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Stillwater Police: Hungry Burglars Steal 50 Pizzas

Stillwater Police Blotter for Aug. 6-8.

The following police blotter is compiled from Stillwater police reports and subsequent interviews with Sgt. Jeff Stender, a spokesperson for the Stillwater Police Department.

Saturday, Aug. 6:

  • Five headstones were found tipped over at Fairview Cemetery Sunday morning. None of the headstones were cracked or broken. There are no suspects or witnesses but two sets of footprints were found in the dew on the grass proceeding to the first tipped over headstone, the police report stated. The approximate cost of putting the headstones on the base is $200 to $300 each totaling $1,000 to $1,500.

Monday, Aug. 8:

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  • Police received a call reporting a possible drunk driver on Manning Avenue North. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the driver.
  • A GPS valued at $240 was stolen from an unlocked truck in the 600 block of West Wilkins Street sometime between Aug. 6 and 9 a.m. Aug. 8.
  • A burglary of a detached garage occurred sometime overnight in the 1000 block of South Martha Street. The garage was entered by force and 50 frozen pizzas were stolen from a freezer in the garage.

Public Safety Messages:

  • Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials stated last week (Aug. 1–7) was the third deadliest week of 2011 on Minnesota roads. According to DPS, 13 people have been killed on state roads since Aug. 1.
  • In Minnesota Department of Corrections news, Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy has selected Gino Anselmo as the new Superintendent of the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Togo.

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

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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.

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