Chatfield
CRIME & SAFETY
One Hospitalized After Crash at Hwy. 52 Intersection in Chatfield
Chatfield, MN (KROC-AM News)- One person was taken to a hospital following a crash at an intersection along Hwy. 52 in southeast Minnesota over the weekend. Two vehicles were involved in the collision. The State Patrol responded to the crash around 5:30 Sunday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash occurred at the...
Young Man Dies After Disappearing from Group in Rochester Motorcycle Crash
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A young motorcycle operator lost his life in a crash in Rochester over the weekend. Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office Captain Tim Parkin said deputies responded to the deadly crash around 7:30 Sunday evening. Responding deputies found the victim and his motorcycle in a treeline off...
Another No-Show For Sentencing Results in Arrest Warrant
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - An arrest warrant was issued today for a man who failed to show up in Olmsted County Court for his sentencing hearing. Court records show 42-year-old Jesus Rodriguez was scheduled for sentencing on Monday in the case where he was accused of pointing a gun at another man and threatening to kill him at a local convenience store last summer. He was arrested last July after a man told Rochester police that he was refueling his vehicle when he was approached by a man he did not know who was yelling in both Spanish and English before the man went back to his vehicle and returned with a handgun.
Drugged Driving Arrests Spike in Olmsted County After New Minnesota Law Takes Effect
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Olmsted County is seeing a spike in drugged driving arrests to start off the year. That’s according to data released by the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office. The drugged driving arrests are fueling a large increase in arrests for impaired driving throughout the county through the first nearly six months of 2024.
Multi-vehicle crashes injured four Sunday in SE Minnesota
KIMT-TV 3 NEWS – Several multi-vehicle accidents Sunday in southeast Minnesota injured a total of four people. The first happened around 3:59 pm on Interstate 35 in Rice County. The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup pulling a camper, two SUVs, and a car were all southbound in a two-lane construction zone near mile marker 55 when they crashed.
Transgender woman and Trevor Project volunteer Liara Kaylee Tsai killed in Minnesota
Liara Kaylee Tsai, a 35-year-old transgender woman who was a well-regarded Trevor Project volunteer, was killed in Minnesota last week, and her former romantic partner is charged with second-degree murder. Tsai, who lived in Minneapolis, was found in the back seat of a car driven by that partner, Margot Lewis,...
Amish Buggy and Vehicle Crash North of Canton
According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, Fillmore County Dispatch received a 911 call of a vehicle vs Amish buggy crash at approximately 3:59 p.m. on June 20. The crash occurred on County Road 21 at the intersection with 130th Street. The buggy was occupied by four people; the driver of the pickup was the lone occupant.
Rochester neighborhoods asked to register their 'Night to Unite' celebrations
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Night to Unite, also known as National Night Out, will be August 6. The Rochester Police Department and Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office are encouraging neighborhood gatherings and ask they be registered at RochOlmstedUnite.com by July 31. Law enforcement officers and other first responders plan on visiting those neighborhood celebrations.
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