Sartell
CRIME & SAFETY
Foul Play Ruled Out After Body Found Monday In South St. Cloud
(KNSI) – Officials with the St. Cloud Police Department say the suspicious death of a 26-year-old St. Cloud man was a false alarm. The body of Mohamed Mustaf Mohamud was discovered in a natural area located near Tech High School off 33rd Street South. St. Cloud Fire Department was called out for a small grass fire Monday morning and noticed Mohamud while putting out the flames.
8 Charged In Central MN Human Trafficking Case
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Eight people have been arrested and charged for human trafficking in the St. Cloud Area. The Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force says seven people were arrested for attempting to purchase sex, a gross misdemeanor, and one person was arrested for felony-level electronic solicitation of a child.
St. Cloud Man Charged With Arson Following Apartment Fire
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- A St. Cloud man is facing arson charges after a fire at an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. Around 3:15 p.m., the St. Cloud Fire Department responded to a report of a residential building on fire in the 500 block of 8th Avenue South. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming out the windows of a unit on the third floor and quickly put out the fire.
St. Cloud man accused of leading police on 30-mile chase
(Melrose MN-) A St. Cloud man faces several charges after a police chase Monday. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says 37-year-old Jamie Curtis Tottingham was arrested for felony Fleeing Police in a Motor Vehicle and suspicion of Driving While Under the Influence. Deputies attempted to stop Tottingham in the city of St. Cloud for traffic violations. Tottingham refused to stop and led law enforcement on a pursuit which ultimately ended near Melrose. Tottingham was taken into custody and transported to the Stearns County Jail.
Thank goodness for a Good Samaritan, helpful police and what must have been divine intervention
Being a defensive or cautious driver is admirable and a good quality to have, but it does not guarantee your safety or immunity from road mishaps. You may trust your driving prowess, but you can’t vouch for everyone on the road driving. Not every driver has it together; some are pensive, absent minded, spaced out or troubled. Such drivers can get you into an accident, whether you are a defensive or cautious driver or not.
July 5 Sartell police blotter
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-255-1301, 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. June...
UPDATE: Man Involved In Rockville Incident Identified
ROCKVILLE (WJON News) -- The identity of the man involved in the restraining order violation in Rockville, and more information about the incident have been released. The man has been ID'd as Joseph Bloch of Rockville and he has been charged in Stearns County District Court with one count of threat of violence - disregard of the risk, and one count of harassment-aggravated violations - use of a dangerous weapon in commission of the offense.
No One Injured, Five Units Condemned, After Tuesday Apartment Complex Fire In St. Cloud
(KNSI) – The St. Cloud Fire Department rushed to an apartment building on 8th Avenue South Tuesday after witnesses at the scene said occupants were trapped in a blaze on the third floor. Four engine trucks responded, with firefighters heading straight to the affected unit. They expanded the search...
Minneapolis, Johnson men charged with possession
Dillon Peter-Cody Clemens, 38, Minneapolis, and Jacob Seth Cobb, 30, Johnson, were both charged in Morrison County District Court with one felony count each of first-degree possession of a controlled substance. The charges stem from a June 22 incident, when a trooper of the Minnesota State Patrol was on stationary patrol in the city of Royalton. He observed a vehicle pass by him. There were two men in the suspect vehicle and they slumped back in their seats as they passed by the trooper’s squad...
Clear Lake police continue investigation regarding June 27th shooting
(ABC 6 News) — Clear Lake PD is continuing an investigation regarding a shooting that took place back on June 27th. Just before midnight, Clear Lake police officers were dispatched to a reported drive-by shooting in the 500 block of North Shore Drive. Once at the scene, the officers...
Goodbye and many thanks to ‘super man’ Bob Ringstrom
We at the Newsleaders were stunned and saddened in mid-June to learn the awful news that former Sartell Police Chief Robert “Bob” Ringstrom had died in a bicycle-truck accident in St. Joseph. The Newseaders owner-publisher Janelle Von Pinnon and editor/reporter Dennis Dalman knew Bob when he was the...
Officers sworn in; another one honored
Two new police officers were sworn in at the June 24 Sartell City Council meeting, and a Reserve officer was honored. Sartell Police Chief Brandon Silgjord swore in officers Emma Brown and Brad Kadlec after which the audience burst into loud applause. Then Chief Silgjord presented Police Reserve Lieutenant Brad...
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