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Sibley County Sheriff’s Office • Responded to a crash Wednesday at 8:59 a.m. at the intersection of State Highway 19 and 595th Avenue in Cornish Township. A 2012 Ford Fusion driven by a juvenile collided with a 2014 Ram 3500 driven by 46-year-old Philip Schwanz of Mapleton. Neither sustained life-threatening injuries. Both vehicles sustained heavy disabling damage and were towed from the scene. Minnesota State Patrol, Winthrop Ambulance, Winthrop Fire Department, Five Star Towing, and Afterburner Towing responded. • Responded to a crash Thursday at 7:59 a.m. at the ...

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New Ulm Police Department • Friday at 3:05 p.m. police responded to Highland Avenue and Oak Street for disturbance calls. A 66-year-old Sleepy Eye man lost his temper over a student refusing to pick up garbage the student had thrown out their window. No physical altercation occurred.  • An unidentified hit and run was reported Saturday at 1:11 p.m. at the block of 100 North Street and Payne Street. The struck vehicle, an unoccupied 2019 Ford Edge received moderate disabling damage to the front end.  • At the 1800 Block of South Street and Broadway police stopped a ...

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New Ulm Police Department • At 1:05 a.m. Thursday police stopped a vehicle on Broadway and the block of 800 North Street for equipment violation. The 42-year-old Fairfax woman shows signs of impairment and was arrested. She was transported to jail and then to detox. Report to County Attorney’s office. • Police arrested a 27-year-old New Ulm woman on the block of 300 block of North Broadway Thursday at 11:44 a.m. for a harassment restraining order violation.

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New Ulm Police Department • Tuesday at 5:53 p.m. police noticed a man known to have a warrant for his arrest on the block of 1600 North Street. During the arrest, the 33-year-old New Ulm man claimed that he was lawfully carrying a handgun. Following a serial number run, the gun was found to have been entered as stolen in 2023. The man was transported to jail and the gun was seized.  • Police received a report from the 2200 block of North Broadway Tuesday at 8:59 p.m. from a 33-year-old New Ulm man who said that a 27-year-old New Ulm woman violated a harassment restraining ...

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New Ulm Police •Police responded to report of suspicious activity 3:15 p.m. Monday to Wal-Mart for a report of a female that was smoking in the store and harassing both customers and employees. The 48-year-old Detroit Lakes women was issued a trespass notice and was escorted out the store by Officers.  Report sent to Human Services.  •Police spoke with an 80-year-old New Ulm women Tuesday, who stated she was scammed out of $23,000.  The women open an email that was alerting her to her apple pay account being charged for a porn site in China.  She clicked a link in the email ...

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•Police stopped a vehicle at 12:57 a.m. Saturday at 9th N. and Franklin for suspicious activity.  The driver, a 44-year-old New Ulm man, did not posses a valid drivers license.  He was arrested and transported to the Brown County Jail.  Report sent to the City Attorney for the consideration of Driving without a valid license (Cancelled Inimical to Public Safety).  •Police stoped vehicle at 4:39 p.m. Saturday on 19thst St N. and Minnesota St. for an equipment violation.  A strong odor of marijuana was detected coming from within the vehicle.  Signs of impairment were notice ...