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New Ulm Police • Took a criminal damage to property report at 7:11 p.m. Wednesday at detox regarding a 35-year-old Olivia man damaging an isolation door. A damage estimate was not available. A report went to the New Ulm City Attorney’s Office. • Arrested and transported a 48-year-old Mankato man to the Brown County Jail on a Waseca County warrant at 1:42 a.m. Thursday on the 1600 block, N. Broadway. Sleepy Eye Police • Arrested a 35-year-old Sleepy Eye man and transported him to the Brown County Jail for domestic assault and threats of violence at 7:53 p.m. on the 100 ...

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New Ulm Police • Received a possible online Order For Protection violation at 11:57 a.m. Wednesday involving two 22-year-old New Ulm females. A report went to the Brown County Attorney’s Office for review.

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Renville County Sheriff’s Office • Received a report of a train-semi-tractor trailer crash at the railroad crossing on Renville County Road 16 north of Highway 212, Melville Township, two miles west of Hector at 12:56 p.m. Monday. Emergency responders located a 2018 Freightliner semi driven by Andrew Hanson, 41, Atwater, who was southbound on CR 16. It appeared he failed to stop at a stop sign and did not yield to a westbound train. No one was injured in the crash. Hanson wore a seat belt. The semi-tractor trailer hauling soybeans, had significant damage and spilled its contents ...

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New Ulm Police • Responded to German Park at 4:14 p.m. July 16 to check on the welfare of a male in the park. A 43-year-old homeless man appeared to be under the influence. Police found meth under a bench where the man was sitting. He was arrested and transported to detox. Reports went to the Brown County Attorney’s Office for fifth-degree possession consideration and to Department of Corrections Probation. • Took a theft report of a 14-year-old New Ulm boy suspected of stealing $68.85 worth of merchandise on two occasions at Kwik Trip North at 5:15 p.m. July 16. The boy was ...

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New Ulm Police • Responded to German Park at 4:14 p.m. July 16 to check on the welfare of a male in the park. A 43-year-old homeless man appeared to be under the influence. Police found meth under a bench where the man was sitting. He was arrested and transported to detox. Reports went to the Brown County Attorney’s Office for fifth-degree possession consideration and to Department of Corrections Probation. • Took a theft report of a 14-year-old New Ulm boy suspected of stealing $68.85 worth of merchandise on two occasions at Kwik Trip North at 5:15 p.m. July 16. The boy was ...

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New Ulm Police • Took a call from a 28-year-old New Ulm man who said his wife, a 29-year-old New Ulm woman, received a text message about a fraudulent $1,245.38 purchase on her debit card. The card was cancelled. A report was done for documentation. • Took a report from a 79-year-old New Ulm man who said he heard a noise at his front door on the 800 block, Payne St. North. The man said he noticed an estimated $200 damage to a screen door. Sleepy Eye Police • Responded to an alarm at 4:07 a.m. at Freedom Valu Center, 400 Main St. W. Video footage of a male suspect taking ...