Court report: Stillwater man faces criminal sexual conduct charges
Timothy Charles Dempze of Stillwater faces charges of criminal sexual conduct for allegedly touching his girlfriend’s 9-year-old niece inappropriately. Court documents state that the victim’s mother...
View ArticlePolice: Man assaulted in Rafters restroom
A 28-year-old man suffered injuries after an incident that occurred around bar close on Feb. 16. Police reports state that the 28-year-old was in the bathroom when a larger male entered and insulted...
View ArticleLakeland man charged with pulling gun on deputies after stealing truck
A 32-year-old Lakeland man faces charges of second-degree assault with a weapon and motor vehicle theft charges. The man, Jeffrey Michael Jocks, allegedly stole a truck from the lot of an auto body...
View ArticlePolice report: News of the weird
A 20-year-old man was caught shoplifting $21 worth of merchandise from the Stillwater Cub Foods on May 20. Stillwater police responded to the store after being informed that the shoplifter was in...
View ArticleJon Wentz sentenced in Sobczak crash case
The 47-year-old St. Paul man involved in the crash that seriously injured the Sobczak sisters in Lake Elmo 18 months ago was sentenced to more than four years in prison Feb. 27. Jon Ross Wentz pleaded...
View ArticleCarleton College student from Stillwater killed in crash Feb. 28
Paxton Harvieux, a 21-year-old from Stillwater, was one of three Carleton College students killed in a crash with a semi near Northfield Feb. 28. Harvieux was a junior majoring in computer science....
View ArticlePolice reports: Scam takes Stillwater victim for $10,000
An elderly Stillwater woman recently lost more than $10,000 to a scam reported to Stillwater police on Feb. 28. The woman and her adult children told police that over the past two weeks she had...
View ArticlePolice: Scams and smash and grabs
An 84-year-old man fell victim to the grandparent scam over the weekend. The grandparent scam is a common scam that occurs when someone calls an elderly person and tells him or her that a relative that...
View ArticleWoman charged with $1,861 theft
An Isanti woman faces charges of the alleged theft of $1,861 worth of merchandise and giving police officers a false name. Kayleigh Skye Olson-Zopfi was stopped by Walmart employees and Oak Park...
View ArticleBayport woman charged with stealing more than $100,000 from Stillwater...
A Bayport woman allegedly stole more than $100,000 from her employer while working for a Stillwater insurance agency. Carol Greethurst, 51, faces one count of felony theft by swindle of more than...
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Federal agents search Stillwater mayor’s office
Cardboard obscures a window at Mayor Ken Harycki’s personal business March 20. (Gazette staff photo by Jonathan Young) The IRS and FBI agents searched Stillwater Mayor Ken Harycki’s personal business,...
View ArticlePolice reports: Man cited for solicitation, license issues
On March 16 Stillwater police cited a Burnsville man for solicitation without a permit in the 1500 block of Benson Boulevard. A neighbor had reported that the man had been driving around her...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 26 months for domestic violence incident in Stillwater
A Shakopee man was given 26 months in jail after abusing his ex-girlfriend and preventing her escape from his mother’s home in Stillwater. He was convicted of violating a no contact order within 10...
View ArticleBurglar takes $1,600 worth of electronics
A Stillwater man who lives on the 200 block of St. Croix Avenue West was the victim of burglary on March 25. The man had $1,600 worth of electronic items stolen from his residence, the suspect is a...
View ArticleStillwater fire calls down slightly in 2013, medical calls went up slightly
In 2013 The Stillwater Fire Department experienced fewer calls than 2012 but has had an increase in calls during the first quarter of this winter. Fire Chief Stu Glaser presented the annual fire...
View ArticleCourts: Stillwater man faces criminal sexual conduct charges
A 24-year-old Stillwater man, Darrin Lee Wolf, faces criminal sexual conduct charges with an underage victim. Wolf is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl. The teenager’s parents reported the...
View ArticleEckberg gets probation, fine and community service for check fraud
Friends and family of former Lumberjack Days organizer David Eckberg filled the courtroom April 18 to hear his sentence after he plead guilty to writing dishonored checks. Judge Susan Miles sentenced...
View ArticleInmate gets extended sentence
A 28-year-old inmate at the Oak Park Heights prison, Kippy Gene Wilson, had 15 months added to his sentence in connection with an assault on another inmate. Wilson has been in prison for homicide since...
View ArticlePolice briefs: Man charged after disarming police
Tyler Steven Palmer, 28, of Spring Valley, Wis., faces charges of terroristic threats and disarming a peace officer after an April 15 run-in with Bayport Police. At approximately 4:10 p.m., Officer...
View ArticleStillwater police seize synthetic marijuana
Stillwater police seized more than 22 grams of synthetic marijuana during a traffic stop April 18. Just before 10 p.m, Stillwater police pulled over a vehicle with no visible tail lights. During the...
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