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New Ulm Police • Responded to a report of a drug deal at 311 Minnesota Street North at 4:08 p.m. Wednesday. A 45-year-old New Ulm man was arrested and transported to the Brown County Jail for alleged felony third-degree and fifth-degree drug possession within the vicinity of public housing. About 1.67 grams of methamphetamine was seized by police. A report for consideration of alleged drug charges on a 54-year-old New Ulm woman went to the Brown County Attorney’s Office. • Attempted to stop a vehicle for a stop sign violation at Center and Garden Street at 9:08 p.m. Wednesday. ...

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New Ulm Police • Received a report at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday of a vehicle tire slashed at Oakwood Estates sometimes in the past several days. Damage was estimated at $200. There are no suspects. A report was done for documentation.

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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 ...