The following incidents were reported to River Falls Police Department Dec. 12-15, 2025.

Friday, Dec. 12

• A 17-year-old River Falls juvenile was cited $124 for habitual truancy at 12:30 p.m. at River Falls High School (818 Cemetery Road).
• Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at 1:15 p.m. in the parking lot of 950 S. Main St. between a 2017 Chevy Trax, driven by Peter Michael Stafki, 74, Beldenville, and a 2011 Chevy Malibu, driven by Gavin Jacob Ballard, 26, Houlton. Stafki was backing up the hill into the parking lot (east) while Ballard was driving west through the lot. Ballard stopped and tried to go in reverse, but his tires were spinning and Stafki backed into him. The Trax had minor damage while the Malibu had moderate damage. No injuries were reported.
• At 1:13 p.m., a vape sensor detected someone vaping in a bathroom stall at Renaissance Charter Academy (1355 Sunshine Ave.) A 14-year-old River Falls juvenile was cited $98.80 for possession of THC and released to her father.

Saturday, Dec. 13

• Police were dispatched at 1:23 a.m. to 353 Nicole Lane for a noise complaint. The caller said her neighbor was banging around in her apartment and yelling. She was upset because she said this happens nearly every night. Police stood outside the apartment and heard the woman sporadically yelling inside. The woman refused to answer the door but called 911 at 2:55 a.m. to ask why police had been knocking on her door. Beatta Keehr Christofferson, 68, River Falls, was cited $124 for loud and unnecessary noise. She has an extensive history of noise complaints and wrongful use of 911.
• Officers were notified of a hit and run at 12:37 p.m. at 1777 Paulson Road. An unknown vehicle struck a legally parked 2024 Ram 2500, owned by James G. Harker, 45, causing minor damage. There are no suspects.
• McKenzie Marie Mancini, 34, River Falls, was cited $187 for possession of THC after a traffic stop for failing to move over for a stopped emergency vehicle at 9:13 p.m. at Main and Union streets. Mancini failed to move over while an officer was on another traffic stop; had he gotten into his driver’s side door, he would have been crushed between her car and his. Her vehicle smelled of marijuana; police located a THC cart and marijuana in the vehicle.

Sunday, Dec. 14

Police responded to an unwanted person complaint at 12:36 a.m. at 515 E. Cascade Ave. A person was allegedly trying to break in after getting kicked out. Police learned one of the residents had kicked her intoxicated boyfriend out after he pinned her against the wall during a fight. After he left, she and her roommates locked the doors, but he came back and began kicking on the front and back doors. Police took photos of the damage. Officers pursued Spencer Jerry Levasseur, 21, Monticello, Minn., on Highway 35 to Hudson into Minnesota at speeds up to 130 mph. He told his girlfriend, who he had been calling repeatedly, that he might kill himself by crashing his truck. An officer got on the phone and convinced him to pull over. He was taken into custody, facing charges of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct.

Monday, Dec. 15

Officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at 5;14 p.m. at Main Street and Cascade Avenue between a 2025 Subaru Outback, driven by Barbara Jean Whiting, 56, Hudson, and a 2018 GMC Terrain, driven by Joann Marie Anderson, 68, River Falls. Both vehicles were heading south on Main Street approaching the intersection. Whiting was stopped at a red light when Anderson rear-ended her, causing minor damage to both vehicles. Anderson said she thought Whiting was going to accelerate. Whiting reported pain in her head, neck and lower back but declined EMS. Anderson reported no injuries. She was cited $124 for automobile following too closely.