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June 12, 2013
Charges: Hudson man 'couldn't resist' stealing golf equipment from Woodbury store
Washington County prosecutors allege a Hudson man helped himself to more than $1,000 worth of golf equipment at a Woodbury store. The suspect, 66-year-old Donald Voorhees, "stated that security at Golf Galaxy was pretty lax and that he could not resist the opportunity," according...
crime and courts / newsJune 12, 2013 - 9:07am
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US Supreme Court decision affects local case
A recent United States Supreme Court decision prompted evidence to be suppressed and charges to be dropped against a suspected burglar in February. The Supreme Court's decision in the case of the United States vs. Jones ruled that police need to obtain a warrant before attaching...
crime and courts / governmentApril 12, 2013 - 4:54pm
April 9, 2013
Psychologist offers theory in Schaffhausen murders
The psychiatrist appointed by the court says Aaron Schaffhausen was sane when he murdered his three little daughters. The clinical psychologist hired by the defense says he was not. Psychiatrist Ralph K. Baker testified Monday, and psychologist J. Reid Meloy took the stand Tuesday...
crime and courts / newsApril 9, 2013 - 3:29pm
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April 5, 2013
Friday -- Schaffhausen's mental state scrutinized
The defense called experts and a former co-worker from his construction job in North Dakota to testify about Aaron Schaffhausen's battle with depression and other issues Friday morning. The testimony kicked off the fifth day of the insanity portion of Schaffhausen's trial.
crime and courts / newsApril 5, 2013 - 1:32pm
March 21, 2013
New Richmond News challenges police policy
The New Richmond News has filed a lawsuit against the City of New Richmond, alleging the city's police department is unreasonably restricting access to timely information on accident and incident reports, on the basis of a alleged misinterpretation of a recent U.S. Court of Appeals...
crime and courts / newsMarch 21, 2013 - 2:14pm
March 1, 2013
March 1, 2013: Velure sentenced to prison for shooting friend
A 27-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting another young man in a River Falls apartment nearly two years ago was sentenced this morning to three years in prison followed by five years extended supervision. At the conclusion of the March 1 sentencing hearing, St. Croix Judge...
crime and courts / newsMarch 1, 2013 - 2:44pm
Attorneys spar over Schaffhausen motions
The defense and prosecution waded through a litany of motions in the Aaron Schaffhausen murder case in St. Croix County Circuit Court Friday morning. Judge Howard W. Cameron, Assistant Attorney General Gary Freyberg and public defender John Kucinski sparred over some two dozen motions. Schaffhausen...
crime and courts / newsMarch 1, 2013 - 2:42pm
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February 12, 2013
Gov. Walker in Hudson to announce law enforcement initiatives
Gov. Scott Walker was at the Hudson Community Daycare on Tuesday afternoon to discuss a series of initiatives designed to protect children against internet crime, fund services for sexual assault victims, provide monitoring of domestic abusers and other dangerous individuals and fund...
crime and courts / news / governmentFebruary 12, 2013 - 2:57pm
February 1, 2013
Prosecution wins motion on Schaffhausen mental health records
The prosecution will have access to all records relative to Aaron Schaffhausen's insanity plea following a judge's ruling in St. Croix County...
crime and courts / newsFebruary 1, 2013 - 9:35am
Woman accused of theft from mother
A felony theft charge has been filed against an elderly New Richmond woman in connection with the alleged misappropriation of more than $100,000 from a joint account with her mother. The criminal complaint, filed by the St. Croix County district attorney, alleges that on Aug. 6,...
crime and courts / newsFebruary 1, 2013 - 8:15am
January 18, 2013
Judge accepts Schaffhausen insanity plea
Judge Howard Cameron fielded a slew of motions in the Aaron Schaffhausen murder case Thursday, including one filed recently. The St. Croix County judge accepted Schaffhausen's plea of not guilty by mental defect or illness filed by the defense the previous day for a ruling at the...
crime and courts / newsJanuary 18, 2013 - 8:50am
December 28, 2012
NLRB files charges in McHenry suit
A Hammond man's suit against Twin Cities-based Teamsters Local Union 974 has resulted in federal charges. The National Labor Relations Board regional office in Minneapolis issued a formal complaint against the union after Dylan McHenry, Hammond filed federal charges against the union...
crime and courts / news / business / December 28, 2012 - 12:00pm
December 14, 2012
No insanity plea for Schaffhausen
A man accused in the murder of his three daughters last summer did not meet the court's deadline for entering a not guilty by reason of insanity plea Friday. Public defender John Kuscinski said his client, Aaron Schaffhausen would most likely appear in court next at a scheduled hearing...
crime and courts / newsDecember 14, 2012 - 11:34am
October 27, 2012
Vandals keep striking Hammond Village Park
Around two or three times a month, the Hammond Village Park is vandalized in some way, said Hammond Police Chief Rick Coltrain. Coltrain said most of the vandalism is minor, like broken soap dispensers and minor damage to picnic tables. The park bathrooms, Coltrain said, take...
crime and courts / newsOctober 27, 2012 - 7:00am
October 15, 2012
Sparks flew as driver of stolen van fled police Monday morning
The driver of a van that was reportedly stolen, led St. Croix sheriff's deputies and on a 19-mile chase early Monday before the vehicle was eventually stopped by Minnesota authorities on a rural road, south east of Woodbury. A man was taken into custody. St. Croix Dispatch Center...
crime and courts / newsOctober 15, 2012 - 11:51am
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