Stillwater Police: A Close Call on Main Street and Theft

The following police blotter is compiled from Stillwater police reports and subsequent interviews with the Stillwater Police Department.

Friday, Oct. 7:

• A 60-year-old St. Louis Park woman was transported to Lakeview Hospital for a back injury after she was nearly hit by a vehicle while crossing the intersection of Main and Mulberry streets. According to police, two women were crossing the intersection Oct. 7 when they had to jump back to avoid being hit by a vehicle driven by an 83-year-old Maytown Township man. The St. Louis Park woman reportedly injured her back during the incident and was transported to Lakeview Hospital for treatment.

Saturday, Oct. 8:

• A employee reported seeing four women leave the store with a shopping basket full of merchandise. According to the police report, the employee confronted one of the women outside of the store, asking the woman to produce her receipt, when the woman became confrontational. The employee reported that she a basket of merchandise in the back of the woman’s car. Police were unable to locate the vehicle.

Public Safety Messages:

• The Stillwater Police Department would like to remind residents they can ask solicitors for their permit at any time. If the solicitor refuses to show permit or does not have one, please call the Stillwater Police Department immediately. To print out an official City of Stillwater “No Solicitors sign” for your home click here.

• In Minnesota Department of Corrections news, DOC employee Lois Freiermuth is the Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health’s Counselor of the Year. Freiermuth is a corrections program therapist at Lino Lakes prison.

• In Minnesota Department of Public Safety news, October is now Fire Prevention Month in Minnesota. Governor Mark Dayton Signs Proclamation Declaring October Fire Prevention Month. Official Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 9 to 13. Fire Prevention Week activities will take place all over the state during the week. The Stillwater Fire Department will have an open house on Saturday, Oct. 15.

• The County Public Health Department and the Sheriff’s Office recently joined Code RED. Code RED is a web based system which will allow the county to reach citizens by phone and text messaging. To sign up for Code Red, click here.

Washington County’s Most Wanted: (http://wcsheriff.info/wanted)

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is seeking citizen assistance in locating the following individuals. These persons have active outstanding warrants through the Sheriff's Office. If you have any information on the current whereabouts of any of these individuals, please contact either the Washington County Sheriff's Office at 651-439-9381, or your local law enforcement agency.

Do not try to apprehend these individuals or make contact with them on your own.

Name: HEINZE, ROBERT NICHOLAS

Age: 36 Sex: M - MALE

Height: 71” Weight: 260

Hair Color: BLACK

Eye Color: BROWN

Race: W – WHITE

Heinze is wanted for Felony First Degree criminal sexual conduct. He has prior criminal sexual conduct charges. Heinze is known to frequent Oakdale and Minneapolis. (http://wcsheriff.info/wanted/Heinze.pdf)

Name: YANG, PAO CHOUA

Age: - Sex: M - MALE

Height: 63” Weight: 120

Hair Color: BLACK

Eye Color: BROWN

Race: A – ASIAN

Yang has a Washington County Felony warrant for Violation of a Harassment Restraining Order. Yang has been known to the Sheriff’s Department for felony harassment restraining order violations, motor vehicle tax evasion and driving with a suspend license. Yang is known to frequent Brooklyn Park and the city of Afton area. (http://wcsheriff.info/wanted/Yang,%20Pao.pdf)

The preceding items were taken from theStillwater and Oak Park Heights police departments. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation, and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Incidents are listed in the order in which they were reported, not necessarily the order in which they occurred. When names are used, it indicates that felony charges have been filed in Washington County District Court.