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Monday, May 13, 2013

St. Croix County Jail Bookings: May 13, 2013

A weekly look at St. Croix County Jail's bookings.

Information is provided by the St. Croix County Jail. Charges listed should be considered pending, and will not necessarily match official charges from the courts. It is possible those listed will not be officially charged. Those listed are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

UPDATE: Washington County Commander in 'Good Condition' after being Shot by Hunter

Jerry Cusick, 53, of Stillwater, was shot by a turkey hunter while he was scouting a hunting area in the Town of Somerset early Tuesday morning. The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the incident.

Authorities are investigating a Tuesday morning shooting incident in the Town of Somerset that sent a longtime Washington County Sheriff’s deputy to the hospital. The victim has been identified as Washington County Sheriff's Office Commander Jerry Cusick, 53, of Stillwater. “Cusick suffered a single shotgun blast to the head, face, neck and shoulder,” according to an update from the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office. “He is listed in good condition. The shooter has been identified as Anthony Cardarelli of White Bear Lake, according to the news release. Cusick was on private property scouting for an upcoming turkey hunt when he was allegedly shot by Cardarelli. Cusick was able to make his way to a neighbor’s home where he was transported by…

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Pamela Simmons

7:21 am on Sunday, May 5, 2013

Second amendment INCLUDES a "well-regulated militia"....gun nuts and folks who need military-style weapons, ARE NOT well -regulated!   more ›

Monday, April 29, 2013

St. Croix County Jail Bookings: April 29, 2013

A weekly look at St. Croix County Jail's bookings.

Information is provided by the St. Croix County Jail. Charges listed should be considered pending, and will not necessarily match official charges from the courts. It is possible those listed will not be officially charged. Those listed are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

St. Croix County Jail Bookings: April 22, 2013

A weekly look at St. Croix County Jail's bookings.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Update: Black Bear Breaks into Home on Stageline Road

John Stary, who lives on Stageline Road, called police at about 8:43 p.m. Monday to report that a Black Bear had climbed through a window and was walking around inside his home.

John Stary used to hunt for blackberries, and while in the woods he always hoped to see a Black Bear. “When I was out picking berries, I’d look for bears. If I heard a noise, I’d run toward it,” he said. “But after coming face to face with one in my dining room (Monday night), I don’t think I’d run toward it anymore.” Stary lives on Stageline near O’Neil Road. On Monday night, Stary locked the doors—left a window that overlooks his deck cracked open so his cats could go in and out—and retired to his bedroom to watch news coverage of the Boston Marathon. “I heard a funny racket, and when I went downstairs to check it out I noticed the window was wide open,” he said. “I thought holy mackerel, there’s bear standing next to my dinner table—and…

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Carbon Bigfuut

9:41 am on Monday, April 22, 2013

Really, Maria, you're not going to trot out that BS about polar bears, are you? By some estimates, there 4-8 times as many polar bears today as there were in1965.   more ›

Monday, April 15, 2013

St. Croix County Jail Bookings: April 15, 2013

A weekly look at the bookings at St. Croix County Jail.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Minnesota Man Charged with Threatening a Witness in the Aaron Schaffhausen Trial

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Joseph Aaron Rollag inside the St. Croix County Government Center after he allegedly called a psychiatric evaluating nurse and told her he was having “thoughts of harming or killing” witnesses in the Schaffhausen trial.

A 31-year-old Andover, Minn., man was charged with threatening a witness this week after he allegedly made vague threats toward witnesses and St. Croix County prosecutors involved with the Aaron Schaffhausen trial. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Joseph Aaron Rollag inside the St. Croix County Government Center on April 5 after he allegedly called a psychiatric evaluating nurse and told her he was having “thoughts of harming or killing” the prosecutors and other witnesses testifying against Schaffhausen. RELATED: One Person Arrested after 'Potential Threat' at Government Center Rollag worked with Aaron Schaffhausen and testified last week as a witness in the ongoing insanity trial. According to the criminal complaint: Rollag allegedly called a…

Monday, April 8, 2013

St. Croix County Jail Bookings: April 8, 2013

A weekly look at the bookings at St. Croix County Jail.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

One Person Arrested after 'Potential Threat' at Government Center

One person was arrested Friday morning after deputies responded to a “potential threat” inside the St. Croix County Government Center in Hudson. Starting Monday access to the government center will require security screening.

There will be an increase in security at the St. Croix County Government Center on Monday as the insanity hearing for Aaron Schaffhausen continues into the second week. The security measures come after one person was arrested Friday morning after deputies responded to a “potential threat” inside the St. Croix County Government Center, according to St. Croix County Sheriff John Shilts. Authorities say there is no other known threat to the public, but those headed to the courthouse on Monday should be aware that access to the government center will require security screening. The incident remains under investigation. The sheriff’s office refused to comment any further on the situation.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

St. Croix County Jail Bookings: April 1, 2013

A weekly look at the bookings at St. Croix County Jail.

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