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Crime for Sept. 4

RUSSELL — A Beaver Creek man, 39, was arrested for driving after revocation in a traffic stop at 11:07 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 23 and Lyon County Road 13, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A Marshall woman, 32, was cited for failure to provide proof of insurance in a traffic stop at 9:49 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of South Bruce Street and Horizon Drive, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 27, was arrested on a warrant at 3:47 p.m. Tuesday on the 600 block of North U.S. Highway 59, Marshall Police said. ...

Crime for Sept. 2

MARSHALL — An adult male was arrested for assault and disorderly conduct in an incident at 4:29 p.m. Sunday on the 500 block of East Southview Drive, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 51, was arrested for domestic assault at 6:36 p.m. Saturday on Patricia Court, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — Fraud reported at 1:52 p.m. Saturday on the 1400 block of Service Road is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A Balaton man, 19, was cited for underage drinking and driving at 1:18 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of North Fourth Street and ...

Crime and accidents for Sept. 3

TRACY — An animal complaint was reported at 9:29 p.m. Monday on the 700 block of Morgan Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. TRACY — A hit and run incident was reported at 8:44 p.m. Monday on the 200 block of Third Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A report is pending on an incident at 5:40 p.m. Monday on the 800 block of Columbine Drive, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — An incident reported at 10:23 a.m. Monday on the 2500 block of River Road is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s ...

Crime for Sept. 2

MARSHALL — An adult male was arrested for assault and disorderly conduct in an incident at 4:29 p.m. Sunday on the 500 block of East Southview Drive, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 51, was arrested for domestic assault at 6:36 p.m. Saturday on Patricia Court, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — Fraud reported at 1:52 p.m. Saturday on the 1400 block of Service Road is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A Balaton man, 19, was cited for underage drinking and driving at 1:18 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of North Fourth Street and ...

Crime for Aug. 30

MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county attorney’s office for consideration of domestic assault charges against a Marshall male in an incident at 11:18 p.m. Thursday on the 2100 block of 260th Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — Threats reported at 9:10 p.m. Thursday on the 900 block of East Main Street are under investigation, Marshall Police said. TRACY — Harassment was reported at 6:13 p.m. Thursday on the 400 block of Rowland Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county ...

SMSU warns of suspicious person incident on campus

MARSHALL — Public Safety alerted Southwest Minnesota State University students and staff Friday about an incident with a suspicious person on campus in the early hours of the morning. The whereabouts of a person reported to have pursued a university student are currently unknown, Director of University Public Safety Mike Munford said in an email to campus community members. Munford told the Independent that it is not believed that the university is facing any immediate threats. “Nonetheless, we encourage continued awareness and prompt reporting of any unusual behavior to ensure ...