Scams are everywhere and the newest that has been reported from the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office says there have been dozens of reports of a scammer spoofing the sheriff’s office phone number or 911. The caller then tells their target there’s a warrant out for their arrest relating to a traffic violation, missed jury duty, tax violation or other minor infraction. According to Cottonwood County Sheriff Jason Purrington, he hasn’t heard of that specific scam in this area, but there are always phone scams people should watch out for, like someone claiming to be a family member in jail needing bail money. He says there are a couple obvious clues the call is a scam. One, many times they will ask for gift cards as payment. Jails do not accept gift cards for any payments. And second, if the caller asks that you don’t tell anyone it is a red flag. Sheriff Purrington recommends to call local law enforcement anytime you receive a questionable call and always do some investigating before you send any payment or information. Stay smart and alert, never give your social security number or banking/credit card information out to anyone that calls. Take a breath and step back and like the Sheriff said, investigate- call your credit card company or your bank or call law enforcement to check out whether the request is valid or not. Don’t be a victim of a scam it truly is preventable.
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Windom Police Chief, Scott Peterson issued the following press release concerning an event that occurred earlier this week. On November 28th at approximately 5:51pm the Windom Police Department responded to 605 10th Street #10 regarding a welfare check on an individual.
Upon arrival, officers were advised of a possible assault and theft involving the same individual. Officers contacted the male and he fled on foot from the officers and barricaded himself in an apartment.
The male began throwing objects at the officers, resulting in breaking the window of the apartment. He also caused considerable damage to the interior of the home. Officers eventually made a forced entry and apprehended Sem Robert Lugo aged 34 of Windom. Lugo was taken to the Cottonwood County Jail and released into their custody. Lugo is charged with three counts of 2nd Degree Assault, which are felony charges.
The Windom Police Department was assisted by the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office, Mountain Lake Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Windom Ambulance and the Windom Fire Department.
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The Windom Concert Association will be presenting “Yesterday Once More” on Tuesday, December 5th at 7pm at the BARC Auditorium. Yesterday Once More was a hit song for the Carpenters from their 1973 album Now & Then. The lyrics thoughtfully reminisce about songs of the past, and the memories brought forth from hearing them. Joanne O’Brien will be bringing sounds of the 70’s through the music of Karen Carpenter, and the sounds that inspired so many. Get your Season Tickets out and get ready to enjoy an evening of classic songs by Karen Carpenter, Tuesday December 5th at 7pm.
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Today is December 1st, a lot to celebrate like National Pie Day or even National Bartender Day… That takes me way back in time in college, it was a good fun job… BUT December 1st is a day in HISTORY that should be recognized ALWAYS no matter how old you are… Today is Rosa Parks Day. Today honors an American Civil Rights hero.(actually it is also celebrated on February 4th too, but today is THE DAY in history. Dec 1st 1955 after a long Thursday at work, Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery Alabama. She took her seat in the “colored” section as she rode the Cleveland Avenue bus home the bus began to fill. The Montgomery city ordinance allowed bus drivers to assign seating. However, it did not permit them to demand passengers give up their seats. Despite this, bus drivers customarily required black passengers to give up their seats to white passengers when public transportation became full. When the bus driver asked Parks to give up her seat, she refused Police arrested her, and what followed is Civil Rights History. YES HISTORY… HISTORY COUNTS all of it… the Good History, the Bad History and the in-between History. IT ALL MATTERS… without it we can’t celebrate those that carved paths for us to become better people and a better Nation. I know I am on a soap box now BUT it just absolutely drives me crazy when we deny History. Whether it was 100 years ago or Yesterday, HISTORY has a place in every persons life. YOU CAN’T just say it didn’t happen or change it… What we can do is Learn from it. Did you know that on December 5th 1955 the courts found Parks guilty of violating the city ordinance and fined her $10 plus a court fee… The HISTORICAL TRUTH gets better from the worst part of it. African American Leaders, including E.D. Nixon and Martin Luther King Jr organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott for the date of Rosa Park’s trial. The boycott succeeded and lasted several months, devastating the transportation system in Montgomery. I told you THE GOOD THE BAD and THE UGLY ALL play a part. I wasn’t around in 1955, I wasn’t apart of any part of the history of this momentous time BUT I tip my hat to Rosa for her tenacity and bravery to finally just say enough… NO. I for one am thankful for History and all that I can celebrate of the strength and Moxy of my fore sisters and brothers that helped form the Greatest Nation in the world.