The Hastings Police Department filed reports for incidents from November 24 through December 1
On November 25 at 7:32 a.m. officers responded to a trespassing call in the 1500 block of Vermillion Street. 48-year-old Henry Larkin Jones Jr was cited for trespassing.
On November 25 at 3:51 p.m. officers received an after the fact report of illegal dumping in the 1000 block of Spiral Boulevard. Officers identified the parties and addressed the violations and no citations were issued.
On November 26 at 2:10 p.m. officers investigated a past action theft report from the 1200 block of North Frontage Road. An unknown subject obtained about $500 in property.
On November 26 at 8:37 p.m. officers responded to a stabbing on Florence Street. One subject was transported to the hospital. As this stemmed from a domestic dispute, no further information is available.
On November 26, Hastings Police responded to a series of calls in the same area. The first call came in at 11:16 p.m. in the area of Amelia Avenue, where officers responded to a reported suspicious incident. A large law enforcement presence was in the area. No incident was found, but police received two more calls from the same individual on November 27 at 3:24 a.m. and 3:33 a.m. All three incidents were determined to be swatting calls, or hoaxes, and police are investigating the origin of the calls.
On November 28 at 1:58 p.m. officers responded to a three vehicle accident on Voyageur Parkway, no injuries were reported.
On November 28 at 6:47 p.m. officers responded to a reported domestic dispute on Olson Avenue, and arrested a 27-year-old for domestic assault.
On November 28 at 10:01 p.m. Hastings police responded to the 50 block of Sibley Street for a disturbance. During the course of this investigation, officers arrested 47-year-old Damon Murray for DWI.
On November 28 at 11:33 p.m. officers responded to a property damage crash on 4th Street West. Officers reported that 42-year-old Bridget Holmgren would be charged with a formal complaint for gross misdemeanor test refusal, misdemeanor DWI, and leaving the scene of an accident.
On November 29 officers responded to another suspicious incident on Amelia Avenue. This case remains under investigation.
On November 29 at 2:56 p.m. officers responded to a report of a hit and run at Glen Lou Way and Featherstone Road. This investigation is inactive.
Later that day, officers responded to Pleasant Drive and Featherstone Road for a damage to property report, where a stop sign had been hit. The vehicle and time of the crash was unknown as of the time of the report.
On November 30 at 2:30 a.m. the city declared a snow emergency, enacting the snow parking ordinance. As a result, police cited 49 vehicles for a violation of Ordinance 71.07, snow emergency parking restrictions. The snow emergency goes into effect when two or more inches of snow has fallen.
On November 30 at 3:11 a.m. officers responded to a traffic crash at 12th Street and Westview Drive. A vehicle had struck a stop sign. No injuries or citations were reported.
On November 30 at 8:19 p.m. officers responded to a suspicion call in the 1000 block of 11th Street West. 69-year-old Jeffrey Pearson of Hastings was arrested for gross misdemeanor DWI and gross misdemeanor driving after cancellation.
All subjects who appear in the Hastings Police Blotter are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 