CRIME NEWS
Reward offered to catch sign vandals 
A $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of whomever vandalized the Golden Pond sign near County Road 82 east of Brandon.
February 19, 2010
Another meth bust in Wadena; four more charged
Local police and area drug task force officers have been busy lately, announcing another multiple-arrest sting involving the alleged sale of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Wadena area
By Steve Schulz , February 18, 2010
Police/Sheriff Blotter - 02-17-10
February 17, 2010
Fake bills found in Fargo; second arrest made
It’s unclear if three cases of fake U.S. currency reported to Fargo police last weekend are connected to other counterfeit currency recently found in the metro area.
By Staff Report , February 16, 2010
Wadena man sentenced for shooting air gun at school buses
A 21-year-old man from Wadena was sentenced Feb. 4 to five years in prison for shooting a pellet gun at Wadena-Deer Creek school buses on March 3, 2008.
By Steve Schulz , February 15, 2010
Harsher sentences proposed for sex offenders
Governor Tim Pawlenty wants to double some sex offender sentences, the latest in a series of related moves over the years.
By By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , February 12, 2010
Governor's plan - a solution in search of a problem?
Governor Tim Pawlenty’s new plan for longer sentences for sex offenders might just be a solution in search of a problem.
At least that’s what Douglas County Attorney Chris Karpan believes.
February 12, 2010
Two basketball coaches in Lake Park-Audubon resign after players make allegations
Two Lake Park-Audubon, Minn., girls basketball coaches have resigned after two players raised allegations that are now being investigated by police.
By Kerry Collins and Amy Dalrymple , February 11, 2010
Elbow Lake man gets 12 years for 2009 teen abduction, sexual assault
An Elbow Lake man was sentenced in Otter Tail County District Court on Monday to 12 years in prison in connection with the abduction of a 17-year-old girl in March 2009.
By Staff Report , February 09, 2010
Former Sebeka councilman looking at another felony
A former Sebeka city councilman is in trouble with the law again.
By Steve Schulz , February 07, 2010
O'Keefe releases his version of phone case
James O’Keefe, who was arrested along with a former University of Minnesota, Morris student and two other men on federal charges last week, released a statement Friday morning regarding the incident.
By Staff Report , February 02, 2010
UPDATE: Former UMM student charged in federal case described as ambitious, talented
A former University of Minnesota, Morris student facing federal charges in Louisiana is an ambitious and talented organizer and idea man, according to acquaintances.
By Staff Report , February 02, 2010
Raymond man faces felony charge for explicit phone messages to neighbor
A 50-year-old Raymond man made his first appearance Thursday on a felony harassment charge for allegedly leaving sexually explicit phone messages on a neighbor’s answering machine.
By Gretchen Schlosser , January 30, 2010
Former aide to Ingebrigtsen accused of tampering with phones of U.S. Senator
A former aide to State Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria, is implicated in a plot to tamper with the phone system of U.S. Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu's office in New Orleans.
January 29, 2010
Wadena officer injured in scrap with suspect over allegedly stolen scrap metal
A Perham man is accused of striking a Wadena police officer while resisting arrest and causing an injury to the officer’s wrist.
By Steve Schulz , January 28, 2010
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