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New Ulm Police • Took a no trespassing complaint at the Minnesota Valley Action Council thrift store, 1607 S. Broadway for a 61-year-old New Ulm woman at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. She was served paperwork Friday. A report was done for documentation. • Responded to Riverbend Area Learning Center, 1315 S. Broadway regarding a male Sleepy Eye teen with a vape device at 3:01 p.m. Thursday.

Volunteers prune pollinator park

NEW ULM — About a half dozen volunteers showed up to cut dead stems on native plants at the Pollinator Park, 2250 N. Broadway Thursday. Joe Gartner used a battery-powered hedge trimmer to cut stems while Deb Lindstrom Steinberg and Betty Weier cut and pulled stems by hand in the ...

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New Ulm Police • Received a report of garage door damage estimated at $5,668 at 4:04 p.m. Tuesday. The property owner did not want to file charges on the suspect, a 15-year-old New Ulm male. A report was done for documentation. Later at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday at the same address, a theft report of two vape cartridges was received. Theft charges are sought for the same suspect. • Received a report of a vehicle driven away from Applebee’s parking lot at 5:24 p.m. Tuesday. Police said an 89-year-old New Ulm man got into a vehicle that did not belong to him and drove it home. Police ...

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New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without injuries at 1:51 p.m. Saturday at Center and Minnesota Street. A 2006 GMC driven southbound on Minnesota Street by Douglas DeLeo, 84, New Ulm, collided with a 2007 Chevrolet driven westbound on Center by Willard Ranniger, 94, New Ulm. Damage was minor to the front end of the GMC and moderate to the right side of the Chevrolet. • Stopped a vehicle for operating without headlights on at 11:25 p.m. Friday at 20th South Street and Valley Street. An 18-year-old Nicollet male was cited for misdemeanor open cannabis container and ...

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New Ulm Police • Received an assault report at Riverbend Area Learning Center, 1315 S. Broadway at 11:54 a.m. Thursday. A 13-year-old New Ulm boy reportedly scratched and pinched a school staff member. Medical attention was not sought. A report for consideration of a fourth-degree assault charge was sent to the Brown County Attorney’s Office and to Brown County Human Services. • Responded to a juvenile trouble report at Riverbend at 11:22 a.m. Thursday. A 21-year-old Winthrop male was reported throwing rocks outside the school, creating dents on a staff-owned 2022 GMC Sierra. ...

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New Ulm Police • Conducted alcohol compliance checks at area businesses with a license to sell alcohol April 17 and 18. Twenty businesses successfully passed the check and refused service to underage buyers. Thirteen businesses will be checked later for various reasons. Two businesses failed and sold alcohol to an underage buyer. Reports went to the New Ulm City Attorney’s Office and New Ulm City Hall. • A 64-year-old New Ulm woman told police at 11:41 p.m. Friday that a 53-year-old New Ulm man called her a derogatory name and shoved her in the chest in a Emerson Union ...