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Local crime blotters Jan. 13, 2013

Rockville car accident Jan. 13

Sunday, Jan. 13 at about 5:19 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office responded to a personal injury car accident on Highway 23 near Stearns County Road 140.

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Sheriff asks for public help

Sheriff Jeff Norlin is asking for the public’s help in reference to recent daytime burglaries occurring around Meeker County. Sheriff Norlin is asking the public to be on the lookout for suspicious vehicles and persons who may be in your neighborhood. Grant, Stevens, Pope, Douglas, and Kandiyohi
Counties have had more than 30 reports of daytime burglaries. Wednesday, Jan. 9, Meeker County had a burglary that occurred on County Road 2 in Forest City Township, in the mid-morning hours that appears to be the same suspect as the other counties.


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Snowmobile Safety Awareness Week Jan. 13-19


Gov. Mark Dayton with the support of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association (MnUSA) has proclaimed Jan. 13-19 as Snowmobile Safety Awareness Week in
Minnesota.


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New sirens in Meeker County

Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin announces that three new Emergency Outdoor Storm Warning sirens are being erected in Meeker County complementing an existing system of 20 sirens now in operation throughout the county.

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Juvenile drinking party in Grove Township

Twelve citations for minor consumption

New Year’s Day, at 12:30 a.m.,
Tuesday, Jan. 1,  the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was called by the Melrose Police Department about a medical at the address of 34308 Overton Road in Grove Township. An underage boy had been brought to the Melrose Hospital, unresponsive because of the high amount of alcohol he had consumed. Deputies learned that a juvenile party was taking place at the residence and the parents were not at home.


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