Vernon Hintz sentenced to 90 months in prison for child molestation
Vernon Bob Hintz, 55 of Little Falls, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison after being convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree (victim under 16/significant relationship)....
View ArticleMurphy convicted of first degree drug possession
Kristofer James Murphy, 29, Avon, was convicted June 16 of one felony count of first-degree possession of methamphetamine. According to the criminal complaint, on April 10, 2015, a law enforcement...
View ArticleTwo Royalton residents arrested in case of stolen vehicle/camper
Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen reports that Thursday, June 23, at approximately 1:36 a.m., their office was asked to assist the Royalton Police Department with a possible stolen vehicle at the...
View ArticleJuvenile mailbox vandals caught by deputies; sheriff asks public to report...
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was notified Tuesday, June 28, that someone was smashing mailboxes along Highway 27, east of Little Falls. More than 60 mailboxes were damaged in the townships of...
View Article2015 Crash Facts: Minnesota traffic fatalities rise 14%, distracted driving...
July 4 Marks Deadliest Holiday on Minnesota Roads Texting while driving, reaching for something that dropped on the floor, or adjusting GPS or other electronics. These types of distractions played a...
View ArticleMeyer charged with felony drug possession and theft
Sheila Dawn Meyer, 26, Royalton is facing felonies ranging from two fifth-degree drug possession charges to theft and receiving stolen property. The charges stem from a June 23 tip to law enforcement...
View ArticleLittle Falls Police Department Report
June 13 — A resident on Seventh Avenue Southeast reported a theft. June 16 — Someone stole a purple girls Schwinn bicycle, valued at $150, from the west parking lot of the Little Falls High School on...
View ArticleLittle Falls man charged with felony theft
Walter Russell Johnson, 52, Little Falls was charged June 22 with felony theft, and two gross misdemeanor DWIs. The charges come from a June 21 incident, when a Cushing resident called the police to...
View ArticleLF man faces felony drug possession charge
Noah Joshua Ness, 28, Little Falls was charged June 22 with a fifth degree controlled substance possession. June 21, a member of the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office found a vehicle on Haven Road going...
View ArticleMorrison County Sheriff’s Department Report
June 23 — A resident on 120th Avenue in Bowlus reported a scam in which the resident had received several telephone calls from individuals claiming to be representing the Internal Revenue Service. June...
View ArticleMorrison County District Court Misdemeanors
The following people, charged with a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor level crime in Morrison County District Court, have recently been sentenced: Gross Misdemeanors • Jason Dale Swenson, 37, Little...
View ArticleMorrison County Arrest Warrants
Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen reports that arrest warrants were issued for the following people. Those with information as to the whereabouts of anyone on the list, are asked to contact the...
View ArticleStanifer faces felony for fleeing law enforcement
Bryant Clayton Burkhltr Stanifer, 32, Minneapolis, was charged June 29 with a felony for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. On June 29, law enforcement received word of shoplifters at a Little...
View ArticleLaPointe charged with felony first degree burglary
Dylan David LaPointe, 26, Upsala was charged with felony first degree burglary-assaulting a person in a building or on property, July 1. The charge stems from an incident May 27. LaPointe allegedly...
View ArticlePacheco charged with two counts of felony drug possession
Victorio James Pacheco, 27, Minneapolis, was charged with two counts of felony controlled substance possession, July 5. On July 2, a vehicle passed a state trooper on Highway 10 in Motley. When the...
View ArticleMorrison County Arrest Warrants
Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen reports that arrest warrants were issued for the following people. Those with information as to the whereabouts of anyone on the list, are asked to contact the...
View ArticleMorrison County Sheriff’s Department Report
June 30 — A resident on Highway 27 in Pierz reported damage done to their property. July 1 — A resident on 30th Street in Holdingford reported possible identity theft. July 1 — A resident on 63rd...
View ArticlePierz woman convicted of second degree burglary
Hannah Rae Kloss, 32, Pierz, was convicted June 30 of one felony count of second degree burglary. On July 21, 2014, a woman told officers that when she arrived at her parents’ home, there was a...
View ArticleProzinski acquitted for assault and weapons possession
Brian John Prozinski, 46, Cushing, was acquitted June 30 of a felony second degree assault charge and possessing firearms or ammunition as a ajudicated delinquent for a crime of violence. According to...
View ArticleMinneapolis woman returned to Kansas for felony theft
Siearre J’ashea Smith, 26, Minneapolis was charged as a fugitive from justice, June 30. On April 18, a warrant was issued for Smith in Kansas. Smith was charged with felony theft. On June 29, Smith was...
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