CRIME & SAFETY
Faribault man accused of assaulting woman with shelf
A metal towel shelf can be a dangerous weapon, according to charges filed against a Faribault man. Cody Wayne Amundson-Berg, 32, was charged with felony assault with a dangerous weapon, misdemeanor domestic assault and gross misdemeanor interfering with a 911 call this week in Rice County District Court. While investigating another matter earlier this month, Faribault police officers received reports that Amundson-Berg may have assaulted a woman, according to a...
Charges: Man caught with 2 pounds of meth
A man allegedly was caught with nearly 2 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle in Faribault. The Cannon River Drug and Violent Offender Task Force was investigating Nicholas Sean Tijerina, 37, of Le Center, and obtained a warrant to search him and his SUV. Agents pulled him over near the Faribault hospital on Tuesday, according to a court complaint. ...
Mantorville man injured in one-vehicle crash Wednesday morning
MANTORVILLE, Minn. – An SUV crash in Dodge County sends the driver to the hospital. It happened just after 11:30 am Wednesday on Highway 57. The Minnesota State Patrol says Lloyd Ferdinand Meyer, 82 of Mantorville, was driving north when he lost control near 615th Street, went into the west ditch, and rolled his vehicle.
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