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New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash reported at 11:03 a.m. July 2 at the intersection of North Garden Street and North Highland Avenue. A 2006 Freightliner was driven northbound on Garden Street by David Keith Gravely, 59, New Ulm, when it collided with a 2007 Nissan Murano driven westbound on North Highland by Brenda Jean Boline, 60, Watkins. The Nissan had severe, disabling damage to the rear passenger side and rear end. Damage was minor to the front end of the semi. Both drivers wore seat belts and were not injured. • Arrested a 28-year-old New Ulm man on a ...

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Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 4 and Brown County Road 22, Stark Township at 1:46 p.m. Tuesday. A 2023 Ford Transit van driven by Tanar Dean Creech, 29, Belle Plaine, was eastbound on CR 22 when he collided with a 2022 Jeep Wrangler driven by Erika Georgina Castro Serrato, 45, St. James. Both drivers wore seat belts but were transported to Sleepy Eye Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Airbags deployed in both vehicles. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Sleepy Eye Police and Ambulance and the Minnesota ...

St. Peter officer wounded in shooting, returns home

ST. PETER – St. Peter Police Officer Austin Buss returned home to Le Center Friday after being released from the hospital after sustaining injuries is a shooting incident on Thursday, June 18. Officer Buss was shot in the left forearm with a shotgun after a routine traffic stop on Highway 169 led to a police chase and later an armed standoff at the 2100 block of Bunker Lane in St. Peter. According to the BCA’s investigation, officers with the Mankato Police Department were pursuing a vehicle that fled into the city of St. Peter and stopped at the 2100 block of Bunker Lane. The ...

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New Ulm Police • Received a theft report at 3:31 a.m. Saturday of $140 and a car seat from an apartment on the 1500 block, Payne Street North. A report went to the New Ulm City Attorney’s Office. • Arrested a 40-year-old New Ulm woman for fourth-degree DWI at Valley Street and 18th Street South at 5:46 p.m. Saturday. A report went to the New Ulm City Attorney’s Office. • Arrested a 44-year-old New Ulm man on a Blue Earth County warrant at 10:54 a.m. Monday on the 2500 block of Bridge Street South. A report went to Blue Earth County Probation. • Received a suspicious ...

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New Ulm Police • Received a call at 7:02 a.m. Friday about a man yelling near a damaged vehicle near German Street and Fourth Street North. The man was gone when police arrived but he later came to the Brown County Law Enforcement Center in an intoxicated state with dried blood on his hands. The man was arrested for alleged criminal damage to property and motor vehicle tampering and transported to detox where he is being held for court. A report went to the Brown County Attorney’s Office.

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New Ulm Police • Responded to an underage party report on the 900 block, Franklin Street South at 12:34 a.m. Saturday. Officers located many juveniles near a backyard campfire. Underage alcohol citations were issued to 17 and 15-year-old New Ulm boys. School notification letters were sent plus a report to the Brown County Attorney’s Office. • Stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation at near Valley Street and 12th Street North at 1:42 p.m. Saturday. A 40-year-old New Ulm man was cited for driving after revocation and given a verbal warning for an open cannabis package in a ...