Armed robbery at Stillwater hotel
Police are investigating an armed robbery of a Stillwater hotel on Sunday night. The clerk of the Lexington In and Suites, 2000 Washington Ave., called police to report a robbery had occurred at 11:40...
View ArticleOne dead after house fire in Lakeland
One person is dead after a house fire in Lakeland Saturday, May 3. At approximately 1:52 a.m. the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1200 block of Rivercrest Road in Lakeland on a...
View ArticleSt. Croix Orthopaedics employee faces charges after alleged prescription fraud
A longtime St. Croix Orthopaedics employee has been charged with felony possession of prescription drugs after allegedly calling in and filling fraudulent prescriptions at the Walmart pharmacy in Oak...
View ArticleAuthorities identify woman dead after Lakeland house fire
The Washington County Sheriff’s Officehas identified the victim woman found dead after a May 3 house fire in Lakeland as 50-year-old Nicole Ann Ritzer. At approximately 1:52 a.m. May 3, the Washington...
View ArticleCourts: Man charged after high speed chase
A high speed chase through downtown Stillwater April 27 led to charges against a Baytown Township man. Nathan Eldredge, 23, of Baytown Township faces one county of fleeing a peace officer, a felony. On...
View ArticleSex offender didn’t register move to Stillwater
A 41-year-old man was given 180 days in jail after he failed to register as a predatory offender while living in Stillwater. Phillip Michael Vega was sentenced in Washington County Court to 180 days in...
View ArticleMan charged with terroristic threats
A 60-year-old Stillwater man, Frank Saice, faces felony charges after allegedly making terroristic threats to a neighbor. On May 13 at 4:28 p.m. law enforcement was dispatched to the 100 block of...
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Missing man from Grant sought by Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Alton The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 75-year-old man from the city of Grant. Clifford Lee Alton, 75, was last seen around 8 a.m....
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Missing 75-year-old from Grant found
Alton The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says a missing 75-year-old man has been found. Clifford Lee Alton of Grant was reported missing May 28. The sheriff’s office reported early May 29 that...
View ArticleLake Elmo purchases new ladder truck
The Lake Elmo Fire Department will reach new heights next year after the arrival of its new 78-foot ladder truck. The city council unanimously approved the purchase of the aerial fire truck from...
View ArticleSomerset man gets jail for stealing jeans in Stillwater
THE GAZETTE A 19-year-old Somerset man will spend 120 days in jail and five years on probation for felony theft of $1,043 worth of jeans from a downtown Stillwater clothing store. According to the...
View ArticleCourts: Man gets jail after bringing cocaine to Oak Park Heights prison...
A 60-year-old Stacy man was sentenced to one year in the Washington County Jail and 15 years of probation after committing a crime he called “the stupidest thing I’ve ever done.” Joseph William Bigbear...
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Complaint; Fellow inmate’s crime was reason for killing
Benjamin Beck A 39-year-old inmate at the Oak Park Heights maximum-security prison charged with strangling a fellow inmate to death made his first court appearance June 12, according Minnesota Bureau...
View ArticleStillwater man gets community service for felony damage
A then 18-year-old Stillwater man pleaded guilty on June 5 to felony first degree damage to property following an Oct. 27, 2013, incident that resulted in $1,353.53 in vehicle damage. Daniel Blake...
View ArticlePolice reports: Baseball bat pulled in road rage incident
Baseball bat pulled in road rage incident An incident of road rage escalated when a man produced a baseball bat on eastbound Highway 36 at 9 a.m. June 24. Stillwater Police were dispatched to a report...
View ArticleS. St. Paul man sentenced after attempted theft from Stillwater car dealer
A South St. Paul man pleaded guilty to felony attempted theft of a motor vehicle in Washington County Court June 26. Jeremy Matthew Lindell, 30, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison and an...
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Inmate sentenced in officer assault
Brocks An Oak Park Heights inmate was sentenced to an additional 98 months in prison on July 2 after he pleaded guilty to three felony counts — assault in the first degree, assault in the second...
View ArticleIllegal fireworks incident escalates
A 16-year-old male is suspected of launching a Roman candle in the direction of a Stillwater home July 4. When Stillwater police were called to the area regarding harassment via fireworks just before...
View ArticleStillwater man gets 120 days in jail for meth sale
A 36-year-old Stillwater man has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and 10 years probation after he pleaded guilty to felony third-degree drug possession. Martin Stephen Tschida III was named by a...
View ArticleMissing Hudson man found deceased
A missing Hudson man was found dead in the Red Cedar River, according to the St. Croix County Sheriff”s Office. Joseph Albert Briske, 45, from the Hudson, Wis., area, left his residence in the early...
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