The following incidents were reported to River Falls Police Department May 30-July 1, 2025.

Friday, May 30

Officers were dispatched at 3:33 a.m. to 737 High Ridge Road for a disturbance. A woman said a man interested in dating her had shown up and asked for money. When she said no, he later returned with another woman. They were both screaming and arguing on the lawn, refusing to leave. The man left the other woman there, who continued to shout on the lawn. He returned and collected her; their vehicle was located at the female’s Wasson Lane residence. A disorderly conduct charge was referred to the district attorney’s office. Police later learned the woman the suspect had brought with him had been severely beaten multiple time that night by the suspect. He punched her repeatedly in the chest, legs, head and back. The hospital diagnosed her with a ruptured ear drum. She told officers the man, who she described as her fiancé, had become angry about a past relationship and punished her with several beatings. He took her to the High Ridge Road residence to “clarify” relationship issues, he said. Police put out a BOLO alert for him as he had left the area. Domestic battery and domestic strangulation and suffocation charges were forwarded to the district attorney.

Saturday, May 31

At 8:23 p.m., several officers and deputies responded to 2469 Dawes Place looking for a suspect from a burglary in New Richmond. He had allegedly kicked in someone’s door and taken a safe. Police didn’t locate him at the residence and learned his vehicle had been seen in Minnesota, where Johnathon Anthony Hruska, 35, River Falls, was ultimately arrested in Washington County.

Monday, June 2

• Officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at 2:27 p.m. in the Aldi parking lot (1567 Sullivan Court) between a 2016 Subaru Forester, driven by Roberta Mae Jacobson, 92, Red Wing, Minn., and a 2015 Kia Sorento, driven by Donna Lynne Borgschatz, 64, Elmwood. Borgschatz had fully backed out of her parking spot and was moving forward when Jacobson began backing out of her spot directly into Borgschatz, who sounded her horn. Jacobson didn’t hear the horn. The Subaru had minor damage while the Kia had functional damage. No injuries were reported.
• Police were dispatched at 4:50 p.m. to 627 N. Fremont St. for a dog bite. A 38-year-old woman was playing Frisbee with her friend’s dog when the dog leapt up and accidentally hit her in the face below her lips. His teeth caught and dug into her skin, causing an injury. Police issued the proper quarantine paperwork.
• Police were notified of a potential domestic at 5:46 p.m. occurring in the police station parking lot (2815 Prairie Drive). A woman said her son’s father was chasing her. Due to a language barrier, police used an interpreter. She clarified that she wasn’t being chased, but that her son’s father had been harassing her with text messages and phone calls. She said he had signed away his rights to the child in Puerto Rico but now wanted to see his son. She wanted the incident documented for the court process.

Tuesday, June 3

• Officers were dispatched to a disturbance at 1:36 p.m. at 403 Union St. where a resident was yelling and wanting to leave. Staff informed police the complainant had assaulted another resident the day before by grabbing her shirt and smacking her, which resulted in a scratch below her eye. The woman was complaining about the living conditions and angry staff had confiscated her THC vapes. She remained hostile and uncooperative throughout police’s time there. Staff were told to call again if the behavior escalated.
• At 6:30 p.m., police received multiple complaints about a yellow convertible coupe driving recklessly near Park Street and Bartosh Lane where a children’s soccer game was taking place, at points reaching speeds of 80 mph. Officers caught sight of the vehicle turning south onto Main Street, where it was going 32 mph in a 25 zone. The officer saw the vehicle conduct an illegal U-turn on a hill near Hamilton Drive, then accelerate at a high rate of speed north on Main. Police stopped the 2002 Mercedez Benz and spoke to the suspect, Matthew Michael Salfer, 18, Mankato, Minn., who denied any poor driving behavior. He also denied being the driver and swore at officers. His brother, the passenger, advised him that police were “fishing.” He later told police he had done one burnout, though police found evidence of several and received video from witnesses, to see if a mechanical issue had been fixed. One witness said the smoke was so thick during a burnout, he couldn’t even see the vehicle. Salfer was arrested and cited $923 for reckless driving – endanger safety and released.
• A 17-year-old River Falls High School student was cited $86.20 for minor possessing tobacco/nicotine and $187 for possess drug paraphernalia after police searched his vehicle at 1:55 p.m. His actions aroused suspicious when he went out to his vehicle at lunch without permission. When questioned, he turned over a nicotine vape in his pocket. In the vehicle police found an empty beer can, caffeine pills, two vapes, an old joint container, a glass pipe, a grinder with residue, a mason jar with residue and a metal tray and bags. He was cited and his parents informed of his actions.

Wednesday, June 4

• At 5:25 p.m., police took a harassment/possible restraining order violation report at 121 N. Fremont St. A woman provided police with information about her ex continuing to try to contact her through third parties despite a restraining order being in place.
• Police were dispatched at 11:55 p.m. to Nutty Squirrel (110 S. Main St.) for two people causing a disturbance and refusing to leave when asked. One of the suspects had confronted an employee about an incident at another bar and began poking him in the chest and yelling loud enough for everyone to hear. He and his friend became confrontational when asked to leave. Police found the man at a nearby apartment. Thomas Robert Kleven, 56, River Falls, and James Steven Todd, 47, River Falls, were issued trespass notices. They are not allowed to go into Nutty Squirrel for one year.

Thursday, June 5

• Rejinna Joy Barber, 22, River Falls, was arrested at 1:48 a.m. at 618 N. Clark St. for a body only failure to appear warrant. She was transported to St. Croix County Jail without incident.
• At 9:48 a.m., police responded to a home in the 1500 block of Covey Drive for a welfare check. A man told police of perceived harassment and slander from various individuals, including family members. He also believes people are creating fake accounts and companies online to harass him and steal his identity. He complained of people at his school trying to blackmail him and extort money from him. He couldn’t provide any proof to support his claims, which also included beliefs that his parents are in a cult in which they have created a music career using his name. Other claims included being poisoned by graveyard dirt in his food and attempts on his life. His case was forwarded to Pierce County Human Services.

Friday, June 6

• A 16-year-old Hudson juvenile was cited $600 for failure to stop for school bus at 6:56 a.m. at Powell Avenue and Pine Ridge Terrace. The teen drove around a stopped bus and ignored the bus’s stop sign and flashing lights.
• Tammy Marie Chacon, 46, River Falls, was arrested and cited $250 for operating after revocation (alcohol related) after a traffic stop at 10:15 a.m. at Winter and State streets.
• Police were notified of property damage at 12:49 p.m. at Positive Alternatives (2860 Williams Ave.) Two teens had damaged a window screen and window security alarm.
• Officers responded to a custody dispute at 3:43 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of North Fremont St. A woman called police hysterical that her ex was trying to take her children from her and she couldn’t leave work in time to pick them up from school. Police met with the ex at her residence, where he was waiting for the kids in a vehicle with his parents. He showed police a family court injunction saying that he was allowed to pick the kids up between 3 and 5 p.m. and return them by 7:30 p.m. The woman’s father, police learned later, had picked them up from school and taken them to Hudson to meet their mother. When police spoke to her over the phone about the court order, she became enraged, screamed in the phone and hung up. This happened twice. The incident was documented.
• Police were informed that two juvenile ran away at 5:38 p.m. from Positive Alternatives (2860 Williams Ave.) The teens, age 16, took a hotspot with them. A neighbor reported a red Sedan had picked the girls up. Police learned one of them ended up in Milwaukee. Officers continued trying to find the girls and reported them to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children).

Saturday, June 7

• Ryan Andrew Phipps, 26, River Falls, was arrested and cited $986 for OWI and $86.20 for operation without required lamps lit after a traffic stop for driving without lights activated at 2:14 a.m. at Main and Pomeroy streets. When police spoke to Phipps, he had slurred speech, trouble finding things in his wallet, and smelled of alcohol. He told police he was coming from a softball game in Hammond but was coming from the south. He refused to perform a Breathalyzer or field sobriety tests. Officers took him to the hospital for a blood draw after obtaining a search warrant. He was booked and released to a sober person.
• While on patrol at 2:26 a.m., police found a man passed out in a chair behind 212 S. Main St. While facilitating a ride for the man, two other approached police and reported the theft of two skateboards. They said they’d left their boards outside Shooter’s Pub (107 E. Elm St.) at 10:30 p.m. and when they went outside at 2:30 a.m., the boards were gone. The longboard was blue and the nickel board was blue, yellow and red. Both boards were valued at $150.

Sunday, June 8

• Police were dispatched to a break-in at 12:48 p.m. at 258 Summit St. #82. Several items were missing from a storage unit, including a Cerwin Vega surround sound system with five speakers, a 2002 Sony video camera, a Sony head unit stereo, a 400-disc CD changer, and a binder full of collectible video games. The item were valued at $950. The complainant found the storage unit’s lock inside his unit. Several other units in the area appeared to have cut or missing locks.
• Officers responded at 5:51 p.m. to a home on 879^th Avenue for an out-of-control 10-year-old child who had been caught stealing. He became angry when told he couldn’t go to a birthday party as punishment and became violent and angry. He had threatened to kill his foster mother and himself. Police deescalated the situation with the help of CPS and Northwest Connections.
• Adam Robert Lofquist, 50, Ellsworth, was arrested and cited $124 for operating while suspended after a traffic stop at 10:36 p.m. at Wasson Lane and Cemetery Road. He was also arrested for a warrant and felony bail jumping and transported to Pierce County Jail without incident.

Tuesday, June 10

• Finnegan Robert Miller, 24, St. Paul, was arrested and cited $986 for OWI after a traffic stop at 2:24 a.m. at Elm and Main streets. Miller repeatedly told police he had nothing to drink and was driving his girlfriend to a friend’s house. He smelled of alcohol and had glossy, reddened eyes. He was uncooperative throughout the contact, using profanity and threatening officers. He refused to take a Breathalyzer and showed signs of impairment during the field sobriety tests, along with repetitive remarks. After a blood draw, he was released to a sober person.
• Police responded at 8:50 p.m. to a home in the 300 block of North Ninth Street for a juvenile complaint. A teen was upset that his father wanted him to go to a football camp and wouldn’t let him hang out with certain friends. He wanted his three friends, who were there, to stay with him, but his dad, who was at work, didn’t want them on the premises. The teen was angry and expressed fear that his dad would beat him. Officers informed CPS of the exchange so they could look into it. The teen was allowed to stay home for the rest of the evening.

Thursday, June 12

• Luke Luverne Sponsler, 39, River Falls, was arrested for a warrant and transported to Pierce County Jail at 7:26 a.m. at 1450 S. Wasson Lane #45.
• Police were informed of a graffiti complaint at 9:24 a.m. at The Second Star (114 S. Main St.) Large yellow lettering was located on the building’s south side near the roof. Staff said the graffiti had been there since last fall.
• Officers assisted Pierce County investigators in performing a search warrant at 1:20 p.m. at 1450 S. Wasson Lane #45 for narcotics. Police located a white crystal-like substance on the coffee table that appeared to be methamphetamine, a THC vape and small plastic gem bags, along with electronic storage devices and two doses of Narcan.
• Police were dispatched for an unwanted subject at 5:04 p.m. at Family Fresh (303 S. Main St.) who had stolen $110.22 worth of groceries in the past. He was shopping again and had a full cart. He was also wearing the same fishing vest he’d worn when stealing. Mowlid Abdi Salan, 31, Woodbury, Minn., was arrested and cited $187 for retail theft – intentionally take and trespassed from Family Fresh.

Friday, June 13

• A 2022 Hyundai Elantra, driven by Carolyn Rose Decheine, 22, River Falls, struck a deer at 2:54 p.m. on Highway 35 just north of Quarry Road. The vehicle was towed due to disabling damage. Decheine reported no injuries.
• Erik M. Sutliff, 36, River Falls, was cited $98.80 for deviation from designated lane, $111.40 for inattentive driving and $187 for hit and run – property adjacent to highway after he struck a mailbox at 7:53 a.m. at Rushmore Drive and Glacier Avenue and fled the scene. Neighbors saw Sutliff strike the mailbox and drive into his garage. When police knocked on his door, no one answered. He contacted police the day after the crash and denied any alcohol use.

Saturday, June 14

A 17-year-old River Falls juvenile was arrested and cited $187 for underage drinking/alcohol possession and $986 for OWI after a traffic stop at 1:07 a.m. at Main and Cedar streets. The juvenile reeked of alcohol and had peed his pants. He told officers he’d been drinking shots of vodka and that his arret was “tragic.” After performing field sobriety test and registering a breath test of .173, he was arrested. He was unable to complete the 20-minute observation period due to constant urinating and vomiting, so he was taken to the hospital for a blood draw. He repeatedly asked for his vape and his phone. After booking, he was released to his father. Three cans of Miller High Life Lite were found in his vehicle.

Sunday, June 15

• Alexandra Carrillo-Mendez, 22, River Falls, was arrested and cited $986 for OWI and $986 for operating with PAC after a traffic stop for striking a curb at 1:50 a.m. at Main and Park streets. Carrillo-Mendez smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. She told officers she’d been drinking at Tattersall, Broz and Emma’s. After performing field sobriety tests and registering a BAC level of .234, she was arrested, booked and released to her sister.
• Police responded at 12:22 p.m. to 2328 Aurora Circle where a 67-year-old hospice patient had been discovered by his son to be unresponsive and barely breathing. The man died in the back of an ambulance in the parking lot. Due to his “do not resuscitate” order, life-saving efforts ceased.
• Officers were dispatched to a domestic at 6:24 p.m. at 303 S. Wasson Lane. A woman could be heard screaming for help and neighbors reported she was bloody and bruised and that a man had dragged her back into the apartment. Both parties refused to cooperate with police and had injuries. The woman had a black eye, redness on her neck and chest and blood on her arms. Jerardo Padilla, 49, River Falls, had a bruised nose and was bleeding from his face/nose. He told officers he’d run into a wall. The woman refused to answer questions and repeatedly told officers to call her lawyer. Padilla was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct and possession of cocaine/coca after a baggie of it was found in his backpack. He was transported to Pierce County Jail without incident.

Tuesday, July 17

• Police were dispatched to a hit and run at 5:28 p.m. that occurred at 1 p.m. in front of 216 S. Main St. An unknown vehicle struck or side-swiped a legally parked 2012 Chevy Tahoe, owned by Amber Evenstar Bjork, River Falls. The Chevy was left with minor damage. No injuries were reported.
• Officers responded at 10:20 p.m. to a disturbance at 1470 Cemetery Road #204. A man said his partner had been drinking throughout the day and had become belligerent. He showed officer video of the woman blocking him from leaving and them shouting at each other. Witnesses told police she ran after the man while carrying her 7-month-old child, then left the child on the ground in a car seat and told him to take care of the baby. When he picked up the baby, she would begin yelling. After interviewing both parties and witnesses, officers determined both had been drinking and antagonizing each other. They were separated for the night, and the man and baby went with his sober brother.

Wednesday, June 18

• Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at 1:28 p.m. in front of 370 Kamloops Place between a 2014 Honda Accord, driven by Homer Griffith Nordling, 74, River Falls, and a legally parked 2023 Chevy Silverado, owned by Raquel Castillo, Forest Lake, Minn. Nordling was backing out of his driveway and struck the Chevy, causing minor damage to both vehicles. No injuries were reported.
• At 3:09 p.m., police responded to River Falls Post Office (208 N. Second St.) for a fraud report. A 56-year-old Baxter, Minn., woman bought $2,774 worth of stamps using a check. Police learned the woman had purchases $5,518.80 in stamps from area post offices using checks with the name “Thread Bank.” When they attempted to call the phone number on the check, it came back to a Baxter, Minn. business. Post office personnel feared the checks were fraudulent. Theft and issue of worthless checks charges were referred to the district attorney’s office.
• Police were dispatched to a vehicle vs. building crash at 4:50 p.m. at 705 St. Croix St. A 2014 GMC Terrain, driven by Harvena Marie Blair, 47, River Falls, was parking in front of the building, struck a rack and pushed it into the window, causing damage. The driver said she accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake. The vehicle had minor damage. No injuries were reported.
• Officers were informed of a destroyed patio at 5:13 p.m. at 2016 Michael Lane. The wicker patio furniture appeared to have been dismantled and thrown about. Ceramics, potted plants and a rug were in the neighbor’s yard. Patio cushions were thrown throughout the yard, along with smashed glass from patio lights, a tipped over hammock and dumped out potted plants. The homeowner estimated the damage to be $500. There are no suspects.
• Police were dispatched at 6:15 p.m. to 3464 Cambridge Place for a civil dispute. A woman reported her estranged husband had left a large metal school locker behind her vehicle in the driveway. She also claimed he had used her bank account to pay his truck payment after stealing her bank information. His story differed from hers in that he denied using her account and accused her of taking money from their joint accounts. Police documented both sides of the story per each person’s request.
• Victor Alfonso Gualan Contento, 40, River Falls, was arrested and cited $250 for operating after revocation (alcohol related) and $124 for operate motor vehicle without insurance after a traffic stop at 9:56 p.m. at Cascade Avenue and Crescent Street. He was also arrested for misdemeanor bail jumping due to an open court case.

Thursday, June 19

• Roger Dean Moen, 60, River Falls, was arrested and cited $250 for operating while revoked (alcohol related) after a traffic stop for crossing the center line at 9:30 p.m. at Main and Division streets. The man’s passenger, his son, also didn’t have a valid license. He was booked and released to his daughter.

Friday, June 20

• Officers were dispatched at 2 a.m. to 208 Jefferson St. where an unresponsive man was found in a hole in which sand had caved in. A man was found facedown in a dirt hole near a wooden fence and retaining wall. Only a small bit of his legs and boots were showing. It took two officers to remove the man from the hole and they began CPR. The man’s girlfriend said he had been outside working on a fencepost and other yard work since 7 p.m. She last saw him at 9 p.m. when she went to bed. She woke up to go to the restroom and realized he wasn’t in the house. She found him in the backyard and called 911. Gary Lee Johnson, 63, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was sent to Ramsey County for an autopsy.
• Police were dispatched at 2:43 p.m. to Kinnic Health & Rehab (1663 E. Division St.) where an 82-year-old woman with severe dementia had punched a 78-year-old woman in the eye during an argument. Staff said they would work to keep the women separated.

Saturday, June 21

At 12:45 a.m., police saw two men urinating on a building behind Emma’s Bar (222 S. Main St.) One man ran northbound through the alley from police, but he was apprehended after falling on a Second Street lawn. Mason Anthony Bowell, 20, Ridgeland, was cited $187 for underage drinking/alcohol possession and $124 for urinating in public. Corbin Robert Krenz, 20, Wheeler, was cited $187 for underage drinking/alcohol possession.

Sunday, June 22

• At 3:28 a.m., police were dispatched to a vehicle driving south in the northbound lanes on Highway 35 near Glover Road with its flashers on. Jeffrey Thomas Letendre, 34, Maplewood, Minn., told police he had struck something while heading north on Highway 35. He was worried it was a dog or a person, so he did a U-turn and went back to look for what he hit. Police located deer hair and heavy front-end damage on the vehicle, which was towed due to disabling damage. Letendre said he’d been bar hopping in town with friends and was headed home. He smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. After performing field sobriety tests and registering a BAC level of .154, he was arrested and cited $986 for OWI and $986 for operating with PAC. He was released to a sober person.
• Officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at 2:20 p.m. on Dawes Place just west of Meadows Drive between a 2019 Chevy Sonic, driven by Logan Leibfried, 20, River Falls, and a legally parked 2024 Chevy Colorado, owned by Jacob P. Janousek, River Falls. Leibfried was backing up and struck his roommate’s vehicle. He said his backup camera didn’t alert him that anything was behind him. Both vehicles had minor damage.
• Police were dispatched at 4:14 p.m. to a hit and run crash at Hoffman Park (547 Hanson Drive) between a 2012 Toyota Tacoma, driven by James Gene Palas, 59, River Falls, and a legally parked 2020 Chevy Suburban, owned by Lance A. Atkinson, Chippewa Falls. Palas backed into the Suburban, causing minor damage to both vehicles. Palas left the scene and police tracked him down at his home. He said he didn’t realize he hit anything and thought the man was waving at him because he had just given him a cigar. Police saw no signs of alcohol impairment.
• Officers were dispatched to a domestic at 11:16 p.m. at 2550 Dawes Place. A woman said Jeffrey T. Peterson, 42, had become belligerent after drinking an entire bottle of Maker’s Mark; she said he’d been yelling at the kids, throwing things and locked himself in a bedroom. She said he called her names, including fat, and told her he has a girlfriend in Iowa. When she told him to leave, he backed his 2016 Ford Explorer into her legally parked 2016 Ford F150; she believes on purpose. Police located him near Highway 29 and 1073^rd Street south of town. He downplayed the argument and said he’d been drinking spritzers. After performing field sobriety tests and registering a .114 BAC level, he was arrested and cited $986 for OWI and $986 for operating with BAC. He was also arrested for felony bail jumping, domestic disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property. He was taken to St. Croix County Jail; his three children went with their mother.

Tuesday, June 24

• Mark Alan Mielke, 49, Milwaukee, was arrested for a Milwaukee County warrant after a traffic stop for operating without a license plate at 9:25 p.m. at Main and Park streets. He was taken to Pierce County Jail without incident.
• Police were dispatched at 10:06 a.m. to McDonald’s (1505 Paulson Road) for a woman who jumped a curb in her vehicle and almost hit another person. The driver, Jessica Anne Nevalainen, 34, River Falls, was passed out in the running vehicle, which was parked against another vehicle. She appeared to be confused, smelled of alcohol and thought she was in Hudson. She admitted to drinking liquor an hour prior and became upset when asked to do field sobriety tests. EMS transported her to the hospital for an evaluation. She pretended to be asleep when officers entered the room and refused to perform field sobriety tests. A PBT reading registered a .283 limit. After a blood test, she was arrested and cited $500 for OWI-second and transported to St. Croix County Jail.

Thursday, June 26

Police responded at 6:25 p.m. to Kinni Café (702 N. Main St.) where an 88-year-old woman was refusing to get out of the River Falls Taxi. She was insistent that the taxi driver take her to St. Paul, but the taxi only services River Falls. Police were unsuccessful in getting her out of the taxi, so they called her Inclusa case worker, who determined she had been drinking. She also learned the woman had gone to the bank and emptied her account. Police escorted them back to the woman’s residence.

Friday, June 27

• Victor A. Gualan Contento, 39, River Falls, was arrested and cited $250 for operating after revocation (alcohol related), $124 for operating motor vehicle without insurance and misdemeanor bail jumping after a traffic stop for swerving in his lane and impeding traffic at 1:50 a.m. at Main and Vine streets. Police transported him to Pierce County Jail without incident.
• Police were dispatched at 3:51 a.m. to 340 Broadway St. for a suspicious activity call. A man was trying to open apartment doors and pacing inside and outside the building. He was carrying bags and left an unknown item in front of the complainant's door. Police located the suspect, Timothy A. Cariveau, 26, River Falls and saw that he had several large items underneath his jacket. Cariveau told police he was just checking out the building and not trying to open doors. He admitted to leaving a “cute girl” a bag of tea. The woman said she saw Cariveau pacing in front of her door and trying to open it. She also saw him looking in her windows. Police gave Cariveau a courtesy ride back to his residence, but learned he returned to the area later that day. He had been escorted off campus by UW police. Officers expressed concern for his escalating mental health issues and the safety of others.
• Police responded to a vandalism complaint at 8:39 a.m. at River Valley Converting/Anchor Paper (2552 Prairie Drive.) Surveillance footage showed a man in a gray hoodie walk up to a 2018 GMC Sierra at 4:08 p.m. June 26 and slash the driver’s side rear tire. The truck’s owner could think of no suspects. Other businesses’ video footage showed the suspect walking through the industrial park that day. The tire cost $235 to replace.
• At 7:22 a.m., police received multiple calls from people about a woman screaming near 1119 State St. She was described as wearing dark blue jeans and a blue sweatshirt. One witness said she was sitting near a car with Saran wrap on the windows. Another witness saw the woman leaving Our Neighbors’ Place the previous day. One witness said the woman was screaming at a man to get away from her and asking him his whereabouts the night before. The woman kept yelling “let me out” repeatedly. Police didn’t find her immediately but found out the name of the vehicle’s owner. They reached the woman’s mother, who said her daughter has been living out of her car and has cognitive issues. Police received reports of the woman knocking on residents’ doors asking to for places to shop. Around 11:05 a.m., officers saw her holding a sign asking for help and gasoline at Wasson Lane and Cemetery Road. When they told her of the complaints, she denied yelling or causing a disturbance. She was grateful when police gave her a packet of information on resources in the area. Police and the Pierce County mental health co-responder responded to her location again when they received a report of her jumping into traffic and throwing coins. The county was going to try to find a way to help her.

Saturday, June 28

• At midnight, officers were flagged down by a frightened young man on a motorcycle who said he had been assaulted by a middle-aged, bearded man while riding through a neighborhood. He said the man, who appeared to be drinking with others in the neighborhood, had stepped into the street in front of him and stopped him, said something to the effect “not in my neighborhood” and grabbed his bicep, which was bruised from a previous accident. The young man sped away as someone threw a beer bottle at him, which hit him in the back. Police saw and smelled the beer on his jacket and the bruise on his bicep. He led police to the home where the incident occurred. The homeowner, Ryan Scott Beierman, 44, River Falls, appeared to be heavily intoxicated and admitted to being annoyed by the young man’s motorcycle and stopping him. Officers referred battery and disorderly conduct charges to the district attorney’s office.
• At 12:57 p.m., police pulled over a white Honda Civic with suspended plates at 1238 N. Main St. They confiscated the vehicle’s license plates and told the owner, who recently purchased the vehicle, to get the vehicle registered.
• Officers responded to a hit and run at 2:05 p.m. at Main and Maple streets. An unknown vehicle had struck a legally parked 2016 Honda Odyssey, owned by Dustin T. Plank, River Falls. The vehicle had minor damage. There are no suspects.
• At 9:06 p.m., a 6.5-year-old girl was found walking and crying alone near Wasson Lane and Cemetery Road. She told police she missed her mother and was walking from her father’s house to her mother’s house. Police drove the girl to her mother’s home, who was shocked and concerned. She went to the father’s house and gathered some items. He was out looking for the child; he told officers that she had been playing outside while he went to get the mail and he didn’t notice her absence immediately. Police counseled both parents to watch the child closely, especially when she is outside.

Sunday, June 29

Police were dispatched to a fireworks complaint at 10:40 p.m. near Hoffman Park (547 Hanson Drive). Francisco Javier Domingue Jaramillo, 21, St. Paul, was cited $124 for sale and discharge of fireworks after police located him lighting off big fireworks from the Hoffman Park basin.

Monday, June 30

• At 8;45 a.m., a 2006 Toyota Camry, driven by Kayla A. Wilbur, 32, River Falls, was traveling south on Sixth Street approaching Cemetery Road when it crossed the center line, jumped the curb and struck a tree. Wilbur said she had looked at a child in the backseat. The vehicle was towed due to disabling damage. Wilbur and two children, ages 2 and 7, reported no injuries. She was cited $111.40 for inattentive driving.
• At 1:37 p.m., police received a fraudulent check complaint at BOH Electronics (677 Whitetail Blvd.) Someone had attempted to cash a check, with the payee altered, for $4,807.83 to someone in Missouri City, Texas. The case is under investigation.

Tuesday, July 1

Police were dispatched at 9:15 a.m. to Kwik Trip (1238 N. Main St.) for a disorderly conduct complaint. A woman said she had pulled into the tire filling station to put air in her tire. The tire continued to leak air and couldn’t be properly filled, so she got into her car to call her husband for advice. While she was on the phone, and man and woman pulled up next to her and began to yell at her, using profanities and foul language. She tried to explain to them that she would be done soon, but they were irate. She said the man got out of the car and came toward her vehicle, which scared her. As she left, her son snapped a photo of their license plate. After watching video surveillance of the incident, police felt the incident was exaggerated and decided not to look into it further.