop-arm violation. St. Joseph Police Department had received a report from Trobec’s Bus Company. In reviewing the report, the officer observed the violation occurred on April 6 at 10:19 a.m. Bus driver Klehr reported she was at 309 10th Ave. SE when a vehicle came by her northbound while a child was unloading. The vehicle was described as a white Subaru sedan. The driver was described as a 30– to 40-year-old white male with dark short hair. The officer ran the plate and it came back not on file. They responded to the area and attempted to locate a vehicle matching the description. The officer did not locate a matching vehicle. Based on not being able to identify the suspect vehicle or driver, no further action will be taken unless new information is received.
April 9
5:52 p.m. Suspicious activity. 19th Avenue NE. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a suspect vehicle and two suspects going through auto parts behind Autobody 2000. The officer identified suspects through their driver licenses. Another officer arrived on scene, and both officers contacted the business owner. All OK.
April 11
9:14 p.m. Domestic. Schneider Drive. Officers were dispatched to a verbal domestic. Male party advised his relationship with his wife has been up and down. He went away for a couple days and came back because he said his wife said she wanted to work out the relationship. Both said she threw a laundry basket, and both had a couple scratches. We stood by while the man gathered some personal belongings and left.
April 12
10:24 a.m. Property damage. Minnesota Street E. An officer received a call from the maintenance person of the building reporting damage to the front railing. Welds were broken in several different spots and caller said he believed kids broke these this past weekend. Welder was on-scene when the officer arrived. Estimated $500 to repair. Will send invoice when repairs are completed.
April 16
7:23 p.m. Noise complaint. First Avenue NW. An officer was dispatched to a noise complaint. Complainant reported a loud noise was coming from the address. The officer was aware this is an ongoing issue. They responded and could barely hear noise coming from the residence while on the street. The officer went up to the residence and could hear a loud radio station and an alarm clock going off. They attempted to make contact with the owner. She did not come to the door. The officer attempted to call the woman. She did not answer so they left a voicemail informing her of the complaint and told her to turn it down. The officer called complainant and informed them of their findings. They then called property management and left a voicemail explaining the complaint and the findings. No enforcement action based on observations.
11:36 p.m. Vandalism/theft.CR 75 W. While on call officers located garbage, chairs, a grill, and two propane tanks outside of the Millstream building. While clearing the inside of the building, there was a toilet paper holder that appeared to be broken in the men’s bathroom. In the back hallway by the bathrooms, the fire extinguisher was missing as well. Photos were taken of the garbage. The city-owned chairs were placed back inside and the building was secured. An officer sent an email to records to inform them of the findings.
April 17
9:20 a.m. Natural gas smell. Minnesota Street W. An officer was dispatched to a natural gas smell near St Joseph’s church. They arrived and could smell the odor intermittently. The officer had dispatch page out St. Joseph Fire Department. They arrived and after some checking found the smell and natural gas floating in a sewage line off of College Avenue S. near St. Joseph’s church. On-call city maintenance arrived and Xcel was contacted to respond to attempt to fix the issue.
April 22
3:29 p.m. Hazard. CR 75 and CR 133 An officer was dispatched to a hazard. A passerby reported items in the turn lane, possibly nuts and bolts. The officer arrived on the scene and picked up a large amount of an unknown metal item. Debris thought to be possible teeth to an excavator bucket. Items cleared off the roadway and brought back to the St. Joseph Police Department.
