Monday, June 4, 2012
In other south metro news this week, an area woman has begun an online garage sale system using Facebook.
Though you might live or work in Apple Valley or Rosemount, chances are you're curious about what's happening in your neighboring communities. Here are some of the stories posted on our neighboring Patch sites last week that could impact, help or be of interest to you. Read each story by clicking on the headline link. Couple Brings West Coast-Style Swap Meet to Burnsville Burnsville will soon be home to Stop, Swap & Shop (The Marketplace), a hybrid of the flea market, farmer's market, art show, trunk sale and urban street vending. It's one of several summertime innovations at Buck Hill, which recently allowed a garden center on its premises during the warmer months. Another Enters the Fro-Yo Fray: Freeziac Opens Burnsville will be blessed …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Aaron Michael Ferrarese was sentenced Wednesday for setting fire to an Apple Valley home with six people inside in August.
The Apple Valley man convicted of setting fire to an Apple Valley home while six people were inside received his sentence on Wednesday. Aaron Michael Ferrarese, 21, was sentenced to a year in jail—with credit for 209 days already served—15 years probation and 200 hours of community service over five years, court records show. Dakota County District Court Judge Tim Wermager also ordered that Ferrarese enter the Minnesota Teen Challenge program, which helps teens and adults with drug and alcohol addictions. According to an article in the Pioneer Press, Ferrarese said in court that he was addicted to alcohol and marijuana in August when he set the house on fire. Ferrarese pleaded guilty to and was convicted of felony first-degree arson in the…
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Aaron Michael Ferrarese pleaded guilty to first-degree arson for setting fire to an Apple Valley home in August.
The Apple Valley man who in August allegedly set fire to an Apple Valley home while six people were inside pleaded guilty during a hearing on Wednesday to first-degree arson. Aaron Michael Ferrarese, 21, originally was charged with felony first-degree arson and second-degree arson in connection with an Aug. 26 incident in which he allegedly set fire to an Apple Valley home in the 14000 block of Fridley Way. Court records show a not-guilty plea on the second-degree arson charge. The six people inside the house at the time, including former Minnesota Vikings player Dave Osborn, made it out of the house safely. Dakota County prosecutor Kevin Golden in January had told District Court Judge David Knutson a plea deal was unlikely, "because both …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Christopher J. Stanley is charged with several counts of burglary, arson, and driving without consent for crimes he allegedly committed in Pierce County, Wisconsin, last year.
An Apple Valley man is facing nine felony and three misdemeanor charges in Wisconsin for crimes he allegedly committed in the state's Pierce County over a six-week period in 2011. According to Wisconsin court records, Christopher J. Stanley, 28, is charged in Pierce County, WI, with: The alleged incidents included loss of cars, tools, TVs, guns, mail and more, according to an article from the Pierce County Herald. More information is available from the Pierce County Herald.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
A jury trial of Aaron Michael Ferrarese, 21, is scheduled to begin March 12 unless attorneys agree on an appropriate sentence.
Attorneys in the case against 21-year-old Aaron Michael Ferrarese, the Apple Valley man who in August allegedly set fire to an Apple Valley home with six people inside, on Tuesday agreed to a settlement conference on Feb. 22. But Dakota County prosecutor Kevin Golden told District Court Judge David Knutson a plea deal was unlikely, "because both parties are looking for diametrically opposed outcomes." Ferrarese was charged with felony first-degree arson and misdemeanor damage to property in connection with an Aug. 26 incident in which he allegedly set fire to an Apple Valley home in the 14000 block of Fridley Way. The six people inside the house at the time, including former Minnesota Vikings player Dave Osborn, made it out of the house. …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Matthew Thomas Bernsten was one of two men charged for allegedly setting fire to and burning down a shed on the University of Minnesota's UMore Park property in Rosemount.
Two men, including one from Apple Valley, have been charged with arson, burglary and property damage after police say they allegedly lit hay bales on fire in a shed on the UMore Park property in Rosemount, and the shed burned down after firefighters couldn't put out the blaze. Matthew Thomas Bernsten, 21, of Apple Valley, and Joseph Michael Sanem, 22, of Rosemount, each are charged with second-degree arson, second-degree burglary and first-degree criminal damage to property, all felonies. According to the criminal complaint, a Dakota County Sheriff's deputy saw a car parked on the east side of the University of Minnesota's Outreach, Research and Education Park around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 5. When he approached the car, the four male occupants, …
Matthew Thomas Bernsten and Joseph Michael Sanem are charged with allegedly setting fire to and burning down a shed on the University of Minnesota's UMore Park property in Rosemount.
A Rosemount man and Apple Valley man each have been charged with arson, burglary and property damage after police say they allegedly lit hay bales on fire in a shed on the UMore Park property in Rosemount, and the shed burned down after firefighters couldn't put out the blaze. Joseph Michael Sanem, 22, of Rosemount, and Matthew Thomas Bernsten, 21, of Apple Valley, each are charged with second-degree arson, second-degree burglary and first-degree criminal damage to property, all felonies. According to the criminal complaint, a Dakota County Sheriff's deputy saw a car parked on the east side of the University of Minnesota's Outreach, Research and Education Park around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 5. When he approached the car, the four male occupants, …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Rhonda Lee Arkley in December 2010 doused her home and husband in gasoline and set the house on fire, then tried to stab herself and flee police.
The Apple Valley woman who in December 2010 doused her home and husband in gasoline and set the house on fire while he was inside was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday in Dakota County Court. The Star Tribune provides more details on the scene inside the court room at Tuesday's sentencing. Rhonda Lee Arkley, 50, in November was convicted of first-degree arson, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and fleeing a peace officer in the case, in which she also attempted to stab herself with a screwdriver and fled police in her car, according to the criminal complaint. The maximum penalty for the charges combined was 30 years in prison and a $39,000 fine. Arkley originally pleaded not guilty to all three charges in May. As …
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Take a look back at notable crime headlines of the past year.
These were some of the biggest crime stories that came out of or were related to Apple Valley in 2011: Prostitution, Disorderly House Charges Filed Against Apple Valley Business Owners The iMassage business that opened in October 2010 in the Time Square shopping center was a front for a prostitution operation, Apple Valley police found in February; a disorderly house charge was filed against the owner, and prostitution and disorderly house charges were filed against a woman who was involved. The woman, Yin Hsin Chu, was convicted in August on the prostitution charge, a misdemeanor. Owner Andy Ming-Lueng Kor was found dead in his Eagan home a few days after the charges were filed, in an apparent suicide. UPDATE: MMA Fighter Brett Rogers …
