The following is a rundown of crime-related stories from our Dakota County sites this last week. All stories have been verified, and those accused are innocent until proven guilty. For the complete story, click on the link in the headline. Apple Valley Police: Apple Valley Man Strangled Pregnant Wife to Death, Staged Accident Scene Roger Earl Holland is charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the death of his wife and unborn child, but Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom has vowed to bring the case before a grand jury. Burnsville Two Women Arrested for Trashing Car with …
The following stories first appeared last week on this Patch site, or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline. All those named have been arrested and/or charged. Information is provided by the community police department or attorney's office. Burnsville Burnsville Man Who Fractured Woman's Back Gets Four Months in JailGerald Paul Houle, 40, is serving a 145 day sentence for an attack that left a woman bloodied, bruised and numb from the waist down. Burnsville Man Accused of Burglarizing, Bloodying Apple Valley HomeOuthone Lee …
The following stories first appeared last week on this Patch site, or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline. All those named have been arrested and/or charged. Information is provided by the community police department or attorney's office. Apple Valley Two Apple Valley Men Among Suspects in Armed Robbery at MotelJake Lawrence Benson and Shawn Michael Rumble charged in Scott County with first-degree aggravated robbery. Burnsville Suspect Apprehended in String of Burglaries, Jewel TheftAndrew Douglas Page, 30, allegedly used a…
The following stories first appeared last week on this Patch site, or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline link: Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley Man Sentenced for Swindling Stepdaughter's Inheritance Matthew Neil Larson, 40, took at least $50,000 from his teenaged stepdaughter's fund over a period of about two years. Burnsville 71-Year-Old Woman Arrested for Allegedly Attacking Husband with Hammer Burnsville Police found Sharon Ann Ripka and her husband covered in blood when they arrived on the scene. Man Convicted …
The following stories first appeared last week on this Patch site or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline link. Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley Man Sentenced to Five Days in Jail for Golf Cart Joy Ride Edward Terrel Bowens, Jr. was one of a trio who re-appropriated a golf cart from the maintenance staff at an Apple Valley apartment complex. Rosemount Man Sentenced to 15 Days for Credit Card Fraud Joshua Thomas Mullin, 24, used a woman's credit card to buy beef jerky and charged over $300 at his place of employment, …
The following stories first appeared last week on this Patch site, or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region. To read the full stories, click on the headline links. Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley Man Accused of Peeping Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail, Banned from Darque Tan Jon William Bogatzki, 30, was booked into the Dakota County Jail on Friday. Apple Valley Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Lori Jo Mueller could face up to 30 years in federal prison for wire fraud, and 10 years for health care fraud. Burnsville Duo Arrested for Passing Phony Traveler's Checks Gregory …
The following stories first appeared last week on this Patch site or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region. To read the full stories, click on the headline links. Apple Valley-Rosemount Six Car Accident Calls in Three Hours at the Same Intersection Keep track of crime in the community with the weekly Rosemount police blotter. Burnsville Lakeville Teen in Custody After Robbery of Restaurant in Burnsville Emily Kay Schuster and Jesus Alexandro Ybarra, both 19, were allegedly part of a cadre that robbed a restaurant on Cliff Road and threatened an employee with a stun …
The following stories first appeared on this Patch, or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region, last week. To read the full stories, click on the headline links. Dakota County Dakota County's Most Wanted, January 2013 A monthly rundown of the top suspects wanted by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff: County Resident Finds Body in Vermillion River The body appears to have been in the river for a long duration. Apple Valley-Rosemount Owners of GrandStay Sue Builders for Faulty Construction, Negligence The ownership group behind the hotel say that less than five …
The following stories first appeared within the past week on this Patch site, or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline link. Apple Valley-Rosemount Rosemount Woman Charged with Kicking Officer After DWI Arrest Police say Brenda Lynn Heinen kicked an officer in the leg when she was arrested for drunken driving on her 41st birthday. Suspect in Rosemount Standoff Formally Charged A 32-year-old Rosemount man has been charged with a felony after threatening to kill his neighbors with a non-existent weapons cache that he said …
The following stories first appeared last week on this Patch, or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline link. Apple Valley-Rosemount 2 Apple Valley Men Arrested in Separate Incidents Involving Loaded Guns Craig John Ehrnreiter and Michael Francis Hermanowski were arrested within 14 hours of one another in separate incidents in which they were accused of threatening others with loaded guns. Rosemount Man Sentenced to 60 Days in Hit-And-Run Death of Apple Valley Woman Eric James Hunter, 44, will also be required to pay …
The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline link. Apple Valley-Rosemount Rosemount Man Charged with Sexual Solicitation of Child Police say Robert Lee Ranzy IV sent a sexually explicit video of himself to a 14-year-old Rosemount girl in January. He was arrested Nov. 27 on a 10-month-old warrant. Burnsville Warrant Issued for Burnsville Woman Accused of Cracking Victim's Skull Police say Lenora Jonea Pollard assaulted a woman Dec. 17 because she believed that someone was trying …
The folllowing stories first appeared on Patch sites throughout the South Metro region during the past week. To read the full articles, click on the headline links. Apple Valley-Rosemount Dakota County Judge Charged with Christmas Eve DWI Police say Apple Valley resident Michael V. Sovis had a blood-alcohol level of .28—more than three times the legal limit. Eagan Man Threatens to Blow Up McDonald's Eagan police also responded to several assault and theft calls, according to the most recent police reports. Inver Grove Heights Standoff With Armed IGH Man Ends in SWAT Team Arrest (AUDIO) …
The following stories first appeared last week on this Patch or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro area. To read the full stories, click on the headline links. Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley Woman Sentenced for .303 DWI Carrie Jean Olson, 42, pleaded guilty to a third-degree DWI. Burnsville Police: Suspect Said She Wished She Had Been Connecticut School Shooter Theresa Marie Navratil is charged with third-degree assault and making terroristic threats. Police say she stabbed a man in the hand and then announced that she wished she had been the man who killed 26 people…
The following stories first appeared last week on this Patch site or others in the South Metro region. To read the full stories, click on the headline links. Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley Man Charged with Slashing Dog's Throat David John Galush is charged with felony animal cruelty; police say he slashed the family dog's throat, then left the dead animal's body in the back yard. Burnsville Warrant Issued for Woman Accused of Jacking U.S. Marine Corps Car from Burnsville's Heart of the City Tonya Annamae Losh, 33, has been MIA after failing to appear at her last court hearing in …
The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites throughout the South Metro region. To read the full stories, click on the headline links. Dakota County Woodward Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom John Stephen Woodward was charged by the Rice County Attorney’s Office after Minnesota Correction Facility—Faribault officials uncovered a plot by Woodward to murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom. Armed Robbery Suspects Indicted in Federal Court Eric Wade Forcier, 27, of Farmington and Julie Ann Campana, 23, of Apple …
The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites in Dakota, Rice and Scott counties. To read the full articles, click on the headline links. Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley Man Charged Again with Robbery Abdoul Said Kone, already facing robbery charges in Dakota County, has now been charged in Hennepin County with stealing a man's cell phone and baseball cap. Burnsville Burnsville Man Gets 90 Days for Illicit Recording of Newlyweds On Monday, Jeremiah Caleb Marg, 29, pleaded guilty to surreptitiously slipping a recording device into a newlywed couple's hotel room …
The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites in Dakota, Rice and Scott counties. To read the full articles, click on the headline links. Apple Valley-Rosemount Rosemount Man Charged with Stealing Cell Phone from Reluctant Victim Police say Devon Deshawn Gordon stole a cell phone from a customer in an Apple Valley restaurant, but the victim chased him down and retrieved it. Apple Valley Man Charged with Fleeing Police, Endangering Child Police say Salvador Mejia-Camacho led them on a chase through residential neighborhoods, then fled his car, leaving his 3-year-old …
The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites in Dakota, Rice and Scott counties. To read the full articles, click on the headline links. Apple Valley-Rosemount St. Paul Man Charged with Impregnating 14-Year-Old Rosemount Girl James Lee Whitner III is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct after police say he had sex with the victim twice in August. Man Charged with Brazen Theft of Trailer from Rosemount Man Police say Dale Michael Bale drove onto the victim's property, hitched his trailer to a pickup truck and drove away with it. 2 Apple Valley Men …
The following stories first appeared within the past week on this Patch site or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro area. To read the full stories, click on the headline links. Apple Valley-Rosemount Child Abuse Suspect Held on $60,000 Bond Carlton Raymond Lewis II, charged with beating two toddler girls last spring and seriously injuring one of them, was arrested in Hastings. Man Charged with Brazen Theft of Trailer from Rosemount Resident Police say Dale Michael Bale drove onto the victim's property, hitched his trailer to a pickup truck and drove away with it. …
The following articles first appeared on Patch sites throughout the South Metro region during the past week. To read the full articles, click on the headline links. Dakota County Dad Allegedly Abused 5-Year-Old Daughter, Filmed the Abuse for Pornography Dakota County Attorney: Mom knew of abuse and failed to stop it. Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley Man Charged with Strangling, Threatening Woman Police say Dwayne Washington choked the victim, threatened to kill her and kept a gun in the closet which had its serial number illegally scratched off. Apple Valley Police Arrest Habitual …
