AM 1240 WJON » Benton County Sheriff http://wjon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Deputy Interrupts Burglary in Progress http://wjon.com/deputy-interrupts-burglary-in-progress/ http://wjon.com/deputy-interrupts-burglary-in-progress/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:03:22 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=90840 A Benton County Sheriff's deputy interrupted what appeared to be a burglary in progress early Saturday morning. The deputy was on routine patrol at about 3:00 a.m. when he noticed two men dressed in black at Aspen Storage in northeast Sauk Rapids.

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]]> http://wjon.com/deputy-interrupts-burglary-in-progress/feed/ 0 Man Arrested in Benton County Car Theft http://wjon.com/man-arrested-in-benton-county-car-theft/ http://wjon.com/man-arrested-in-benton-county-car-theft/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:26:00 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=84926 Benton County authorities have arrested a Hector, Minnesota man on car theft charges.

Sheriff Brad Bennett says they were called to Mid-State Homes near Rice just after 9:00 Monday morning. Witnesses had reported a man was trying to break into the business

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-arrested-in-benton-county-car-theft/feed/ 0 Benton County Jail photo Witness Spots Man Allegedly Breaking into Storage Unit http://wjon.com/witness-spots-man-allegedly-breaking-into-storage-unit/ http://wjon.com/witness-spots-man-allegedly-breaking-into-storage-unit/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:52:30 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=75924 The Benton County Sheriff says they received a call just before 2:00 a.m. this (Wednesday) morning at a storage facility at 780 Mayhew Lake Road Northeast. The caller spotted a man cutting locks off the storage lockers.

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]]> http://wjon.com/witness-spots-man-allegedly-breaking-into-storage-unit/feed/ 0 Benton County Sheriff's Budget Needs Cutting [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/benton-county-sheriffs-budget-needs-cutting-audio/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-sheriffs-budget-needs-cutting-audio/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:00:46 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=58353 The Benton County Sheriff's Department needs to cut their budget. The county is losing $281,000 in revenue because Foley is ending their policing contract with them.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-county-sheriffs-budget-needs-cutting-audio/feed/ 0 Benton County Witnesses Save Woman, Daughter in Rollover http://wjon.com/witnesses-save-woman-daughter-in-rollover/ http://wjon.com/witnesses-save-woman-daughter-in-rollover/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:04:06 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=53158 A heroic effort was made by two strangers this (Tuesday) morning, helping to save a woman and her young daughter. Benton County Sheriff Brad Bennett says 26-year-old Gretchen Wolbeck of Rice was driving down County Road 2 with her four year old daughter early this morning.

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]]> http://wjon.com/witnesses-save-woman-daughter-in-rollover/feed/ 0 Foley Ends Police Contract With Benton County http://wjon.com/foley-ends-police-contract-with-benton-county/ http://wjon.com/foley-ends-police-contract-with-benton-county/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:52:36 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=41576 Foley is looking for new police protection. The city council has voted to end their policing contract with the Benton County Sheriff's department.

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]]> http://wjon.com/foley-ends-police-contract-with-benton-county/feed/ 0 Foley City Hall Suspect Sought in Attempted Church Break-In http://wjon.com/37990/ http://wjon.com/37990/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:40:54 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=37990 The Benton County Sheriff is asking for your help as they search for a man who tried to break into a church. The incident happened at about 9:00 p.m. last Thursday at the St. John's Catholic Church in Foley.

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]]> http://wjon.com/37990/feed/ 0 File Photo UPDATE: Driver of Semi Hit by Train in Critical Condition http://wjon.com/update-driver-of-semi-hit-by-train-in-critical-condition/ http://wjon.com/update-driver-of-semi-hit-by-train-in-critical-condition/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:54:53 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=37629 A truck driver hit by a train yesterday (Tuesday) is in critical condition at St. Cloud Hospital. The Benton County Sheriff says the incident happened at 4:15 p.m. at a railroad crossing at 35th Avenue Northwest near Rice.

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]]> http://wjon.com/update-driver-of-semi-hit-by-train-in-critical-condition/feed/ 0 BojPhoto, Flickr Two-Year-Old Boy Found in Cornfield http://wjon.com/two-year-old-boy-found-in-cornfield/ http://wjon.com/two-year-old-boy-found-in-cornfield/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:20:32 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=32940 A missing boy was found in a corn field. The Benton County Sheriff's Department says they got a call at about 5:45 p.m. last (Monday) night of a two-year-old boy missing in Glendorado Township.

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]]> http://wjon.com/two-year-old-boy-found-in-cornfield/feed/ 0 fishhawk, Flickr Benton County Sheriff Arrests 2 Men on Suspected Drug Charges http://wjon.com/benton-county-sheriff-arrests-2-men-on-suspected-drug-charges/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-sheriff-arrests-2-men-on-suspected-drug-charges/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:15:04 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2858 Two men were arrested during a drug bust in Sauk Rapids. Investigators allegedly found methamphetamine, and a felony level amount of marijuana. Several firearms were found as well.

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