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.
July 17
10:49 a.m. Theft. Minnesota Street W. A man reported his bicycle was stolen from behind the building overnight. It’s a blue and silver Fuji Crosstown worth about $300.
July 18
5:46 p.m. Drug citation. 20th Avenue SE. An officer stopped a vehicle with expired registration. The officer smelled marijuana while interviewing the driver. A vehicle search turned up more than 1.4 grams of marijuana, a grinder and a glass pipe. The items were seized. The woman was cited for possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia.
July 25
1:38 p.m. Collision. College Avenue N. and Ash Street. The first vehicle was stopped on Ash Street E to take a left turn heading south on College Avenue N. The second vehicle was parked on College Avenue N. facing south. As the first vehicle turned, the second vehicle pulled out of its parking spot and the vehicles collided. The collision pushed the first vehicle into a third vehicle, which was unoccupied. There were no injuries. The first vehicle and the third vehicle were towed.
July 27
7:34 a.m. Theft. Minnesota Street E. A woman reported two Plasma Car ride-on toys taken from the back of her apartment entrance. The items are valued at $70 each.
