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 tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a crime.
Jan. 10
11:30 a.m. Theft from vehicle. Fourth Avenue S. An officer met with a student regarding her school issued MacBook being stolen from her vehicle while being parked at an apartment building. The student reported it happened sometime between 1/7/22 and 1/8/22. The student stated there was issues with one of the vehicle doors securing and that may have been how the suspect gained entry. Dispatch entered the MacBook serial number in as stolen. The student stated the theft would be reported to their vehicle insurance.
Jan. 11
9:07 a.m. Suspicious item. Val Smith Park. An officer was notified of a possible hatchet laying in the snow near a walking path. The officer responded to the area and walked the walking path. The officer located a hatchet laying in the snow just off the path in front of the sledding hill. There were several red droplets in the snow near the hatchet. The officer followed the droplets, but the droplets eventually stopped. The officer returned to the hatchet to take pictures and realized it was a plastic toy hatchet. The hatchet was collected and destroyed at the police department.
Jan. 12
12:25 a.m. Warrant. Lowell Circle A male party called into dispatch on behalf of his friend, that his friend had a warrant and wanted to turn himself in. Both parties agreed to be cooperative with law enforcement when they arrived. A Sartell officer arrived on scene and both parties cooperated with the officer. A Stearns County Sheriff’s Deputy requested to handle the call for training purposes for a new hire. Sartell officer stood by for officer safety and cleared when the deputies had the male detained.
Jan. 13
12:43 p.m. Found property. CR 120. While an officer was at a business for a different matter, a found wallet was given to the officer. The officer identified the owner of the wallet and the owner soon arrived and took possession of the wallet.
Jan. 14
1:10 p.m. Crash with injuries. Highway 15. Dispatch informed officers of a crash with possible injuries involving a small white car and semi-truck. Sartell officers responded until state patrol arrived on scene. Officers assisted with blocking traffic and aided the drivers. Sartell Fire Department was also called to assist with possible injuries, extraction and blocking traffic. Sartell officers noted two vehicles passed with the roads blocked. State patrol wrote citations to those vehicles. Officers cleared once advised by state patrol they could.
Jan. 15
4:47 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. 15th Street N. An officer was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle complaint that was parked in front of the caller’s address. Caller reported it was unoccupied and had been there since the previous night. The officer found it to be legally parked. Nothing suspicious within plain view. Nothing further by the officer.
Jan. 16
9:22 a.m. Assist agency. Seventh Street N. St. Cloud Police Department requested Sartell Police Department assist with a call locating an owner of a vehicle. The vehicle was found with the doors open and windows smashed out in St. Cloud. St. Cloud Police requested Sartell officer make contact with the owner and ask if he knew the location of the vehicle. When the officer arrived at the owner’s address, no one was home; the officer was able to make contact by phone. The owner stated he loaned it to a friend a couple days ago to pull his fish house with it. The owner said to give his phone number to the St. Cloud officer, and they could contact him. Information was passed on; nothing further by the officer.
Jan. 17
1:14 p.m. Parking violation. CR 120. An officer was dispatched to a business for a complaint of a vehicle being parked in a handicap stall, and there was no placard displayed. The officer arrived and looked inside the vehicle and could see the placard displayed on the sunshade of the driver’s side. No violation.
Jan. 18
7:59 p.m. Driving intoxicated. CR 120. Officers were called for juveniles in a vehicle driving in the parking lot, passing around a bottle of alcohol. The officer headed toward the registered owner’s address due to the time delay and direction of travel. The officer saw the vehicle returning home and made a traffic stop. As the officer made contact, a juvenile male handed the officer a bottle of sparkling non-alcoholic juice. The driver informed the officer he knew what they did was dumb. The officer did a preliminary breath test with the male and the results were negative. The driver’s parent came outside during the traffic stop and was informed of what had happened. The officer discussed making better choices with the juveniles.
Jan. 19
12:25 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. CR 133. An officer was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle that was parked on a service road between a new development and neighboring homes. The officer arrived in the area and spoke to the male driver. The driver stated he had unloaded his side-by-side earlier and had gotten it stuck in the deep snow. He was using his truck to get it out. The male was also on his own property. No problems, and the officer cleared.
Jan. 20
4:20 p.m. Trespassing. Lowell Lane. An officer was requested for a male who was seen trespassing at a home. The officer arrived and spoke to the homeowner. The resident stated the male in question had not been at the home today. The resident allowed the officer inside to confirm the male party was not there. The officer left and stopped by the business office to let them know his findings.
Jan. 21
8:09 a.m. Mail. Grizzly Lane. An officer was requested for a property-damage complaint. The officer spoke to the caller who stated three mailboxes had been hit by a car and destroyed. The officer arrived and saw the mailboxes had been destroyed, with plastic pieces, wood pieces and car parts all over. The car parts were possibly from a Mazda. The officer received another call from another neighbor stating it happened between 8:53 p.m. and 8:59 p.m. last night. The second caller stated their Ring camera captured the headlights coming past but did not fully capture the incident.
Jan. 22
4:47 a.m. Vehicle in ditch. Fourth Avenue N. While an officer was on routine patrol, they witnessed a vehicle stuck in a snowbank. While speaking with the juvenile driver their parents arrived on scene. The parents and officer assisted in digging the car out of the bank and pushing the vehicle free. No injuries and no damage to the vehicle.
Jan. 23
1:46 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. Eveningstar Court An officer was requested to a residence for a suspicious vehicle parked in the complainant’s driveway with a male in the driver’s seat. The complainant called back four minutes later stating the vehicle left and there was no need to have an officer respond any longer.
Jan. 24
11:23 a.m. Welfare check. Seventh Avenue S. An officer was requested to check the area for an older male who was blowing snow and appeared to be holding his chest. The officer located the male and he said he was fine. He told the officer he was just taking breaks as he was getting tired. Nothing further was needed.