Stillwater police reports
Police reports appear in each Wednesday edition of The Gazette. • A woman called police around 2:30 p.m. Oct. 23 because she was upset that a man used a vulgar hand gesture toward her while driving at...
View ArticleBayport woman pleads guilty to theft of $132,000 from Stillwater employer
A Bayport woman has pleaded guilty to stealing at least $132,000 from her employer while working for a Stillwater insurance agency. Carol Greethurst, 52, pleaded guilty Nov. 17 to one count of felony...
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Arrest made after man fled Oak Park Heights police in stolen car with blind...
An Inver Grove Heights man is in custody after allegedly fleeing Oak Park Heights police in a stolen vehicle with a 68-year-old blind woman inside Dec. 3. Around 5:15 p.m. Dec. 3, police attempted to...
View ArticleChilkoot appealing third citation for serving a minor; server would like to...
Chilkoot Cafe and Cyclery could face a $1,000 fine and a nine-day liquor license suspension after failing a third alcohol compliance check, according to Stillwater police. But the owner, Lee Stylos,...
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Charges filed after man fled Oak Park Heights officers in stolen car with...
Vance An Inver Grove Heights man is facing charges after allegedly fleeing Oak Park Heights police in a stolen vehicle with a 68-year-old blind woman inside Dec. 3. Around 5:15 p.m. Dec. 3, police...
View ArticleStillwater man who was Grantsburg High School teacher gets 4 months jail plus...
A Stillwater man who is a former Grantsburg, Wis., history teacher was sentenced Dec. 10 to four months in jail and 15 years probation after having sex with students. Matthew Robert Koenen, 37, pleaded...
View ArticleBayport named one of state’s 15 safest cities
Move over Mayberry, you’ve got nothing on Bayport. The city of Bayport is celebrating being named the 14th-safest city in Minnesota by Safewise, a home security company. Safewise compiled a list of the...
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Former Stillwater Mayor Ken Harycki charged with felony conspiracy
Stillwater Mayor Ken Harycki Former Stillwater Mayor Ken Harycki was charged in federal court Dec. 17 with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The charges filed by U.S. Attorney...
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String of ‘thefts’ from graves at Fairview Cemetery; Stillwater police...
Some “thefts” reported at Fairview Cemetery recently may only be management enforcing the rules, but the reports resulted in heightened police presence. (Gazette staff photo by Alicia Lebens) Several...
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Lifesaver: Bayport officer receives ‘lifesaving award’ for service
Bayport Police Chief Laura Eastman, right, presents officer Zachary Lund with a medal in honor of his quick response that saved a life last month. (Gazette staff photo by Jonathan Young) When police...
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Former Stillwater mayor Ken Harycki pleads guilty to conspiracy; potential...
Ken Harycki Based on a plea agreement entered in federal court Jan. 15, former Stillwater mayor Ken Harycki could face 37-46 months in prison and pay a $3,000-$30,000 fine after pleading guilty to...
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Supreme Court won’t review Lily Lake case; it could be a year before a trial
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied requests Jan. 20 to review the lawsuit against Stillwater, Washington County and the Minnesota Department of Health over the death of Jack Ariola Erenberg. Jack died...
View ArticleChilkoot liquor license suspended 9 Sundays; owner finds new partnership with...
Chilkoot Cafe and Cyclery in Stillwater won’t be allowed to serve alcohol on Sundays through March 22 after failing its third compliance check in a row Nov. 20. An appeal by owner Lee Stylos was...
View ArticleSteele to plead not guilty to homicide
A 39-year-old Wisconsin man, charged with killing his wife and sister-in-law — both Stillwater natives — submitted a notice in Dane County Court Feb. 18 that he intends to plead not guilty for reason...
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Bayport promotes officer to sergeant
Officer Jay Jackson’s wife puts a sergeant’s pin on her husband’s uniform March 2. (Gazette staff photo by Jonathan Young) Bayport’s police department has reinstated the position of sergeant, and...
View ArticleEckberg back in court; former Lumberjack Days organizer charged with tax evasion
The saga of former Stillwater Lumberjack Days festival organizer David Eckberg’s financial problems continues. Eckberg, 63, is back in court, this time facing felony tax evasion charges in connection...
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Authorities searching Mississippi for Stillwater Area High School graduate...
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is searching the Mississippi River for a Stillwater Area High School Graduate who disappeared early March 27 in Dinkytown in Minneapolis. Minneapolis police say...
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Body recovered from Mississippi near where Houle entered river
Jennifer Houle At approximately 7 p.m. April 1, after an “active search,” the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office’s water patrol recovered the body of a young adult female from the Mississippi River near...
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Houle confirmed dead by drowning
Jennifer Houle The afternoon of April 2, authorities confirmed the death of 22-year-old Jennifer Houle of Lake Elmo, who went missing March 27. According to a report from the Hennepin County Medical...
View ArticleSteele pleads guilty
Former Dane County sheriff’s deputy Andrew Steele had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges of killing his wife and sister-in-law, but on March 27 Steele appeared in court to change his plea to...
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