Theft

HUDSON - A woman has been charged with felony theft from a business in connection with her employment at a downtown bar and restaurant. One felony count of theft against Tracee Danielle Anderson, 28, was filed in St. Croix County Circuit Court Jan. 11. The criminal complaint alleged...

WILLMAR, Minn. -- Lindon Roy Knutson, 61, of Bemidji, Minn., is being held in the Kandiyohi County Jail on charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, third-degree assault, aggravated robbery and theft for allegedly beating and robbing a 73-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon at...

A judge has told a former Franklin School Board president to stay out of casinos, while she faces misdemeanor theft charges. Prosecutors said Roseann Lewandowski, 59, was caught on camera stealing a few hundred dollars from the Franklin Little League. The camera was reportedly...

A former president of the Franklin School Board is due in court next Monday, after she allegedly stole money from a friend and the friend later videotaped her stealing Little League funds. Roseann Lewandowski, 59, will be charged today. Milwaukee County prosecutors released the...

A Spring Valley man was placed on a deferred prosecution agreement for 30 months Friday in Pierce County Circuit Court for felony theft. Peter J. Flanigan, 35, was charged with taking over $16,000 during a four-year span. Terms of the agreement call for Flanigan to pay restitution,...

When Dennis Sorenson first started with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department over 25 years ago, identity theft was a crime that hardly existed. Today, he wishes that was the case. "We've seen a big progression of those within the last five years," said Sorenson, now a lieutenant...

They were supposed to get married in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, but the groom-to-be is now thought to be on the island of Maui in Hawaii maybe with another woman. According to Investigator Doug Ducklow of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Raymond Jackson, 40, of Eagan, Minn.,...

An alleged spending spree by two Minnesota men came to an end Sunday in Lake City, Minn., after police there found a small safe missing from a Polk County home. According to Polk County Sheriff's Department officials, at around 5:55 p.m. on Dec. 28 they were notified that the safe...

Authorities in northwest Wisconsin are still not sure who dug up a baby's grave from 1925 as an apparent Halloween prank. Barron County sheriff's detective Dave Kuffel said it's not likely that any recognizable bones were stolen. He said a bag of marbles or other trinkets were apparently...

A Spring Valley man was charged last month in Pierce County Court with felony theft. Peter J. Flanigan, 34, is accused of taking over $10,000 during a four-year span. If found guilty, Flanigan faces a maximum penalty of $25,000 dollars and/or 10 years prison. His next court appearance...

An estimated $100,000 cash was taken from the Clarice Huddleson home in Hager City last month. Huddleson reported the burglary to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department Oct. 9. She reported the suspect(s) entered her residence through a door and, besides the cash, removed several...

The Prescott Police Department will host an identity theft awareness meeting from 9-10:30 a.m. this Saturday at Prescott Emergency Medical Services, 1603 Pine St., Acting Chief of Police Mike R. Bondarenko announced. City residents will have the opportunity to learn about identity...

At least some government agencies keep encouraging identity theft. Bernadine Matthews filed a federal appeal after she was turned down for a job with Waukesha County. She was sent applications from 130 other people who applied for county jobs in 2006. All of them had Social Security...

A 23-year-old Ellsworth man resisted arrest after a theft at Speedway in the village Wednesday morning. The theft was reported to police at 5:50 a.m., according to Ellsworth Police Chief Greg Place. The man, who wasn't identified, was accused in the incident and later located at...

RED WING, Minn. -- Saying it lacked criminal consequences, a judge on Friday turned down a settlement deal calling for an Ellsworth woman to repay more than $70,000 to the Red Wing company she allegedly stole from. The agreement reached between attorneys would have kept Lynn Wittman...