sauk rapids police

It's been quiet so far today (Friday) at our area schools. They have been on heightened alert, due to some social media rumors involving the one-week anniversary of the Connecticut school shooting, as well as the end of the Mayan Calendar today.

A 17-year-old boy is in jail after he alleged stabbed another boy during a fight. The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday) in the 100 block of Benedict Drive in Sauk Rapids.

A Cold Spring woman charged with murdering her ex-husband in Sauk Rapids has not agreed to be transferred back to Minnesota. 38-year-old Angelina Omara continues to be held in a South Dakota jail.

Sauk Rapids police are investigating an alleged murder. On Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m. officers were called to 107 3rd Avenue South to check on 43-year-old James Omara, who did not show up for work. Omara was last seen alive on Friday evening. He was found dead in his apartment from a gun shot wound.

Authorities are awaiting the results of autopsy and toxicology reports to determine the cause of death for a man who was found along the Mississippi River Saturday.

An early morning crash sent two Sauk Rapids men to the hospital with serious injuries early this morning. Sauk Rapids Police and Fire were called to the 1300 block of 2nd Avenue South at about 2:20 a.m. for a one car crash. Police say the car left the road and struck a tree on the front passenger side of the vehicle.

Two people were hurt in a motorcycle crash in Sauk Rapids Friday. Police say the driver of the bike lost control and hit the side of a vehicle. The crash happened on Summit Avenue Friday afternoon.