A 70-year-old Hager City man just wanted to go home, which was the reason he gave to police for not stopping when they tried to pull him over for April 21 for odd driving behavior.
Michael …
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5/1/24
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A Spring Valley business owner was tricked into driving to an employee’s house last fall on the guise that the man needed a ride, while he instead went to his boss’ house and stole a …
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5/1/24
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A River Falls couple has been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries in the city that amounts to more than $30,000 in stolen property.
Dylan James Nestor, 32, Askov, Minn (formerly …
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4/17/24
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A Neenah woman driving by a house she had burglarized the day before was pulled over and arrested during a traffic stop.
Renee L. Schroeder, 47, posted a $15,000 signature March 6 in Pierce …
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3/13/24
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A Spring Valley man who attempted to elude an officer because he didn’t want to go back to jail did not get his wish after a traffic stop Feb. 2.
Jeremy Alan Pretzer, 41, was ordered to …
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2/14/24
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While responding to a welfare check call around 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 at 1534 Golf View Drive in River Falls, officers discovered the bodies of a 24-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man, both dead.
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2/14/24
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A former Ellsworth High School band teacher pleaded guilty to a felony sex charge and will be sentenced May 20 in Pierce County Circuit Court.
Brandon A. Fuhrman, 24, Yuma, Ariz., (formerly of …
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2/7/24
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Traci Ann Zaborowski, 55, Hager City, was charged Jan. 30 with a felony count of theft of a schedule 1 or II controlled substance, in Dakota County, Minn. Circuit Court.
According to the …
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2/7/24
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RIVER FALLS – The River Falls Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a recent armed robbery.
In an effort to gather crucial …
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2/4/24
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A River Falls teen is facing serious charges after jumping another teen, brandishing a knife and stealing property in a downtown park.
Cody Graham Buschmann, 17, was ordered to pay $5,000 cash …
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1/31/24
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An Ellsworth man was caught in a stolen vehicle filled with illegal drugs after a New Year’s traffic stop near Hager City.
James Myron Leonard, 30, was ordered to pay $5,000 cash bail …
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1/11/24
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A St. Paul Park, Minn. man has been charged in a string of vehicle thefts that occurred across rural Pierce County in 2021.
Trenton Earl Gronau posted a $30,000 signature bond Dec. 21 in Pierce …
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12/28/23
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An Ellsworth man known for riding his bike around town who has been trespassed from many businesses collected more felony charges after writing a greeting on a window with a rock.
Tejay Allen …
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12/13/23
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A Red Wing man has been charged with an armed robbery attempt of a Trenton fireworks stand from last summer.
Taten Brooks New Holy, 25, was ordered to pay $5,000 cash bail Dec. 6 in Pierce …
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12/13/23
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A homeless Ellsworth man was found asleep in a stolen vehicle containing drugs and evidence he had attempted to steal money by fraud, resulting in a jail stay and felony charges.
Jamal Abdiaziz …
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11/22/23
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A 17-year-old male has been charged in the shooting death of an Ellsworth Middle School eighth grader.
Riley James Lacroix, Bay City, was ordered to pay $5,000 cash bond Nov. 7 in Pierce County …
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11/15/23
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A Red Wing man is charged with felony theft after allegedly selling thousands of dollars of his girlfriend’s family’s belongings without their permission.
Zachariah Taylor Copsey, …
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11/2/23
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Last Thursday customers got a quite a surprise at a Prescott coffeehouse when a man kicked in the door at an adjacent pizza business, then wandered into the coffeehouse and fell asleep.
Troy …
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10/19/23
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A River Falls man was arrested after sending multiple text messages to two people threatening to kill them after seeing them in a Facebook post attending a wedding. He is also facing additional …
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8/17/23
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A River Falls man has been arrested for the fourth time in six months on felony drug-related charges.
Andrew Raymond Jones, 24, was ordered to pay $5,000 cash bond Aug. 1 in Pierce County …
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8/10/23
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