Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Ricardo Perez Aguilara, 26, Ridgeway, Iowa; 10/7/2017, 4th Degree DWI, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 until 10/30/2018), Total Fees $415. Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 90 days for one year). Supervised probation for one year - Conditions (10/30/2017): Sign Probation Agreement, Contact with probation, Follow all instructions of probation, Follow … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports ~ 12/26/16
Chatfield Police Department Michelle Marie Copeman, 33, Fountain, Minn.; 10/7/2016, Operate Vehicle With Expired Registration, Fine $30, Total Fees $120. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Susen Karen Bigalk, 53, Canton, Minn.; 6/15/2016, Disorderly Conduct - Offensive/Abusive/Noisy/Obscene, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 until 12/5/2017), Total Fees $390. Local Confinement - 90 … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports – 12-19-16
Chatfield Police Department Julie Marie Bleskachek, 59, Chatfield, Minn.; 10/3/2016, Allow Illegal Use Motor Vehicle by Owner, Fine $100, Total Fees $195. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Joeyl Lorence Bolson, 64, Decorah, Iowa; 11/13/2016, Exceed Limit of 30 mph – Urban District (40/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Carter Allen Brandt, 24, Spring Valley, Minn.; … [Read more...]
Ask a Trooper ~ 12/19/2016
Question: I enjoy reading your column. I have been driving for a number of years but still get confused as to what all the white road markings mean. I know what the white dashes on a road/highway mean – OK to pass. But what do solid white lines mean, particularly if they are on a three-lane highway? Also, what do the intermittent white “bricks” mean? What do narrowly spaced … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports – 12-12-16
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Laura Jean Christensen, 20, Decorah, Iowa; 10/13/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $210, Total Fees $300. Condition: Defendant can do Community Work Service for fines within 30 days. Keith Allan Crowson, 49, Spring Valley, Minn.; 10/26/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Julie Lynn Frederickson, 57, Lake Elmo, Minn.; … [Read more...]
Ask a Trooper ~ 12/12/2016
Question: What are the legal ramifications if someone is arrested for DWI with a child in a vehicle? Answer: If the child is less than 16 years of age and is greater than 36 months younger than the driver, the DWI the violation would be enhanced to include Child Endangerment. • First offense DWI under a 0.16: 90 days in jail and/or $1,000 fine. • First offense DWI under a … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports – 12-5-16
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Sara Lee Chinandler, 70, Hugo, Minn.; 11/9/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Andrea Lee Drury, 36, Spring Valley, Minn.; 10/24/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Neil John Frederickson, 30, Lake Elmo, Minn.; 11/5/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Brandon Gene Gergen, 29, Preston, … [Read more...]
Ask a Trooper ~ 12/5/2016
Question: The other day at an intersection I noticed a car with the windows so frosted up that the driver had to roll down a window to check for cars coming from my side. What is the law on frosted windows? When I received this question my initial thoughts were of a fatal pedestrian crash that I had been called to. I was the Crash Reconstructionist at an incident where an … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports ~ 11/28/16
Chatfield Police Department Robert Dean Hillesheim, 63, Waterville, Iowa; 10/15/2016, Expired Driver’s License Over One Year – No Minnesota Driver’s License, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Shelby Ann Capelle, 22, Spring Valley, Minn.; 11/4/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Julia Ann Fackrell, 72; 11/4/2016, Speeding … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports – 11-21-16
Chatfield Police Department Gage Anthony Heath, 21, Chatfield, Minn.; 3/18/2015, Harassment; Restraining Order Violation (Felony), Fine $3,000 (stay $2,100 until 10/31/2018), Total Fees $990. Local Confinement – 365 days (stay 305 days for two years). Credit for time served: 26 days. Supervised probation for two years – Conditions (10/31/2016): Follow all Conditions set … [Read more...]