crime and courts

A Florida woman who allegedly drew attention to herself by attempting to start fights at a Rosemount business April 11 has been charged with felony drug possession and gross misdemeanor driving while impaired. Rosemount police arrested Christina J. Wetch, 30, shortly after 1:15...

A fight between a man and his girlfriend at a Rosemount home has led to stab wounds for him and domestic assault and criminal damage to property charges for her. According to a complaint filed last week in the Dakota County Attorney's office, Ashley Marie Leach, 27, had been arguing...

March 18 Steven Harry Kirchner, 27, of Farmington, was cited for disorderly conduct. David William Strese, 24, of Rosemount, was cited for disorderly conduct. March 20 Michael Jay Kane, 54, of Apple Valley, was cited for driver's license violation and third degree DUI. Trapper...

March 18 Property damage motor vehicle accident, McAndrews Road and South Robert Trail Criminal damage to property, value from $1 to $500, 14500 block of Shannon Pkwy. Identity theft, 2700 block of 134 St. W Fifth degree assault, attempt or threaten harm, 2800 block of 145 St...

A 24-year-old Empire Township man has been charged with a felony count of making terroristic threats and a misdemeanor count of domestic assault following a Christmas Day argument with his ex wife. According to a complaint filed last week in the Dakota County Attorney's office,...

A search conducted last March at a Rosemount home has resulted in felony drug charges against a 45-year-old local woman. Dakota County Drug Task Force officers searched Laura Thurber's home March 21. Officers forced their way into the home after nobody answered their knocks. They...

December 31 Liquor, underage consumption 18 to 21, 15300 block of Darjeeling Ct. Accident, motor vehicle damage, 14100 block of Dearborn Path Burglary, fourth degree, enter building with intent to commit crime, 5600 block of 142 St. E. Assist other agency, 4700 block of 137 C...

When a Rosemount police officer stopped Brenda Lynn Heinen Dec. 16, she had some trouble rolling down her window. As the officer stood outside her car around 10 p.m., she locked and unlocked her door several times before she finally found the switch she was looking for. Her situation...

When Rosemount police talked to Jamie Lee Krier on Nov. 25 he told them everything was fine. The woman he was with had a different story, mouthing "Help me' as Krier stood behind her. Later, after Krier had been arrested, the woman told police he had held her captive, taking her...

When Rosemount police talked to Jamie Lee Krier on Nov. 25 he told them everything was fine. The woman he was with had a different story, mouthing "Help me' as Krier stood behind her. Later, after Krier had been arrested, the woman told police he had held her captive, taking her...

A 28-year-old Rosemount man faces felony charges of driving while impaired and lesser charges of obstructing the legal process and damaging property despite apparently never getting more than a few feet from his driveway. Rosemount police arrested James Geraghty Bouchard at around...

A 22-year-old Rosemount man faces felony charges of soliciting a child after he allegedly sent explicit videos and text messages to a 14-year-old girl. The girl's mother, who shares a cell phone with her daughter, found the messages while going through the phone. She told police...

No one was injured, but Dakota County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man who allegedly fired shots at a hunter at Spring Lake Park. According to the sheriff's department, the incident started around 2:30 p.m. Thursday as a dispute between hunters. The caller told deputies a...