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Fillmore County Sheriff working with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota

By News Team

Fri, Mar 22nd, 2013
Posted in All Police Reports

Bloomington, MN - The Fillmore County Sheriff is making it easier to attract information about crimes and let the source remain anonymous. The Sheriff’s Office again renewed its partnership with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota which makes available information gathering that preserves the anonymity of the provider of the information and offers a cash reward. By continuing to support use of Crime Stoppers citizens in the area will be reminded that they can help solve crimes and remain safe.

Citizens may be reluctant to give information about a crime or fugitive directly to the authorities, for a variety of reasons, but still want to ‘do the right thing’ by helping solve a crime. They can contact Crime Stoppers anonymously and the information will then be shared with the Fillmore County Sheriff or whichever agency the tip information leads to. Since persons committing a crime in one community often move on, this easy access helps fight crime across the State of Minnesota. In 2012 the number of tips received by Crime Stoppers increased by almost 38% with tips being sent to 131 law enforcement agencies at municipal, county and federal levels.

Working with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota gives the Fillmore County Sheriff a greater reach for collecting information about crimes. These additional methods to attract information helps the Sheriff add efficiency to its investigators’ time, speed solving of cases, and help bring comfort to the victims of a crime.

People with knowledge about a crime or a fugitive can contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS [8477], go online at www.CrimeStoppersMn.org, or text a cell phone message beginning with TIP674, then the message and SEND to CRIMES [274637]. Users of smart phones can download an app called Submit a Tip and also send information. Crime Stoppers accepts tips in any language by phone; in English, Spanish, French or Somali on the Internet; and keeps the identity of the tipster anonymous. If the tip leads to an arrest or charging the tipster may qualify to receive a reward of up to $1,000 and still remain anonymous.

Crime Stoppers of Minnesota is a non-profit organization operating separate and independent of government and law enforcement. Tax deductible donations to fund the operations and payment of rewards can be made at the website [Read the Rest]

11 killed in 10 days on Minnesota Roads First pedestrian death of 2013 reported

By News Team

Fri, Mar 8th, 2013
Posted in All Police Reports
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ST. PAUL, MN - At least 11 people were killed in the past 10 days on Minnesota roads, according to preliminary traffic crash reports submitted to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety. To-date for the year there ..... 
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Preston man charged with shooting

By Jade Sexton

Fri, Dec 28th, 2012
Posted in Preston Police Reports
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Friday December 21, 2012, Roger James Bergmann, 39 of Preston, shot a woman at her home in Preston and fled the police. During the pursuit, there were 40 minutes when the police didn’t know where he was, but he was later apprehended in Winona Coun ..... 
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Rushford man accused of illegally taking trophy buck

By News Team

Fri, Dec 14th, 2012
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The Houston County Sheriff's Department, acting on a report of a stolen trophy Whitetail buck from a deer farm in rural Houston, is proceeding with a formal investigation of a 19-year old Rushford man.

The 19-year-old is suspected of illegall ..... 
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State tops 300 traffic fatalities for year as Toward Zero Deaths conference convenes in Duluth

By News Team

Fri, Nov 18th, 2011
Posted in Police Reports
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ST. PAUL - Minnesota preliminary traffic deaths passed the 300 death mark this past weekend, but the 303 road fatalities in 2011 are well below the 357 at this time in 2010.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic S ..... 
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Sheriff's News Release October 21, 2011 From: Fillmore County Sheriff Daryl Jensen

By News Team

Fri, Oct 21st, 2011
Posted in Police Reports
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A Fillmore man died as the result of a logging accident in Carimona Township. Kenneth 'Kent' Erding, age 60, was operating a chainsaw when a tree fell on him at around 11:40am on Thursday (10-20-11).

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Chatfield accident

By News Team

Fri, Sep 16th, 2011
Posted in Police Reports
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Wednesday, September 14 at 9:44 am there was a head-on collision between two vehicles on Highway 52 near County Road 7, just north of Chatfield. Cheryl Jankiewicz, age 52 of Chatfield, was driving an Oldsmobile, which was southbound on Highway 52, w ..... 
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Police car chase near Rushford

By News Team

Fri, Sep 16th, 2011
Posted in Police Reports
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Preston/Lanesboro Police Chief Matt Schultz and Fillmore County Deputy John DeGeorge were called to a scene in Rushford for a domestic assault incident on Monday, September 12. Suspect Kyle Gilow, age 21 of Winona, fled from Rushford Police Chief Sa ..... 
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Harmony man dies from fall

By News Team

Fri, Sep 16th, 2011
Posted in Police Reports
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According to Fillmore County Sheriff's Captain John DeGeorge, a 67 year old Harmony man died Tuesday after a fall from a ladder in the town of Granger in Fillmore County.

Gary James Pratt sustained injuries when he fell from a ladder while ..... 
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