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New Ulm Police • Reported a two-vehicle crash without injuries at 3:42 p.m. Wednesday at Jefferson South Street and 10th South. A 2024 Ford Bronco driven westbound on 10th South by Anna Renae Upmeyer, 20, Lafayette, collided with an eastbound 2014 Ford C-Max driven by Yvonne Christine Spengler, 22, New Ulm. Upmeyer tried to turn south on Jefferson Street and struck the Spengler vehicle. Damage was minor, non-disabling to the Bronco and moderate-disabling to the Spengler vehicle. • Arrested and transported a 28-year-old New Ulm man to the Brown County Jail on a Brown County ...

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New Ulm Police • Stopped a vehicle driven by a 21-year-old Fairfax female at 2:12 a.m. at 7th Street North and Front Street. Police found THC vapes, marijuana joints and buds, a grinder and THC drinks. The driver was given a verbal warning and told to put the items in the vehicle trunk. • A 26-year-old New Ulm male told police at 9:31 a.m. Tuesday that someone opened a Discover card in his name and ran up more than $400 in charges. The report is under investigation. • A 68-year-old New Ulm man told police at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday he lost $15,000 on a Telegram messaging app trying ...

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New Ulm Police • Met with a 16-year-old New Ulm boy and his mother at 8:22 p.m. Saturday who said they were being “blackmailed.” The boy sent images of his face and private parts to an Instagram address and received information that unless be began making payments, the photos would be sent to his friends and family with Instagram accounts. The boy was advised not to make contact with the individual on Instagram. The boy and his mother said they did not send any funds to the scammer. The report is under investigation. • Stopped a 22-year-old New Ulm male known not to possess a ...

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New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without injuries at 6:34 p.m. Friday at Center and Payne Street. A 2016 GMC Acadia driven by northbound on Payne Street by Nathan Haubrich, 45, Belgrade, that collided with a westbound 2023 Ford Edge driven on Center by Annamarie Wilfahrt, 72, New Ulm. Damage was moderate to the passenger rear side door and quarter panel of the GMC and moderate to the front of the Ford. Both drivers wore seat belts.

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New Ulm Police • Received a report at 12:49 p.m. Thursday of a 32-year-old homeless man who did not pay rent and damaged 19 items totaling $2,700 at the Colonial Inn, 1315 N. Broadway. The trespass notice was processed for the suspect. A report was done for documentation. • An Harassment Restraining Order (HRO) violation was processed for a 41-year-old homeless man on the 600 block of North Broadway at 5:11 p.m. Thursday. • Cited a 24-year-old Sleepy Eye man for DWI at 12:08 a.m. Friday at Jefferson St. North and 14th Street. A report went to the New Ulm City Attorney’s ...

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New Ulm Police • Received a theft report from Walmart at 4:24 p.m. Tuesday involving six incidents since June 13 totaling $111.11 of mostly produce items. The suspect is a 32-year-old Springfield man. A report went to the New Ulm City Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor theft charges. • Received a criminal damage to property report at 8:04 a.m. Wednesday involving a smashed garage door at Oakwood Estates overnight. Police said they have no suspects yet and no damage estimate.