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Renville County Sheriff’s Office • Attempted to do a traffic stop of a 2016 Dodge Charger near the intersection of Highway 71 and CR 17, about 3 miles south of Olivia at 7:04 p.m. Sunday. Deputies and Olivia Police pursued the vehicle into the City of Olivia. The vehicle crashed into a railroad embankment near the intersection of Elm Avenue West and 12th Street North. The driver, Carter Wittman, 19, Redwood Falls, was taken into custody. Nobody was injured in the pursuit and crash. Brown County Sheriff’s Office • Responded to a theft report of miscellaneous power tools ...

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New Ulm Police • Took a call at 12:15 p.m. Friday from a 37-year-old New Ulm woman at 16th Street North suffering from a mental health crisis. Officers met with her in her apartment. A report went to Brown County Human Services. • Responded to New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) at Friday night for a report of a sexual assault between a 9-year-old New Ulm girl and 13-year-old New Ulm boy. A report went to Brown County Human Services and the Brown County Attorney’s Office. • Stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation at 3:46 p.m. Saturday at Minnesota St. and 20th Street South. ...

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New Ulm Police • Took a call at 12:15 p.m. Friday from a 37-year-old New Ulm woman at 16th Street North suffering from a mental health crisis. Officers met with her in her apartment. A report went to Brown County Human Services. • Responded to New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) at Friday night for a report of a sexual assault between a 9-year-old New Ulm girl and 13-year-old New Ulm boy. A report went to Brown County Human Services and the Brown County Attorney’s Office. • Stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation at 3:46 p.m. Saturday at Minnesota St. and 20th Street South. ...

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New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without reported injuries at 5:59 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 14 and Garden Street North. A 2004 Volkswagon beetle driven by Anthony Joel Martinez, 21, Springfield, was westbound on Highway 14, when it collided with a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Brenson Scott Juni, 26, New Ulm was was making a westbound turn onto CR 29 from Broadway. Both vehicles had significant damage to the driver’s side front end.

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New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without reported injuries at 9:12 p.m. Monday. Beverly Jean Luneburg, 71, New Ulm, was driving a 2018 GMC southbound on the 500 block of Payne Street, said she was distracted by a dog jumping out of the vehicle, veered to the right and struck a legally parked, unattended 2025 Nissan. Luneburg was arrested for DWI. It was unknown if she wore a seat belt. • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without injuries at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday at 1st South and Minnesota Street. A 2020 Jeep Compass driven by Joyce Suzann Resoft, 72, New Ulm, was ...

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Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) THEFT Derry Todd Dettmer. New Ulm. $599.50 including $414.50 restitution. 90 days local confinement stayed for 1 year unsupervised probation. Misdemeanor. DRIVING AFTER REVOCATION Lucanus John Plaisance. Hanska. $285. Lizbeth Hernando Hernandez. New Ulm. $285. Alexis Prieto. Mankato. $285. Also operate unregistered vehicle/without plates on public streets/highways. $100. DRIVING AFTER SUSPENSION Howard Leo Kastner. New Ulm. $285. DRIVING AFTER CANCELLATION-INIMICAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY Cory Steven ...