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Sleepy Eye Police • Cited a 15-year-old male for vape possession at Sleepy Eye Public School at 8:29 a.m. Friday. Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a two-vehicle injury crash on Highway 14 at 615th Avenue, Le Ray Township, Blue Earth County at 7:09 a.m. Thursday. A 2016 Nissan Rogue driven eastbound on Highway 14 by Cherish Lynn Kocher, 27, Gaylord, collided with a 2019 Volkswagon Jetta driven southbound on Highway 60 by Jamie Robert Kor, 33, Madison Lake. Kocher was transported to Mayo Clinic Health System with non-life threatening injuries. She wore a seat belt. Kor and a ...

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New Ulm Police • A 76-year-old New Ulm man told police he was a scam victim, losing $170,520, at 2:24 p.m. Tuesday. The man said he thought he was buying gold and moved money from a savings account to a Burnsville coin and collectible store but the money never made it to the store because it was intercepted by scammers. The report is under investigation. • Responded to detox early Wednesday for a report of an employee stuck by a needle found on a 38-year-old homeless man who also had possession of controlled substances, some of which he claimed were prescribed. A report went to the ...

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New Ulm Police • Responded to a barking dog complaint Monday. Officers were unable to contact the property owner, a 45-year-old New Ulm. He was cited for a dog disturbing the peace. • A 45-year-old New Ulm man told police Monday that his son’s bicycle, a black Trek with red water bottle holder, and an iPhone 14 mounted on the bike were stolen near Karl Dr. and Garden St. North. Total value of the items was $1,300 to $1,400. A report was done for documentation. • A 42-year-old Sleepy Eye woman told police Monday she noticed her back windshield was smashed after work. At 1700 ...

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Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a one-vehicle injury crash reported at 10:58 p.m. Saturday on Highway 14 near 225th Avenue, Home Township, Brown County. A 17-year-old was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado westbound on Highway 4, entered the ditch and rolled. He wore a seat belt and was transported to Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Sleepy Eye Ambulance and the Brown County Sheriff’s Office assisted. New Ulm Police • Reported a two-vehicle crash without injuries at 4:34 p.m. Saturday at Broadway and 17th South Street. A 2018 Buick Enclave driven by Carl Roland Kiewatt, 87, ...

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New Ulm Police • Cited a 39-year-old New Ulm man for open marijuana package in a motor vehicle at 6th St. North and Minnesota at 9:34 p.m. Wednesday. The man was warned for driving without an operating headlight. Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a two-vehicle crash with non-life threatening injuries at 2:24 p.m. Wednesday on Mn 7 and Cable Ave., Winsted Township, McLeod County. A 2020 Ford F-150 driven by Marlin Woodrow Hecksel, Watertown, was eastbound on MN 7 when it collided with a 2010 Honda CRV driven by Arvery Melvin Hackbarth, 34, Stewart, that turned northbound on ...

Winthrop woman in custody following reports of possible gunshots

WINTHROP-- A 45-year-old woman is in custody following reports of possible gunshot heard from the 300 block of South Redwood Street in Winthrop. The incident began at 5:20 a.m. Friday as a noise complaint. Sibley County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of loud music coming from a residence on the 300 block of South Redwood Street in Winthrop. Around 7 a.m., additional calls were made to authorities reporting possible gunshots in the same area. Winthrop Police Department and deputies from Sibley County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and issued a shelter in place ...