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Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

November 9, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Caledonia Police Department Sean Douglas Connor, 25, Caledonia, Minn.; 10/11/2020, Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Omar Torres Herrero, 33, West Salem, Wis.; 9/4/2020, Speeding (75/60), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. Christian William Myrah, 50, Spring Grove, Minn.; 7/2/2020, Careless Driving, Fine $275, … [Read more...]

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November 2, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Caledonia Police Department David Lee Baumgartner, 32, La Crosse, Wis.; 9/30/2002, Speeding (70/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. Aaron Charles Grattan, 18, Hokah, Minn.; 9/23/2020, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100.  Trevor James Mitchell, 34, Caledonia, Minn.; 8/30/2020, Neglect/Endangerment of a Child - Situation Could Cause … [Read more...]

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October 26, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Caledonia Police Department Thomas Christopher Benedum, 50, Houston, Minn.; 9/23/2020, Speeding (81/55), Fine $100, Total Fees $275.   Nicholas James Evenson, 42, La Crescent, Minn.; 9/28/2020, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100. Jamie Lynn Jahnke, 33, St. Paul, Minn.; 1/30/2020, Uninsured Vehicle - Owner Violation, Total Fees … [Read more...]

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October 19, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Caledonia Police Department Dylan Todd Betz, 31, Caledonia, Minn.; 9/30/2020, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100. Darrel Gene Johnson, 73; 9/30/2020, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100. Zachary John Lechner, 28, Brownsville, Minn.; 9/23/2020, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger … [Read more...]

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October 12, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Caledonia Police Department Timothy Lee Schniepp, 58, La Crosse, Wis.; 9/23/2020, Speeding (42/30), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Hokah Police Department Kristi Lynn Danielson-Vreeman, 51, Canton, Minn.; 5/14/2020, Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $125.  Amanda Marie King, 35, Caledonia, Minn.; 8/12/2020, … [Read more...]

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October 6, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Cindy Romero Boettcher, 41, Preston, Minn.; 9/7/2020, Speeding (70/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Domanick Mitchell Bushman, 23, Howard Lake, Minn.; 9/3/2020, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290.  9/3/2020, Stop Sign Violation, Fine $50.  9/3/2020, No Motor Vehicle Insurance - Owner, Fine $200.  9/3/2020, Registration … [Read more...]

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September 28, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Caledonia Police Department Chandler Sigmund Bergrud, 18, Spring Grove, Minn.; 8/17/2020, Failure to Obey Traffic Signal, Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Wes Dale Kellogg, 40, Vergas, Minn.; 9/4/2020, Speeding (70/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Terry James Cassel, 38, Nekoosa, Wis.; 8/14/2020, Speeding (55/45), Fine $40, Total Fees … [Read more...]

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September 21, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Caledonia Police Department Tristan Marie Altobelli, 22, Rochester, Minn.; 8/2/2020, Speeding (61/45), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. Tiffany Lynn Bauer, 36, Caledonia, Minn.; 7/7/2020, Dog at Large, Fine $75, Total Fees $150. James Michael Felten, 49, Caledonia, Minn.; 7/25/2020, Careless Driving - Operate Any Vehicle Carelessly on a Street or Highway, Fine $300, Total Fees … [Read more...]

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September 15, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Caledonia Police Department Beverly Arlene Aasum, 82, Caledonia, Minn.; 7/29/2020, Driver Approaching Intersection Fails to Yield Right of Way, Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Ezra Francis Dvorak, 18, Caledonia, Minn.; 8/23/2020, Consumption by Persons Under 21, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. Christopher Michael Schuldt, 46, Caledonia, Minn.; 2/29/2020, Disorderly Conduct - … [Read more...]

Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

September 7, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Caledonia Police Department Mary Elizabeth Daley, 77, Caledonia, Minn.; 7/24/2020, Speeding (59/45), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Hokah Police Department Erin Marie Meiners, 22, Caledonia, Minn.; 8/12/2020, Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Houston County Sheriff’s Office Ricky Allen Seele, 59, Morrison, … [Read more...]

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Ask A Trooper

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Ask a Trooper

January 18, 2021 By Troy Christianson Leave a Comment

By Sgt. Troy Christianson

Minnesota State Patrol

Question: Is it legal to wear earplugs or headphones driving a vehicle in Minnesota?  Does the decibel rating matter?

Answer:  State statue says that no person, while operating a motor vehicle, shall wear headphones or earphones that are used in both ears simultaneously for purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions from radios or other sound-producing or transmitting devices. A hands free device, like a Bluetooth earpiece, is legal because it is only worn in one ear.

There are a few exceptions:

•The use of a hearing aid device by a person who needs the device.

•The use of a communication headset by a firefighter while operating a fire department emergency vehicle in response to an emergency.

•The use of a communication headset by an emergency medical services person while operating an ambulance.

It is important for the driver to be aware and alert to everything that is going on around them.  Listening to music with headphones or wearing earplugs while driving may block out an emergency vehicle’s siren or another vehicle’s horn, possibly causing a crash or reducing the response time for an emergency vehicle.  The ability to hear a siren and see emergency lights, in a timely manner, will enable the driver to safety move over and yield to approaching emergency vehicles.

Remember to avoid all distractions while driving as your life and others depend on it.

You can avoid a ticket — and a crash — if you simply buckle up, drive at safe speeds, pay attention and always drive sober.  Help us drive Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths.

A portion of state statutes were used with permission from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota send your questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson – Minnesota State Patrol at 2900 48th Street NW, Rochester, Minn. 55901-5848.  Or reach him at Troy.Christianson@state.mn.us Twitter:MSPPIO_SOUTH

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