Criminal filings in Stearns County District Court continue an upward trend. Figures released by the County Attorney's Office show small increases from 2015 to 2016.
Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall and Waite Park Police Chief Dave Bentrud testified before a Minnesota House committee yesterday (Tuesday) to share stories of how they handle sex trafficking in central Minnesota.
Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall joined me on WJON today. We talked about her trip to Washington D.C. last week and why she was there, her appearance at the state legislature this week and the need for a new Stearns County employee to help with gun permit requests.
Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall was my guest on WJON today. She talked about the investigation of the Mall Stabbings. Janelle gave me the details as to why the video was released, how they worked with the FBI, and what they learned from this process.
Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall was my guest today on WJON. She talked about the process her and other local, state and federal officials went through to get a confession from Danny Heinrich and how he led them to Jacob's body.
Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall was my guest today and she talked about back to school truancy, trafficking, and bullying. Janelle plans to meet with area Superintendents to discuss signs of any of these happening and prevention.
Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall joined me on WJON today. She talked about her trip to Washington D.C. this week to meet with lawmakers to discuss the progress they've made in trying to curtail the sex trafficking problem in the St. Cloud area.
The Stearns County Attorney's Office prosecuted more than 1,000 felony cases last year. It was the first time felony level crimes eclipsed that number in Stearns County and they are on pace to exceed that number again in 2016. Data practices requests are up and so are expungement hearings.
Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall joined me on WJON today. She talked about a staffing request her office has made to the Stearns County Commissioners. She also discussed an update on domestic violence and the problem with truancy numbers.