Minnesota State Patrol With the school year quickly approaching, I would like to focus on the safety of our children. Following the guidelines below will help keep children safe around school buses. School Bus Safety Tips for Motorists: • Motorists must stop at least 20 feet from a school bus displaying red flashing lights and/or its stop arm is extended. This is … [Read more...]
Police Reports ~ 9/5/16
Chatfield Police Reports Clarissa May Overend, 25, Fountain, Minn.; 7/15/2016, Speeding (40/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Hager Mohamed Alsayed, 19, Oakdale, Minn.; 5/28/2016, Consumption By Persons Under 21, Fine $100, Total Fees $220. Jacob Gary Boettcher, 28, Dodge Center, Minn.; 1/15/2016, Theft – Take/Use/Transfer Moveable … [Read more...]
Ask A Trooper – 8/29/16
Question: What is the rule for drivers of motorcycles for making left or right turns at intersections? Someone told me that because some vehicles are not heavy enough to trip the signal lights they are legally able to make a left or right turn at a red light when it is safe to do so, after the signal light has cycled once. Please advise, thanks! Answer: Minnesota law does … [Read more...]
Police Reports ~ 8/29/16
Chatfield Police Department Benjamin Corey Finke, 40, Chatfield, Minn.; 6/5/2016, Disorderly Conduct – Fighting, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 until 8/9/2017), Total Fees $390. Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 87 days for one year). Serve as: weekends (if eligible). Serve jail time by October 1. Unsupervised probation for one year – Conditions (8/9/2016): Remain law-abiding, No … [Read more...]
Police Report ~ 8/22/16
Fillmore County - Sheriff’s Office Ryan Franklyn Ament, 40, Winona, Minn.; 7/19/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Keith William Dennler, 56, Forest Lake, Minn.; 7/22/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Gaylord Adam Forbes, 47, Westby, Wis.; 7/12/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Sarah L. Hershberger, 27, Janesville, … [Read more...]
Ask a Trooper – 8/22/16
Question: How long has there been a drunk driving law in Minnesota? Answer: The Minnesota Legislature criminalized DWI in 1911, making “driving while in an intoxicated manner” a misdemeanor. The laws and sanctions addressing DWI have evolved in the past 104 years. Evidence of influence was set at .15 Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in 1917. The first civil … [Read more...]