Stillwater Police: Puppies For Sale in the Back of a Truck

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

Friday, Aug. 26:

• A witness reported that they saw two men wearing black and white masks driving into the Subway parking lot, they turned around and left. Officers located the owner of the vehicle. The owner said it was his brother that was driving the vehicle. Officers advised the owner to tell his brother not to wear a mask when driving.

Saturday, Aug. 27:

• Officers received a call that individuals were selling puppies out of the back of their truck in the Caribou Coffee parking lot. When officers arrived, the truck had left the parking lot.

Sunday, Aug. 28:

• A cell phone and $80 in cash was reported stolen from a woman’s purse at the Freighthouse. The items were taken when the woman was dancing. The cellphone was later recovered when it was turned into a bouncer.

Public Safety Messages:

• In Minnesota Department of Public Safety news, at least 232 motorists were arrested for DWI between Aug. 19 and Aug. 21, according to preliminary reports from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS). Last weekend was the first weekend of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, a statewide and national crackdown on drunk driving running through Labor Day.

• 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 on the link below: https://cne.coderedweb.com/Default.aspx?groupid=PSvx49ONBSaFgDcRA58v%2bA%3d%3d

• In Minnesota Department of Corrections news, The 2011 Corrections Agent of the Year is Eve DeBaere, Marshall District.

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.