The following incidents were reported to River Falls Police Department Nov. 19-29.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at 7:45 a.m. at River Falls High School (818 …
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River Falls Police Department reports Nov. 19-29
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The following incidents were reported to River Falls Police Department Nov. 19-29.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at 7:45 a.m. at River Falls High School (818 Cemetery Road) between a 2014 Ford Explorer, driven by Angel Marie Valdez, 39, River Falls, and a 2021 Jeep Wrangler, driven by a 17-year-old River Falls juvenile. Valdez was exiting the parking lot and turned in front of the juvenile, at which point they collided. Both vehicles had minor damage. No injuries were reported.
At 4:30 p.m., an employee at 1450 S. Wasson Lane reported theft of tools from the maintenance shed. He didn’t know how someone had gotten into the locked shed. They took a bunch of Milwaukee brand tools, including a Sawzall, drill, two six-amp batteries, and a two-amp battery, plus Masterforce pull saw drill bits, a trail camera and plumbing fixtures. The tools are valued at more than $500. A neighbor saw a blue Ford truck parked there the day before, but didn’t get a license plate number.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
Police were dispatched at 7:45 a.m. to a theft at Circle K (302 S. Main St.) In the video shown, a 16-year-old male juvenile entered the store Nov. 14 and shoved two 750ml bottles of Fireball whiskey in his backpack. The boy was cited $136.60 for underage drinking – procures alcohol (second) and $98.80 for retail theft – intentionally take. He was also trespassed from Circle K and his parents notified. The alcohol cost $36.98.
At 2:51 p.m., a Walgreen’s employee (1047 N. Main St.) reported a theft of at least five gift sets and diapers totaling $150. The female suspect left in a black Cadillac Escalade driven by a man later identified as Chad W. Kessler, 47, River Falls. An off-duty police officer saw the same woman steal a bunch of items from the store again at 6:21 p.m. She left the store with her arms full of items and got into the same Escalade. The officer wrote the vehicle’s license plate number down and followed it to Kwik Trip, where it took off once he parked. Kessler, located Nov. 22 at his home, admitted to being at Walgreen’s but didn’t identify the woman he was with. He was cited $124 for being party to a crime and trespassed from Walgreen’s.
Karly Ann Erickson, 25, River Falls, was cited $250 for failure to stop for school bus after an incident at 3:59 p.m. at Cemetery and Southridge roads.
Officers responded at 6:21 p.m. to Puff Puff Glass (208 S. Main St.) for a theft complaint. A man came into the store, took a disposable vape worth $24.99, apologized for stealing it and ran out of the store. The clerk chased him but he got away. Police identified the suspect in the surveillance video as Ian S. Weston, 37, River Falls. He was cited $187 for retail theft – intentionally take and trespassed from the store.
A suspicious vehicle was reported to be parked at the end of Gambrel Street at 8:24 p.m. The complainant said the vehicle had been there for a couple of hours and people and another vehicle had been coming and going. When police approached it, they found three people who appeared to be sleeping inside. The 17-year-old driver had bloodshot eyes and had thrown up on the ground. The passengers, ages 17 and 18, also had slurred speech and said they were just “chilling.” Under a coat, officers found a THCP cart, which is 30 times more potent than THC. It often causes people to experience psychoactive effects and a more intense "high.” Police took one juvenile home, called the parents of the other and allowed the 18-year-old to walk home. They were all too high to drive.
Thursday, Nov. 21
Dominic Elliot Davis, 20, Plymouth, Minn., was cited $187 for possess drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop for an inoperable brake light at 4:44 a.m. at Main and Division streets. Davis and the occupants, a 19-year-old woman from Brooklyn Park, Minn., and an 18-year-old woman from Wyoming, Minn., told police they didn’t know how they ended up in River Falls. Due to the scent of marijuana, police searched the vehicle and its occupants. They located a Glock 19 BB gun in the glove box, a baggie of marijuana, Xanax, a glass smoking device, burnt straws, and other paraphernalia. While in the squads, both women (recorded on camera) indicated they had illegal substances shoved up their vaginas. Police let the three go, but referred possession of controlled substance charges to the district attorney’s office for all three.
Police were dispatched at 11:18 a.m. to a prowler at 522 E. Maple St. A man estimated to be in his 70s had come up the home’s sidewalk and taken photos of their residence. He had a white beard, sunglasses, flaps over his ears and a green army jacket. They showed police a photo of the man. He was not located.
Officers responded to a vehicle vs. building crash at 4:18 p.m. at 319 S. Main St. A 2018 Chevy Traverse, driven by Mary Ann Weiss, 75, Clayton, was pulling into a parking space when it struck a post then the building. The vehicle bounced back, causing it go over a curb behind the parking space. The vehicle was towed due to disabling damage. EMS transported Weiss to River Falls Area Hospital with a suspect knee injury.
At 9:35 p.m., a 2015 Nissan Rogue, driven by Molly Diane Delander, 28, River Falls, struck a deer on Highway 35 one-half mile north of Hoffman Place. The vehicle was towed due to disabling damage. Delander reported no injuries.
Friday, Nov. 22
Raul Alexandro Hernandez, 47, River Falls, was cited $187 for possession of THC after pulling up at 7:57 a.m. to River Falls High School (818 Cemetery Road) with a marijuana cigarette in his hand. He told police he’d just taken two or three hits.
At 3:31 p.m., police were dispatched to 2978 Coventry Circle for fluids leaking out of a Buick Lesabre. Public Works arrived and placed some Floor Dry on the leaking coolant and oil. The fluids leaked from the car down half the block. The DNR was also notified.
Police were dispatched at 5:39 p.m. to the alley behind C&R Guns (117 E. Pine St.) for a combative man laying in the alley. When police arrived, Vincent P. Thunder Hawk, 37, St. Paul, was still laying there. He was unresponsive at first but soon began answering questions in a slurred voice. He began speaking another language, then told officers to “F” themselves several times after proclaiming he is Lakota. He eventually got up and began walking toward Cedar Street, ignoring commands to stop. He continued to use profanity and accused an officer of being a bounty hunter. He then sprinted toward Main Street into traffic, almost getting hit by a car. He jumped up on a concrete barrier, threatening to jump to escape apprehension. Traffic had to swerve to avoid police and Thunder Hawk, who was resisting officers. Police were able to handcuff him after threatening to use a Taser on him. He screamed to passing vehicles that police were beating him up. Dispatch informed police Thunder Hawk had been staying at Kinnic Falls and was on a no-drink. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting or obstructing an officer and taken to Pierce County Jail.
Saturday, Nov. 23
At 5:20 p.m., a 17-year-old River Falls juvenile was arrested at a home in the 1500 block of West Maple Street for disorderly conduct, theft and strangulation and suffocation. The juvenile’s parents tried to speak to them about $100 that went missing from a locked cabinet. The juvenile became aggressive, shoving the mother to the floor, applying pressure to her neck and throwing shoes at people. Battery and disorderly conduct charges were also referred after the mother reported other incidents, including getting kicked in the face, stomped on the knee and more.
Sunday, Nov. 24
At 5:53 a.m., a citizen reported seeing a traffic light fall over at Main Street and Cascade Avenue. No one was near it when it fell. The pole had snapped at its base, but there was no evidence that it had been struck.
Police were dispatched to a welfare check at 8:11 p.m. at 1495 Riverside Drive. An older woman, who wasn’t fully clothed, was locked in an apartment stairwell and seemed confused. Police guided her back to her apartment, which she didn’t recognize as her own. She thought she was at a lawyer’s office. Officers contacted her caseworker with Inclusa, who said she’d document the situation.
Monday, Nov. 25
Officers responded to a domestic not in progress at 2:55 a.m. at 556 Birchcrest Drive. After receiving conflicting stories from both parties involved, police referred domestic disorderly conduct and battery charges to the district attorney’s officer for a 39-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man. The woman admitted to drinking and said they fought over a phone. She accused him of elbowing her and throwing her down. EMS transported her to the hospital for an evaluation. The man agreed to go stay with his parents for a few days.
Police were dispatched to a one-vehicle crash at 10:04 a.m. at Ace Hardware (1163 N. Main St.) A 2015 Ford F350, driven by Troy Ernest Neidermyer, 59, Spring Valley, backed into a light pole while trying to back into a parking space. The vehicle had minor damage. No injuries were reported.
A 16-year-old River Falls High School student was cited $98.80 for criminal damage to property at 10:46 a.m. after filling the ports of another student’s Chromebook with the innards of a stress ball. The damage cost $50 to fix.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at 8:21 a.m. at State and Johnson streets between a 2016 Freight Cascadia semi, driven by Sean Anton Schuh, 40, Menomonie, and a 2011 Chevy Cruze, driven by Emma Jo Jensen, 20, River Falls. Both vehicles were traveling north on State Street. Schuh stopped and started backing up into a parking lot at 1141 S. Main St. He didn’t see that Jensen was behind him and backed into her; he kept backing but Jensen threw her vehicle into reverse to prevent further damage. The semi had no damage, while Jensen’s vehicle had functional damage. No injuries were reported.
At 12:35 p.m., a 20-year-old trans person reported being jumped by a group of teenagers at a home in the 300 block of Devin Lane. They said they threw a hat at a 16-year-old girl when she showed up with her friends. The girl told police she was trying to return a hoodie and that the complainant has been stalking her, showing up at her work, and trying to come onto her. The complainant was told to leave the juvenile alone.
Thursday, Nov. 28
Police responded at 10:23 p.m. to 1470 Cemetery Road for an unwanted subject. A woman there said her boyfriend had slapped her after she told him not to smoke around their infant. The man denied hitting her and said she’d been drinking, which caused her to “freak out.” They both admitted to drinking at an earlier family gathering and having shots when they returned home. The man agreed to leave for the night and officers made sure his mother picked him up at Kwik Trip. A domestic disorderly conduct charge was referred to the district attorney’s office.
Friday, Nov. 29
Officers responded to a fire under a sink at 8:34 a.m. at 1450 S. Wasson Lane #24. When officers arrived, they saw light smoke coming from beneath the mobile home. The occupants put the fire out with an extinguisher but chose to evacuate anyway. Officers could see smoke pouring out from under the trailer, along with water. A firefighter said it was likely the heat tape on the waterline failed and when the fire burned through the waterline, it extinguished the fire. The trailer had damage to the floor from the fire. Three people were displaced by the fire and officers contacted the American Red Cross for assistance.
At 9 a.m., an anonymous complainant reported possible dog abuse and child neglect at 252 Union St. A report was forwarded to CPS.