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Garage Sale Signage Gets Violent in River Falls

Posted on June 29, 2010 and seen 1721 times

Last week a homeowner in the 1500 block of East Division Street came upon a garage sale sign in his yard. No one asked for permission to post the sign, so he took it down. Next day another garage sale sign appeared. With it was a warning note to leave the sign alone or face physical harm. For emphasis, the warning included a profanity.

Feeling threatened, the man took the note to the River Falls police. They investigated and ended up ticketed a 31-year-old woman who lives in the nearby 200 block of North Eighth Street for disorderly conduct. The citation carries a $177 fine.

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UW-River Falls student arrested for shoplifting a pair of sterling silver Cubic Zirconia earrings

Posted on June 22, 2010 and seen 1284 times

River Falls Police arrested a 22-year-old UW-River Falls student for shoplifting a pair of sterling silver Cubic Zirconia earrings at ShopKo last Thursday night. When questioned, the man said he was looking for a birthday gift for his sister but didn’t want to pay the $11 price so he pocketed the earrings. The officer, with a discerning eye, noted the earrings were actually on sale for $8.99. The man was handcuffed, taken to the police station and given a $177 fine.

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Who’s been sleeping in my bed? A naked, strange man

Posted on May 26, 2010 and seen 630 times

You come home after a night out with your girlfriend. She drops you off late, around 5 a.m. You walk in your home and find water dripping down from the kitchen ceiling. You go upstairs and see the bathroom sink is backed up, water running and overflowing onto the floor and through the ceiling downstairs. You turn off the faucet, go to your bedroom and find a strange man sleeping there -- covered with blankets but naked.

It turns out River Falls police had just spent hours looking for this same guy. It was after midnight Saturday, and they had been summoned to 3534 Sterling Heights Drive. A 25-year-old Richland Center man, visiting friends, had disappeared. He was intoxicated and wearing only boxers.

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News from River Falls: What about Bob?

Posted on May 24, 2010 and seen 527 times

River Falls police were sent to a home intruder call at 4:20 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of South Third Street. The 25-year-old suspect was caught by the unarmed homeowner. He was ordered to sit or he would be shot. The suspect did as he was told, saying he was only looking for Bob.

The upset homeowner wanted the intruder arrested. He was soon given a disorderly conduct fine and driven a few blocks away to a house in the 300 block of East Walnut Street.

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Drunk driving arrest in River Falls leads to recovery of football mailbox

Posted on May 6, 2010 and seen 1227 times

A 21-year-old local man stopped for his second drunk driving arrest just after midnight Monday had a passenger River Falls police were after. The 20-year-old male suspect, a university student, was allegedly sitting next to a Denver Broncos mailbox. It had been broken off and taken earlier that night from the front of a house in the 1300 block of West Division Street. When questioned, the student allegedly fessed up and said he swiped the mailbox because he wanted to give it to a friend who’s a Denver Broncos fan. Besides stealing, the student was also ticketed for underage drinking.

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Dish and the Spoon Cafés in River Falls

Posted on March 9, 2010 and seen 643 times

We stopped by the Dish and the Spoon Café in River Falls today. Great Chai and banana scones. *BONUS* They have a full lunch and dinner menu, complete with adult beverages! Check em out at http://www.dishandthespooncafe.com

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Pimp My 80's Satellite Dish

Posted on February 22, 2010 and seen 769 times

Still rocking a 1980's satellite dish in the front yard?

Why not pimp out that monstrosity with some Green Bay Packers stickers like this ones in River Falls...

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Pranksters rearrange movie marquee in River Falls: "Peeing in da air"

Posted on January 27, 2010 and seen 610 times

By: Phill Pfuehler
Are investigating the mystery pranksters who somehow ascended the marquee at Falls Theatre late at night over the weekend and rearranged the movie letters to read, “Peeing in da air.” One of the letters was damaged. Did several pranksters hoist themselves upon each other’s shoulders to reach the top of the marquee or did someone bring a ladder? It’s unknown at this point.
There’s more to read in Police Beat. Check it out in the Jan. 27 print edition of the River Falls Journal.

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In River Falls, break-ins can be handled with civility

Posted on January 15, 2010 and seen 1384 times

It was almost 3 a.m. New Year’s Day. An 82-year-old woman woke to noises and lights turned on in her house in the 1300 block of South Main Street. She called out but there was no answer. So she got out of bed and found a young man standing in her bathroom.
Why are you here? she asked the man who seemed drunk.
He replied that a lady had told him to come stay in the house.
No, said the elderly woman, you’re mistaken and must leave.
The young man said OK he would go.
Because it was very cold outside, the woman reminded him to first put on his shoes, socks, coat, gloves and hat before leaving.
He did that and was soon gone.
The woman later found that her young intruder had broken through a service door in the garage. Once inside, he found a package of donuts on a table. He opened the package and snacked on the sweets before moving on inside the house.
The suspect is described as five feet eight, blond, between 25 and 30 years old.

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River Falls woman goes after husband with Samurai sword

Posted on January 14, 2010 and seen 1113 times

River Falls police were sent to a home on West Johnson Street early Sunday where a naked woman was chasing her husband with a katana – often called a Samurai sword. Officers found the 30-year-old woman holed up in the basement. After some persuading and with one officer aiming a stun gun at her, she finally dropped the sword.

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**image shown not actual suspect

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