Friday, May 10, 2013
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will be tweeting every arrest from Friday’s patrols. Catch all the tweets here.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has a new tool when it comes to deterring drunken driving: Twitter. On Friday night, there will be 150 squads patrolling major corridors in the Twin Cities’ largest-ever, one-night, coordinated DWI enforcement effort. But this effort isn’t notable just because of its size; it will also offer Minnesotans the chance to follow along via Twitter. The Department of Public Safety (@MnDPS_OTS) will tweet the age and gender of those arrested for DWI using the hashtag #May10DWI. Too busy to follow along in real time? Check out the agency’s tweets and other related mentions in the live blog above. (People viewing this article on a mobile browser may not be able to view the live blog.)
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The Richfield Public Safety Department releases its most recent crime reports.
All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's crime reports from Feb. 11, 2013, detailing incidents from Feb. 7-10. Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter
Friday, February 8, 2013
A Lake Minnetonka accident claimed the life of Markle's infant daughter last month. Prosecutors say Markle was legally drunk. Defense attorney says family has already been "visited by extreme pain and hurt."
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Friday, February 8
The father of an infant who drowned last month in Lake Minnetonka made his first court appearance Friday afternoon after being charged earlier in the week with vehicular homicide. Jonathan Markle, accompanied by his attorney, turned himself in and surrendered his passport Thursday night. He was assigned a cell and sat behind obscured windows in the courtroom. Prosecutors say Markle was legally drunk on the evening of Jan. 18 when his family’s vehicle broke through the ice underneath the Halstead Bay Bridge in Minnetrista. Markle’s nine-month old daughter Tabitha was trapped in the SUV and died three days after the accident. Two other family members—Markle's wife, Amanda, and another female child—were also in the vehicle went it went …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Police say James Richard Lampkins had a blood-alcohol content of .14 when he was arrested in Richfield on the morning of Aug. 15.
Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter A St. Paul man with at least seven previous drunken driving convictions and eight convictions for driving with a canceled license was arrested last week in Richfield and charged again with DWI. James Richard Lampkins, 56, is facing a felony charge of first-degree driving while impaired, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of three years in prison and a $4,200 fine. According to the criminal complaint, signed by Richfield Police Detective Eric Lammle, an officer on patrol near the intersection of Portland Avenue and Interstate 494 saw a Toyota Highlander hit a…
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The extra enforcement begins Aug. 17.
Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Editor's Note: The following is a Richfield Public Safety Department press release written by Sgt. Matt Steen. If you plan on partying, now is the time to plan ahead for a sober ride. Richfield Police will crack down on drunk drivers during a stepped-up statewide and nationwide DWI enforcement effort, August 17–Sept. 3. The statewide campaign is coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety. Local agencies participating are: Airport, Edina, and Richfield Police Departments. Each year in Minnesota, nearly 30,000 motorists are arrested for DWI — there were 6,769 arrests in Hennepin County in 2011. During …
Friday, June 8, 2012
The Richfield Public Safety Department releases its most recent crime reports.
All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's Incident and Arrest reports from June 7, 2012, detailing incidents from June 3-6. June 3 June 4 June 5
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Police say Steven Robert Herlehy of Rochester, NY wasn't wearing pants when he was stopped for DWI on May 24 while driving through Richfield.
A New York man was charged with felony drunken driving after a state trooper stopped him for speeding on I-35W—not wearing any pants. Steven Robert Herlehy, 47, of Rochester, NY, is charged with two felony counts of first-degree driving while impaired, each of which carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine. Herlehy’s car was stopped just after 2:30 a.m. May 24 for speeding and other possible traffic violations on I-35W near 66th Street in Richfield. According to the complaint, as the reporting officer—Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Eric Clausen—neared the driver’s side window on Herlehy’s car, he could smell an “overwhelming odor” of alcohol coming from the car and from Herlehy’s mouth. Clausen reported that …
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Monday, May 21, 2012
The Richfield Public Safety Department releases its most recent crime reports.
All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's Incident and Arrest reports from May 21, detailing incidents from May 17-19. May 17 May 18 To see the most recent crime reports in their entirety, go to cityofrichfield.org/publicsafety/reports.
Friday, March 2, 2012
The Richfield Public Safety Department releases its most recent crime reports.
All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's Crime Reports from March 1, 2012, detailing incidents from Feb. 26-29. Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Feb. 29 To see the most recent crime reports in their entirety, go to the department's webpage on the City of Richfield website.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
With St. Patrick's Day coming, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety wants to remind people not to drink and drive.
Going out on St. Patrick's Day? Will you be enjoying any green beer? Click here to see a message from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. There will be increased DWI enforcement on St. Patrick's Day. Plan ahead. Don't drink and drive.
DJR
9:52 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
@mike savick: the point that's being made us that if you're going to defend a position by 'burdening others with facts' try using facts. more ›