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CRIME & SAFETY
Details released on man who threatened to jump from Redwood Falls roof
(Redwood Falls MN-) Redwood Falls Police have released more details on an incident Tuesday where a man threatened to jump off the roof of a downtown building. Police Chief Jason Cotner says at approximately 10:23 a.m. Tuesday they got info that 29-year-old Joshua Panitzke of Belview may be at 240 South Washington Street in Redwood Falls. Panitzke had an outstanding arrest warrant out of Sibley and Hennepin Counties and officers believed Panitzke was part of a crew working on renovating the building. When officers arrived Panitzke and the crew were working on the roof. His supervisor told Panitzke law enforcement was present and asked him to exit the roof. Panitzke refused and when officers went on the roof Panitzke became agitated and went to the edge of the building and threatened to jump off.
TWO HURT IN SIDE-BY-SIDE CRASH
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office was called to an incident at the intersection of 190th Street east of 350th Avenue Wednesday at 6:33 pm. Deputies say a side-by-side driven by 22-year-old Blane Wilson of Springfield was westbound on 190th Street was following other ATV riders and tried to negotiate a curve but was blinded by the gravel dust and overturned causing it to roll numerous times. Wilson was taken to the Sleepy Eye Medical Center by Springfield Ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. His passenger Dathan Sergent also sustained non-life threatening injuries. The sheriff’ s office says that, currently there are no charges pending.
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