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Nov. 1
4:45 p.m. Medical. Elm Street W. Officer was dispatched to a medical for a male who had fallen. Upon arrival victim was conscious and breathing. Victim stated he had fallen coming out of the bathroom and was complaining of abdominal pain. Mayo transported victim to St. Cloud Hospital.
11:22 p.m. Property damage. CR 75 W. While driving through the Subway parking lot, officer noticed the green “drive thru” sign was tipped over and had sustained damage on the corner of the sign and the weld connecting it to the pole was broken. Offficer took pictures of the damage and later spoke to day shift about seeing if there is any camera footage and asking owner to contact police about damaged property.
Nov. 2
2:30 p.m. Road rage. CR 75/20th Avenue SE. An unidentified caller reported a male in a white truck looked angry and was in a verbal argument with a female in a red truck with reddish hair. Officer responded and spoke with female driver who had red hair in red truck on the south side of Kwik Trip. She said she was driving on Ridgewood Road, and a male in a white truck was tailgating her. She stated he then passed her on the right and slammed on his brakes causing her to slam on her brakes near Ridgewood Court. She stated they both ended up at Kwik Trip where the male and female got into a verbal only. Female admitted she yelled at male as he yelled at her. Officer obtained plate info. on white truck and identified driver; officer said he would speak with driver regarding incident.
3:19 p.m. Road hazard. Ridgewood Road/ CR 75. Officer was approached by a city maintenance employee who said a dump truck dumped gravel at this intersection which may cause a traffic hazard. Officer responded and located the gravel in the turn lane off Ridgewood Road to go westbound on CR 75. The gravel was approximately 3-4 inches think and was approximately 4 feet wide. Officer called Stearns County Highway Department and told them of the hazard. County said they would pass the info on to a supervisor. No further action.
Nov. 3
7:37 a.m. Agency assist. CR 3. Stearns County sheriff`s department asked for ageny assist of a motor vehicle vs. deer crash near 12814 CR 3 in St. Wendel township. Officer made contact with driver who said he was southbound on CR 3 when a deer jumped out of the west ditch in front of him. Driver attempted to slam on his brakes but still hit the deer with the front of his vehicle. Moderate damage to the front. Pictures taken. No apparent injury. The deer was not located, however, officer observed deer hair was stuck between the bumper and front license plate. Officer provided accident info to driver.
Nov. 7
10:06 a.m. Hit and run. College Avenue S. Complainant stated she parked at St. Joseph Township Hall at 935 College Ave. S. shortly before 10 p.m. last night, because she was staying at a friend’s townhouse a little ways away. Sometime between then and 9 a.m. this morning she said her car was struck. Officer asked where her car was parked and she stated it was facing the building. She stated her bumper was pushed in and also her trunk was bent. Officer went to complainant’s place of work to take photos of her car. There was a white scuff mark on the rear bumper where impact was; impact looked like something round possibly a pole. Officer again checked the parking lot where complainant said she was and found nowhere that was damaged or that she might have hit. Photos taken. Another officer arrived for shift and said last night around midnight he did not observe any vehicles parked in this lot. The driver’s mother, who is the registered owner of the car, was notified of the situation. Officer said the damage observed was not consistent with the way driver was describing where she was parked and what had happened. Officer told the mother he believed her daughter was lying to officers about the hit and run. The mother said she didn’t think the damage was consistent as well and said she would be having a conversation with her daughter about this incident and take care of the matter.
Nov. 8
1:12 p.m. Cow on loose. Jasmine Lane E. Someone reported a calf had gotten out of the fence on the north side of Jasmine Lane E. Officer was able to find the calf and attempt contact with the owners who were not around. Officer put calf back in the fence without incident. It should be noted, the calf`s mother was nearby and took custody of the calf.
