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CRIME & SAFETY
Woman injured in single-vehicle crash in Heidelberg
A St. Peter woman, Nicole Straka, driving a pickup was injured in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of 290th Street and 181st Avenue in Heidelberg this afternoon. Nicole Preliminary information indicates the crash just south of the intersection around 1:30 p.m. The woman was extricated from the vehicle and rushed to the hospital by a North Memorial Ambulance crew.
Contractor damaged homes to collect insurance payouts for storm damage: Charges
Jaser Munir Zaabri, 36, of Minneapolis, is charged with first-degree damage to property and several counts of felony insurance fraud. Ring camera footage shows Zaabri damaging a home with the corner of his cell phone before reporting hail damage to homeowners, a criminal complaint says. Authorities say the damage was...
Shakopee man charged in drive-by shooting that injured elder outside Minneapolis mosque
A man has been charged in the shooting of an elder outside a north Minneapolis mosque, an incident which left the Muslim community “shaken.”. The shooting occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 19 as people were leaving Masjid An-Nur after the third prayer of the day. The man who was shot, a 75-year-old respected elder in the community, remains hospitalized.
Fitterer is “lifesaver” in Lonsdale car fire: Life Scout pulls co-worker from car to save his life
It started as a fairly typical afternoon at Rail 19 Bar and Grill in Lonsdale on Monday, Aug. 12. Grant Fitterer, 17, and Jackson Pollock, 25, were busy attending to the grill, both cooks at the restaurant, about an hour into their shift. Fitterer said that Pollack stated he hadn’t...
On a mission to keep our streets safe
Speeders and texting drivers, beware. That innocent-looking black Ford Explorer you’re about to blow past just might be the law. Officer Crain is on a mission to keep the streets in our community safe. For the second consecutive year, the Savage Police Department was awarded a Traffic Safety Officer (TSO) grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. This grant fully funds our dedicated Traffic Safety Officer, Adam Crain, who focuses on looking for impaired driving, speeding, and distracted driving. To help him be more effective in his mission, Officer Crain will now drive around in an unmarked black Ford Explorer. “This is not about being sneaky,” says Police Chief Brady Juell. “This is about trying to change people’s habits and having them pay attention to their driving even when they don’t think a police officer is watching.”
Midday Headlines – August 28th, 2024
>14-Year-Old Boy Killed, Both Drivers Critically Injured in Rice County Crash. (Webster Township, MN) — A 14-year-old boy is dead, and two people are in critical condition after a crash Tuesday night in southern Minnesota’s Rice County. The sheriff’s office says a truck driven by 20-year-old Caleb Mulvihill of Lakeville crossed the centerline and collided with a pickup driven by 16-year-old Hunter Bundy from Lakeville. Deputies say a passenger in Mulvihill’s truck, Brantly McCarty, died at the scene. Mulvihill was taken to H-C-M-C, and Bundy was rushed to Children’s Hospital. The report says impairment is not believed to be a factor in the crash.
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