Two suspects have been identified in the robbery of the Otsego branch of the Bank of Elk River Dec. 27.
Wright County sheriff deputies responded and confirmed that a single black male, later identified as Donald Anthony Jackson, 20 of St. Paul, had entered the bank and demanded money. Jackson fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of money.
Investigators were able to determine by video surveillance and witness statements that Jackson was assisted in the robbery by Kelsie Lynn Becklin, 19 of Elk River. Arrest warrants for felony simple robbery were obtained for Jackson and Becklin.
Jackson and Becklin turned themselves into authorities Dec. 29, at approximately 4:45 pm. They are currently being held on robbery charges at the Wright County Jail.
Darla Ness of Dassel was involved in a one-vehicle rollover Dec. 23 after she hit a patch of ice.
Ness was eastbound on 180th Street, Dassel, when her vehicle slid on the ice and rolled twice near her home at about 700th Avenue. She refused any medical treatment at the scene, and wanted to contact her own tow for the vehicle, according to the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office.
A single male suspect entered the Ostego Branch of the Bank of Elk River (northern Wright County) and demanded money from a teller and an undetermined amount of money was stolen Dec. 27, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.
No weapon was used or implied. The suspect left the scene and it is unknown whether he left on foot or in a vehicle. The robbery is being investigated by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Minnesota State Patrol and the Elk River Police Department.
The teachers’ association and the board’s subcommittee have come to a “tentative” agreement regarding teacher contracts, School Board Chair Kevin Dahlman informed the board Thursday night. The association will vote Friday, Jan. 4. If approved, the board will act on the teachers’ contract at the Monday, Jan. 7 board meeting.
Two vehicles collided Dec. 18 in the parking lot of Gary’s Family Foods in Dassel.
Mark Gapinski of Darwin allegedly backed up his vehicle out of a parking space in the lot along Highway 12 and didn’t see the vehicle driven by Lorraine Isaacson of Dassel.
There were no injuries in the accident, according to the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office.
In this week’s newspaper, several burglaries were reported, particularly in Meeker County. However, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office has been just as busy with burglaries across county lines.
In Otsego, a resident interrupted a person burglarizing his house Dec. 19. With the help of his roommate, the resident subdued suspect Jerome E. Quellette of Otsego. Quellette told deputies that he recently lost his job and had broke into the house looking for some easy cash. Quellette was booked into the Wright County Jail on probable cause 1st Degree Burglary charges and Possession of a Small Amount of Marijuana after a small baggy of marijuana was located in his pants pocket. Continue reading ‘Rash of burglaries continue’
Pastor Mark Little is happy to be in the congregation of Stockholm Lutheran Church in Cokato and is looking forward to the ministry he and the members can do in Jesus’ name. As of Nov. 28, Little is the new full-time pastor at Stockholm, and he is no stranger to the country churches.
