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Level 3 Sex Offender Moving Back to Rochester

Submitted by James Wilcox, ABC 6 News Anchor
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, 3:12pm
Level 3 Sex Offender Moving Back to Rochester
Level 3 sex offender, Gaani Arta Moalin, will be re-released from the MN State Department of Corrections and returning to Rochester February 23rd. He'll be moving to the 2100 block of Campus Dr SE. Moalin was released to the community last summer, but sent back to prison after violating his probation. Since a community notification meeting was done seven months ago, there won't be another meeting at this time.
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Rochester Police Get Handful of Awards for DWI Enforcement

Submitted by Gordon Severson, ABC 6 News Reporter-Rochester
Monday, February 20th, 2012, 5:35pm
Rochester Police Get Handful of Awards for DWI Enforcement

Two Rochester police officers are being specially recognized for their work in DWI enforcement.

Monday morning officer Yemane Berhane was given the "HatTrick" award.

On January 6th he made three DWI arrests in a single shift.

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Police: Victim Missing Part of Ear

Submitted by David Springer, ABC 6 Assistant News Director
Monday, February 6th, 2012, 5:16pm
Police: Victim Missing Part of Ear

Everyone knows Super Bowl week can get crazy, but in this instance that craziness allegedly spread to just outside Dooley's Pub in downtown Rochester.

Police say John McDonald, of North Dakota, got into a fight shortly after the Super Bowl ended and that he may have bitten off a piece of the victim's ear.

Authorities say the fight began when McDonald's father got into an altercation with a woman outside the pub. They say the victim attempted to intercede, which is when McDonald allegedly became involved.

     "What's a little unique or different about this assault is that one of the individuals, during the course of the assault was, reported that he was bit in the ear and his ear was torn and/or a small piece was missing.

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More Catalytic Converter Thefts

Submitted by James Wilcox, ABC 6 News Anchor
Friday, January 27th, 2012, 5:14pm
More Catalytic Converter Thefts

Police in Rochester are investigating more catalytic converter thefts. In just the past two weeks, 20 catalytic converters have been stolen from vehicles in Rochester. That includes from a truck parked at IBM, from vehicles parked near Possabilities, and from vehicles parked at Ye Olde Butcher Shop. Catalytic converters contain valuable metals which can be sold to scrap yards. Scrap yards in the area have been notified, and are looking out for any suspicious activity.

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Four Salons Broken into in January

Submitted by Gordon Severson, ABC 6 News Reporter-Rochester
Friday, January 27th, 2012, 5:05pm
Four Salons Broken into in January

Authorities are investigating a salon burglary in Stewartville.

Someone got into the Stylin' Hair Salon by drilling out the lock on the front door.

They made off with some cash from the register.

Authorities say it's strangely similar to a few other salon burglaries that happened earlier this month.

Three salons were hit in the same weekend in Rochester.

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Added DWI Patrols Target 13 Counties in 2012

Submitted by Phenda Varnie on Friday, January 27th, 11:25 am
Added DWI Patrols Target 13 Counties in 2012

Informatiom from Minnesota Department of Public Safety

ST. PAUL — Roads in Minnesota’s 13 counties with the highest combined totals of alcohol-related traffic deaths and serious injuries will be hot-spots for increased DWI enforcement through September, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety.
The following 13 counties accounted for nearly half of the state’s alcohol-related deaths (202) and half of the state’s serious injuries (462) during 2008–2010 (click on county names for maps plotting alcohol-related deaths and serious injuries): 1. Hennepin, 2. Ramsey, 3. Anoka, 4. St. Louis, 5. Dakota, 6. Wright, 7. Olmsted, 8. Rice, 9. Washington, 10. Stearns, 11. Sherburne, 12. Scott and 13. Carver. 

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Drug Arrests

Submitted by James Wilcox, ABC 6 News Anchor
Thursday, January 26th, 2012, 5:42pm
Drug Arrests

A tip to police leads to the arrest of two people believed to be involved with drugs. Rochester Police asys Tyler Schafer had 1.8 grams of crack cocaine and prescription drugs on him. He's charged with two counts of 5th degree drug sale. The other person was arrested on a felony warrant and should be charged tomorrow.

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