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St. Cloud Police Arrest Man After Alleged Armed Robbery

Jim Maurice — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:57:14 +0000

St. Cloud police have arrested a man after an alleged armed robbery. The incident happened at about 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning in the 1,100 block of 9th Street Southeast.

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St. Cloud Police Arrest Man After Alleged Attempted Car Thefts

Adam Ulbricht — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:05:12 +0000

A St. Cloud man is facing several charges after an early morning attempt to steal multiple cars. St. Cloud Police were called to an attempted car theft at Highway 23 and Lincoln Avenue Southeast around 6 a.m. this (Wednesday) morning.

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St. Cloud Police Officers Start Youth Mentoring Program [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:29:17 +0000

Officers with the St. Cloud police department are teaming-up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central for a new program. Officer Tad Hoeschen says the "Bigs in Blue" program partners cops with kids.

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UPDATE: Police Arrested 3 in Northeast St. Cloud Stand Off

Jim Maurice — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:07:35 +0000

St. Cloud police say they took three people into custody, after a stand off yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. Fifty-one-year old David Roll, 44-year-old John Nesenson, and 40-year-old Steven Poulit - all of St. Cloud - were arrested after a gun complaint was called in to police.

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UPDATE: One Person Arrested for Allegedly Robbing TCF Bank in Cashwise East

Jim Maurice — Sun, 05 May 2013 20:17:36 +0000

St. Cloud police have a man in custody for allegedly robbing the TCF Bank in the Cashwise East store this (Sunday) afternoon.

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Bomb Squad Destroys Suspicious Item in St. Cloud [VIDEO]

Jim Maurice — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:41:04 +0000

Some residents in St. Cloud were evacuated after a suspicious object was found. Police were monitoring the area for much of the day after the item was reported late morning Saturday morning.

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Pink Floyd Poser Arrested for Theft by Swindle from St. Cloud Hospital

The Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:33:16 +0000

A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital - and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills. Police say the 53-year-old Monticello man went to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment April 20.

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3 Men Attempt to Rob Liquor Store at Gunpoint

Jim Maurice — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:36:36 +0000

St. Cloud police are looking for three men who tried to rob a liquor store in East St. Cloud. The incident happened at about 6:00 p.m. on Friday night at the Knotty Pine Liquor Store in the 10 block of Northeast Wilson Avenue.

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Four Teenagers Arrested for Allegedly Robbing Cab Driver at Gunpoint

Jim Maurice — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:38:03 +0000

St. Cloud police have arrested four teenagers for allegedly robbing a cab driver at gunpoint. The incident began when the cabbie was called to the 2100 block of 8th Street North.

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Two Arrested During Large Fight in Downtown St. Cloud Bar

Jim Maurice — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:46:43 +0000

St. Cloud police were called to a bar fight early this (Sunday) morning. Officers were called to the Press Bar in the 500 block of West St. Germain Street at about 1:20 a.m.

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Two Men Jailed After Attempted Copper Theft

Lee Voss — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:17:27 +0000

Two central Minnesota men were arrested after police caught them allegedly burglarizing a construction site.

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UPDATE: Police Say Missing Man Has Been Found

Lee Voss — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:39:38 +0000

St. Cloud Police are asking for your help in finding a vulnerable adult who has gone missing.

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Crashes Snarling Traffic in St. Cloud

Lee Voss — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:26:33 +0000

A number of crashes in the St. Cloud area have police and towing crews scrambling to keep roads clear.

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Two Men Arrested After Copper Theft Attempt

Lee Voss — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:17:28 +0000

Two Twin Cities men were arrested after a St. Cloud burglary attempt Saturday night.

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Police Arrest Man After Flee Attempt

Lee Voss — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:51:52 +0000

St. Cloud Police had to use a taser while trying to arrest a Honolulu, Hawaii man after he tried to flee during a traffic stop.

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St. Cloud Man Arrested For Allegedly Hitting, Choking His Wife

Jim Maurice — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:57:49 +0000

St. Cloud police have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly attacking his wife. They say Bryan Pritchett hit the woman with the handle of a knife, causing a cut to her head. The injury did not require stitches.

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Woman Arrested for Allegedly Punching an Officer in the Face

Jim Maurice — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:39:20 +0000

Police have arrested a 19-year-old woman after she allegedly punched an officer in the face. The incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. this (Sunday) morning at the Go For It Gas station on 9th Avenue South.

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St. Cloud Police Recover $15,000 Worth of Alleged Stolen Copper Wire

Jim Maurice — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:46:45 +0000

Four men are facing felony charges after police say they found a large amount of stolen copper wire. St. Cloud police say they found 27-year-old Luke Plemel of Sauk Rapids, 31-year-old Nathan Opatz, and 35-year-old Jerry Mensing of Waite Park in a parking lot on 7th Street North early Thursday morning.

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Street Closed After Car Crash Knocks Down Power Pole

Lee Voss — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:22:35 +0000

A car crash on 3rd Street North this morning forced St. Cloud Police to close part of the street for awhile.

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No Injuries in School Bus Crash in St. Cloud

Jim Maurice — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:40:44 +0000

A school bus crashed with a pickup this (Thursday) morning in St. Cloud. St. Cloud Police Lieutenant Jeff Oxton says there were three high school students on the bus at the time, as well as an attendant and the driver. No one was hurt.

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