Stillwater Police: Update on Cemetery Damage, More Theft

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

UPDATE: Fairview Cemetery contacted the Stillwater Police department after Sunday’s cemetery vandalism to report there were five headstones damaged. One of them is a “turn of the century” headstone valued at about $15,000. The police department has yet to receive the final damage report from the cemetery association.

Police Calls:

Monday, Aug. 15

• A vehicle on Interlachen Drive was rummaged through but nothing was reported stolen.

Tuesday, Aug. 16:

• A laptop computer and computer bag valued at $720 were reported stolen from a vehicle on St. Croix Avenue West.

• An umbrella was stolen from the patio area of a home on Cottonwood Court. Damage to a bedroom window was also reported.

• About $90 dollars in cash was reported missing from the kitchen table of a home on Maryknoll Drive. It is unknown if the house was locked.

Public Safety Messages:

• Minnesota road deaths hit the 200 mark for the year this month, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The figure represents an 18 percent drop in deaths compared to the 244 deaths at this time in 2010. The 2011 fatalities include 24 motorcyclists, up from 22 last year; 14 pedestrians, down from 19; and two bicyclists, down from six.

• 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, 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.