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March 11, 2014
Sebeka police chief cited for DWI retires; part-time officer named interim chief
At a special meeting Monday, Sebeka City Council members unanimously accepted the retirement of the town’s police chief, who was recently cited for driving while intoxicated, and appointed a part-time officer as interim chief. Eric Swenson, 48, had been a Sebeka police officer...
news / crimeMarch 11, 2014 - 8:21am
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March 7, 2014
Sebeka police chief cited for DWI plans to retire
SEBEKA, Minn. -- Recently cited for driving while intoxicated, Sebeka’s police chief has decided to retire. Eric Swenson, 48, has been a police officer for nearly 30 years and the Sebeka chief since 2007. Council members will address his retirement notice during a special meeting...
news / crimeMarch 7, 2014 - 8:20am
March 6, 2014
Sebeka council calls meeting to discuss police chief accused of DWI
SEBEKA, Minn. - The Sebeka City Council will hold a closed meeting at 6 p.m. Monday to discuss the city’s police chief, who was cited last week on a charge of driving while intoxicated. A New York Mills police officer stopped Eric Swenson, 48, just outside city limits about 11...
news / crimeMarch 6, 2014 - 9:56am
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March 4, 2014
Sebeka police chief accused of DWI
SEBEKA, Minn. -- Sebeka police chief Eric Swenson is awaiting a court appearance after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. In his latest brush with the law, Swenson was pulled over about 11 p.m. Feb. 26, New York Mills police officer Bruce Wangsness said Monday. The...
news / crimeMarch 4, 2014 - 8:07am
August 23, 2013
Both tell their side: Details emerge in Sebeka police chief domestic assault case
FERGUS FALLS — Details have emerged in the criminal case against Sebeka Police Chief Eric Swenson, who is accused of assaulting his girlfriend this summer. In a formal complaint submitted Aug. 15 to the Seventh District Court by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, Swenson...
news / crimeAugust 23, 2013 - 3:53pm
July 17, 2013
Sebeka police chief suspended after domestic assault citation
SEBEKA, Minn. – Sebeka Police Chief Eric Swenson has been suspended with pay by the city following a domestic assault citation, which may violate Swenson’s probation for a prior misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. Deputy Mayor Lowell Stewart said Swenson was suspended...
news / crimeJuly 17, 2013 - 9:00am
May 15, 2013
Evacuated Menahga nursing home residents return home after spending night in Sebeka school
SEBEKA, MINN. – Sebeka School Board members were meeting Tuesday night when the phone in the district offices started ringing. Superintendent Dave Fjeldheim said the call was from officials battling a wildfire near Menahga. They wanted to know if residents of the Green Pine Acres...
newsMay 15, 2013 - 11:29am
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May 5, 2013
Sebeka man seriously injured in Friday afternoon crash
A Sebeka man is listed in serious condition after his vehicle was broadsided by another car Friday afternoon on Highway 71 as he attempted to make a left turn nmorth iof Sebeka. Nathan Wierimaa, 26 was northbound on the highway when the crash occurred just before 2:30 p.m. An...
news / accidentsMay 5, 2013 - 4:00pm
December 4, 2012
Sebeka man caught in standoff
A rural Sebeka man is in custody after taking part in an hour-long standoff with law enforcement Nov. 26, according to a report from the Wadena County Sheriff's Office. It all began when deputies responded to an armed domestic disturbance call at around 11:45 p.m. The suspect, George...
news / crimeDecember 4, 2012 - 9:36am
October 3, 2012
Sebeka man in critical condition
A 20-year-old Sebeka man is in critical condition after his pickup truck went into the ditch and rolled on Highway 71 early Sunday morning. Nathan D. Schumaker was driving a 1998 Ford F150 northbound on Highway 71 north of Sebeka when the truck hit a mailbox, went into the east...
news / accidentsOctober 3, 2012 - 11:11am
November 21, 2011
Sebeka man gets one year jail for forced sex on a four-year-old
A 22-year-old man from Sebeka was sentenced to one year in local jail, and given a suspended prison term of 90 months, for forcing sex with a 4-year-old boy. Edward Allen Stout also must register as a predatory offender, supply a DNA sample, have no access to the internet without...
November 21, 2011 - 9:05am
August 15, 2011
Sebeka teen dies in ATV accident
On Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 1:35 p.m.Wadena County Sheriff's Deputies were called to section 20 of Red Eye Township for an all terrain vehicle accident. Alec Dale Davey (16) of Sebeka was fatally injured due to injuries that resulted from the crash. Alec was airlifted from Tri County...
August 15, 2011 - 8:51am
June 20, 2011
Woman charged with drug crime for allegedly impersonating nurse
A woman accused of impersonating a nurse in order to get prescription drugs was charged in Wadena County District Court with a fifth-degree controlled substance crime. According to court records, Mary Alice Stiles, 45, called a Wadena pharmacy and asked if she could get a refill...
June 20, 2011 - 8:55am
May 3, 2011
Authorities find horses dead near Sebeka
About a dozen horses were found alive by the Wadena County Sheriff's Office, but a few more were found dead on the property, apparently from not being fed. Wadena County Chief Deputy Bill Cross said the sheriff's office acted on a tip that the horses were in need of shelter and ...
May 3, 2011 - 9:28am
Newborn dies from apparent medical issue near Sebeka
A newborn baby apparently died of a medical problem near Sebeka Tuesday night. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office responded around 9:23 p.m. to a report that a baby who was born Sept. 22 who was vomiting and having trouble breathing. Sebeka Rescue and Wadena Ambulance responded...
October 3, 2010 - 11:41am
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