Snowmobile accident with injuries in Union Grove Twp.
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- Published on Thursday, 10 January 2013 15:48
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Fatal snowmobile accident Dec. 31
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 January 2013 15:30
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Swisher wins scholarship
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- Published on Sunday, 06 January 2013 13:59
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Sheriff Jeff Norlin of Meeker County announced Friday,
Dec. 28, the winners of the Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Program for 2012. The association awards up to 15 scholarships each year to individuals planning to become Minnesota peace officers. The applicants apply through their local Sheriff’s Office. This year, the Scholarship Committee chose 14 winners out of the broad spectrum of applicants. The Minnesota Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Program, which is promoted by the 87 Sheriffs of Minnesota, is pleased to announce the winner for Meeker County. He is: Mr. Samuel Swisher, of Darwin.
Local crime blotters Jan. 3, 2013
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Dec. 17, Andrew William Plamann, 23 of Clearwater, was arrested in Buffalo on a Wright County warrant for domestic assault.
Dec. 17, John Edward Hedberg, 31 of Annandale, was arrested in Buffalo on the charge of violation of a domestic abuse no contact order.
Investigators find weapon in Officer Decker murder
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The Stearns County Sheriff and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) held a press conference this afternoon to announce they likely found the weapon used to kill Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker. They said the person of interest in the case was found dead after hanging himself.
On Wednesday, January 2, BCA agents went to the home of Cold Spring resident 31-year old Eric Joseph Thomes to re- interview him regarding the shooting death of Officer Decker. When investigators arrived, Thomes ran out of his home and into an outbuilding on his property. After a several hour standoff, officers went inside the building and found him dead.