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Record Dec, 19
Published Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Man charged with assault:
Todd Jeffrey Kadel, 40, Erhard, appeared in Otter Tail County District Court Dec. 17. He was charged with two counts of fourth degree assault on a peace officer causing bodily harm, and obstructing the legal process.
Fergus Falls Police responded to a report of a domestic on Dec. 14. When two officers attempted to arrest Kadel, he allegedly struck each of them. No date has been set for his next appearance.
Man sentenced for September burglary
Brandon Bradley Schletty, 20, Fergus Falls, pleaded guilty in Otter Tail County District Court in October and was sentenced Dec. 10 for felony first degree burglary. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison, stayed for 20 years with up to 20 years supervised probation. He will serve 180 days in Otter Tail County Jail, with credit for 96 days served. He will pay $1,207 in fines and court costs and $4,058.55 in restitution.
On Sept. 4, Schletty, working with another, broke into a Fergus Falls residence and took $30 to $35 cash from a purse and a credit card.
Valuables stolen from parked car:
Stereo equipment, a camera and CDs were stolen from a vehicle overnight while parked on the 700 block of South Union. Estimated value is $925. It was reported to Fergus Falls Police Tuesday afternoon.
Prescription medications missing:
An individual reported an asthma inhaler; 30 Singulair; 30 Celexa; 15 Skelexas; and 96 Xanax, all in prescription bottles, missing. The victim told Fergus Falls Police it could have taken place at Lakeland Mental Health around 6 p.m. Monday, or from the victim’s vehicle in the Wal-mart parking lot around 8 p.m. There are no suspects.
Comments
The Daily Journal is happy to host community conversations about news and life in Fergus Falls and the surrounding area. As hosts, we expect guests will show respect for each other. That means we don't threaten or defame each other, and we keep conversations free of personal attacks. Witty is great. Abusive is not. If you think a post violates these standards, don't escalate the situation. Instead, flag the comment to alert us. We'll take action if necessary. It's not hard. This should be a place where people want to read and contribute -- a place for spirited exchanges of opinion. So those who persist with racist, defamatory or abusive postings risk losing the privilege to post at all.Posted by sweetminnesota (anonymous) on December 19, 2007 at 5:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Tell me WHY is it so hard to lock your vehicles??? It's amazing how many vehicles are broken into - maybe a way to prevent this would be to lock our vehicles at all times, even outside our own homes and in our garages. Just think how this would REDUCE the crime of theft from vehicles. USE YOUR HEADS PEOPLE!
Posted by AndyMosity (anonymous) on December 20, 2007 at 12:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ha!
You know...I moved to Fergus 10 years ago, and everyone laughed at me, the big city guy, for locking my doors. "There's no crime around here," they'd say. So, eventually, I got into the habit of leaving my doors unlocked when I'd park in my driveway. Within a month, my car stereo and and CDs were missing. After replacing my car stereo and CDs, I started locking my doors again, and no sooner did I do that then someone busted the window out of my truck and stole my stereo and CDs.
I've also had my checkbook stolen right out of my house - $1,500 worth of checks later I figured it out. The bank reversed all the charges - but even after I gave the sheriff's department the name and address of the only person in my house in the previous month (yeah, I'm that popular), they still never caught the thief.
Anyways, long story short, I've never felt safer than when I moved out of Fergus....
Posted by eagle_eye (anonymous) on December 21, 2007 at 1:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I have a friend who foolishly leaves her keys and purse in her unlocked car. "That way I'll know where they are," is her explanation. I grew up in Detroit..the Motor City, NOT Detroit Lakes! I learned at a very early age to lock up EVERYTHING. You still may be robbed, but if forced entry is proven, your insurance company will be a lot happier!
Posted by hindsight (anonymous) on December 31, 2007 at 12:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
As explained by AndyMosity and perhaps as a lesson that others can learn from..
If someone wants to get into your vehicle bad enough they will find a way and that is wether the doors are locked or not. If I wanted to have something ripped off, I would leave it in my vehicle. My car doors are never locked, then again, I never leave anything in my car that would warrant having it broken into in the first place. If someone wanted that pack of gum so desperately, I will let them have it and I won't have to replace my window.
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