crime and courts

One person is in critical condition following an assault in Hastings. The assault took place just after 3 a.m. on Friday, May 9, in the 1200 block of Vermillion Street at Perkins. When officers arrived, they found a man on the ground and unresponsive. Police and paramedics administered...

Here is a preview of this week's police report. The entire report can be found on Page 4A of this week's print edition. Friday, April 18 • Officers were called to Taco Bell on the report of a found Chihuahua. Saturday, April 19 • Officers were called to the 1600 block...

A 23-year-old Minneapolis man, Bryce Douglas Mueller, faces charges of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and driving with a cancelled license after an April 15 incident in Hastings. According the complaint, a Hastings Police officer observed a vehicle fail to stop for...

A Hastings man, Deangelas Demonye Cook, 26, faces two charges of stalking and one charge of terroristic threats following recent incidents involving a woman in Rosemount. According to the criminal complaint, the Rosemount woman contacted Rosemount Police regarding text message she...

A 27-old St. Paul man, Daniel Rashaum Gopie, faces two charges of controlled substance crime in the fifth degree (possession) following a March 27 incident in Hastings. According to the criminal complaint, a Hastings officer ran a check on vehicle in a business parking lot. It came...

Burnsville Police are alleging that a Hastings woman, Breanna Marie Reed, 23, stole a book of checks from a Burnsville woman and then presented one of the checks for payment for rent. Reed has been charged with felony check forgery from the check-writing last fall. She apparently...

Hastings Police have charged Mark Anthony Smith Jr., 27, Hastings, with two counts of felony domestic assault following a Jan. 27 incident in Hastings. According to the criminal complaint, police were called Jan. 27 to the intersection of Malcolm Avenue and Douglas Drive on the report...

Keri James Gesme, 28, Hampton, will spend 365 days in the Dakota County Jail, serve 10 years of probation, and pay a $700 fine in connection with a fatal vehicle crash that occurred more than a year ago in Hampton Township. On March 27, Judge Karen Asphaug announced the sentence for...

Here is this week's police report preview. The entire report can be found on Page 4A of this week's print edition. •Two vehicles had eggs thrown at them in the 800 block of Seventh Street. Eggs were thrown at four vehicles in the 1900 block of Oak Street. The activity occurred...

The Dakota County Sheriff’s office and local law enforcement authorities have received numerous reports of an individual attempting to impersonate a Dakota County deputy sheriff. The contacts typically involve a phone call from an individual who claims to be a Dakota County deputy...

A driver and the passenger in her vehicle are facing drug charges after a Dakota County deputy stopped the vehicle March 10 on Ravenna Trail. He had observed that the vehicle was driving erratically. Amanda Rae Burr, 25, of Welch, is facing charges of a controlled substance crime...

A 22-year-old Hastings woman, Tiffany Kay Hanna, has been charged with controlled substance crime in the fifth degree (possession) and theft ($500 or less) after the vehicle she was in was stopped for a possible theft connection. According to the complaint, Inver Grove Heights...

A 31-year-old Hastings man, Bradley David Cowden, faces a felony charge of possession of shoplifting gear following a March 10 incident at Menards in Cottage Grove. According to the criminal complaint filed in Washington County, Cottage Grove Police were called to the store the evening...

A 22-year-old Hastings man, Jesse Wayne Stone, faces a charge of controlled substance crime in the fifth degree (possession) following the execution of an arrest warrant March 14 in Hastings. According to the criminal complaint, Hastings Police went to the residence to execute a warrant....

A 57-year-old Hastings man, Jeffrey Michael Pearson, faces charges of fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and second-degree driving while impaired (test refusal) after a Feb. 10 incident in Hastings. According to the criminal complaint, a Hastings Police officer was traveling...