Authorities with the West Metro Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence in the 200 block of Sixth Street South in Delano Monday afternoon.
A 33-year-old male with a Loretto address was taken into custody on suspicion of the sale of a controlled substance and is pending formal charges.
He remains in custody awaiting his first court appearance, according to the Wright County Jail. A second suspect, a 29-year-old male from Delano, was also taken into custody, booked, and released.
The West Metro Drug Task Force includes officers from Medina, Mound, Orono, West Hennepin Public Safety, and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.
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A Delano man remains in critical condition Tuesday night after he was involved in a motorcycle accident near Delano on Highway 12 near Ebersole Avenue just before 2 p.m., reported the Minnesota State Patrol.
Terrence J. Grengs, 49, of Delano, was driving a 1984 Honda Road-strt motorcycle and was struck at the stop sign on Ebersole Avenue by Robert J. Hazelton, 63, of Howard Lake, who was driving a 2007 Outlander westbound on Highway 12 in the turn lane, according to the state patrol. Grengs was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center. Hazelton was not injured.
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office and Delano Fire Department assisted at the scene of the accident, which remains under investigation by the state patrol.
Lynda passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 15 about 7 p.m, surrounded by family and loved ones.
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BUFFALO, MN — Five Buffalo High School seniors have been told they won’t be allowed to walk during commencement exercises today (Friday), according to WCCO.
The young men climbed on the school roof Monday night and hung a sign, some orange mesh fencing and a few pink flamingos. The sign read, “Seniors 2010.”
The students were suspended Tuesday. One of the students was supposed to compete in the state track meet Friday. He won’t be allowed to take part.
A St. Louis Park man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident June 7 at 3:36 p.m. in downtown Loretto.
A 48-year old man from St. Louis Park, who authorities have not yet identified until they are able to speak with family, was driving a Jeep Cherokee southbound on Hennepin County Road 19 into Loretto.
Medina Police Chief Ed Belland said there was a tow truck parked on the street across from the Loretto Fire Department, and the Jeep Cherokee hit the back of the tow truck, damaging the passenger side of the vehicle, and flipping the Jeep Cherokee over.
Medina Police Officer Kevin Boecker happened to be running radar in the area near the railroad tracks in Loretto at hte time and witnessed the collision.
Boecker and a passerby, identified as a nurse, pulled the driver from the vehicle and discovered he was not breathing, Belland said. CPR was performed on the man and he was transported by air ambulance to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale.
The air ambulance helicopter landed on the baseball field in Loretto.
“There were baseball games going on, but they cleared the fields,” Belland said.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the man remained at North Memorial Hospital. Belland said he was unsure of the man’s present condition.
Hennepin County Road 19 in Loretto was closed for approximately two hours as crews investigated and cleared the scene, Belland added.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation. Loretto Fire Department, West Hennepin Public Safety, and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.
The Star Seekers dance teams will be hosting a spring show at Rockford High School Wednesday, June 9 and Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m.
Star Seekers is wrapping up the end of another season and are confident that this is one that will go down in history. They will also be hosting classes for those who would like to join them and participate in Minnesota’s oldest and largest Fourth of July parade in Delano. Information about Star Seekers staff, programs, classes, and history can be found at www.starseekersproduction.com.
