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Sept. 11
11:45 a.m. Traffic stop. Second Street S. An officer conducting a license-plate check found a driver with a canceled driver’s license. The officer stopped the vehicle in a parking lot. The driver was unable to provide proof of insurance either. The officer issued citations for both infractions.
Sept. 12
10:20 p.m. Domestic. Riverside Avenue N. Officers were dispatched to a possible domestic and found an individual who needed to go to the hospital for an overdose. A victim was located nearby. Once the individual was released from the hospital, they were arrested for domestic assault and transported to Stearns County Jail.
Sept. 13
9:40 a.m. Traffic stop. CR 120. An officer conducting a license-plate check found a canceled driver. The driver admitted they were driving and could not provide proof of insurance. The officer issued a citation for the driving after cancellation and a verbal warning for lacking proof of insurance.
Sept. 14
7:35 p.m. Traffic stop. Le Sauk Drive. An officer witnessed a vehicle driving with a cracked windshield. The officer stopped the vehicle and observed the driver showing signs of drug use. Using a neighboring police K9, a search was conducted. Drugs, paraphernalia and hypodermic needles were found in the vehicle. Both occupants were arrested and transported to Stearns County Jail.
Sept. 15
Midnight. Curfew. Seventh Street N. An officer located a vehicle and three juveniles out past curfew. The officer made contact with the juvenile’s parents before releasing them with a verbal warning about being out past curfew.
Sept. 16
10:15 a.m. Traffic stop. Riverside Avenue S. An officer witnessed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. The officer stopped the vehicle and the driver admitted to speeding. The officer issued a citation for the infraction.
Sept. 17
7:20 a.m. Stalled vehicle. 2½ Street N. An officer witnessed a vehicle stopped on the road. The vehicle was not operable, and the officer used their raincoat to help shield the driver from rain coming into their vehicle. The officer waited until a tow arrived for the vehicle.
