Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Dakota County judge guilty of DWI after registering a .28 blood-alcohol reading has asked the governor to grant him a medical disability retirement. He was sentenced to two years of probation.
Michael Sovis, the Dakota County judge who was pleaded guilty Wednesday to third-degree driving under the influence (DWI) in a Christmas Eve incident, has been sentenced to two years of probation, according to a Pioneer Press article by Emily Gurnon. Sovis also requested that Gov. Mark Dayton grant him a medical disability retirement. From the article: "He's incredibly remorseful," his attorney, David Ayers, said after Wednesday's hearing. "He was truly devastated by this entire incident, not only because of what he did, which he accepts full responsibility for, but because of the impact that it had on the individuals whose cars were hit, and the whole publicity surrounding this incident caused his friends and family a lot of pain." In …
Friday, May 10, 2013
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will be tweeting every arrest from Friday’s patrols. Catch all the tweets here.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has a new tool when it comes to deterring drunken driving: Twitter. On Friday night, there will be 150 squads patrolling major corridors in the Twin Cities’ largest-ever, one-night, coordinated DWI enforcement effort. But this effort isn’t notable just because of its size; it will also offer Minnesotans the chance to follow along via Twitter. The Department of Public Safety (@MnDPS_OTS) will tweet the age and gender of those arrested for DWI using the hashtag #May10DWI. Too busy to follow along in real time? Check out the agency’s tweets and other related mentions in the live blog above. (People viewing this article on a mobile browser may not be able to view the live blog.)
Friday, December 28, 2012
Police say Apple Valley resident Michael V. Sovis had a blood-alcohol level of .28—more than three times the legal limit, according to a report in the Pioneer Press.
Follow Mendota Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter A Dakota County judge arrested for an alleged DWI on Christmas Eve was so intoxicated that he had trouble standing, according to a Pioneer Press report. Michael Vann Sovis, 63, faces two gross misdemeanor counts of third-degree DWI following the arrest, which took place just before 8 p.m. on Dec. 24 in St. Paul. Sovis, who has served as a judge since 1988, allegedly crashed his Lexus sport-utility vehicle into several parked cars along St. Clair Avenue before driving into a snowbank on the side of the road, according to a criminal complaint cited by the Pioneer Press. Sovis allegedly had difficulty completing field sobriety tests administered by…
Friday, August 3, 2012
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries.
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries. July 23 A vehicle parked in an underground lot at The Village was damaged over the weekend. Items were reported stolen. July 22 Police were on site at the River Bluffs Shopping Center when a fight broke out on a party bus. Two were cited for disorderly conduct. Police noticed a suspicious occupied vehicle parked in a neighborhood off of Dodd Road. Thieves had targeted the neighborhood recently. Police didn’t find any burglars, but the driver had a suspended license and no insurance. The Super America on Highway 110 reported a gas theft. July 17 A driver who ran a red light on Highway 110 also had a revoked license and two active warrants. A fisherman …
Friday, July 13, 2012
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries.
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries. July 1 A trail user returned to their vehicle on Lilydale Road to find a window broken and a GPS stolen. June 30 Police stopped two males for riding their bikes on Highway 13 without headlights after dark. One toppled off his bike as police approached. Both were under the influence of alcohol and under 21. Police responded to a domestic disturbance. A man reported his girlfriend threw water in his face and punched him in the stomach. He did not want to press charges. The girlfriend found a ride to a friend’s house in Eagan. A gas theft was reported at the BP on Dodd Road. The employee could provide only a vague description of the vehicle. Surveillance …
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries.
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries. June 20 A burglar was spotted entering Chet’s Liquor at 2:20 a.m. The suspect and his liquor loot escaped in a van before police arrived. June 19 A resident called to report a suspicious vehicle on Abbey Way. The two teen occupants of the vehicle were cited for curfew violation. A gas theft was reported at Super America. The vehicle in question had recently been sold by a dealership, who passed on the new owner’s contact information. June 18 Police responded to a home where one of the residents had given out personal information to a phishing scheme. The banks had already been notified. A ring was reported stolen after the owner accidently left it …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
In a 4-3 ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld that the Intoxilyzer 5000EN is reliable even though the heavily-debated source code contains errors. What do you think? Is the breath-testing machine reliable?
The Minnesota Supreme Court today upheld that the Intoxilyzer breath-testing machine is reliable, ending a six-year battle in state and federal courts. In a 4-3 ruling, the Supreme Court agreed with District Court Judge Jerome Abrams that the Intoxilyzer 5000EN—a device once used in DWI cases across the state of Minnesota—is reliable even though the heavily-debated source code contains errors. Dissenting from today’s ruling were Supreme Court Justices Alan Page, Paul H. Anderson and Helen Meyer. Wednesday’s ruling means that more than 4,000 DWI and implied-consent cases that have been held up during the appeals process will now proceed. But the thing is, the breath-testing device that has long been in question will be phased out by the end…
Monday, June 18, 2012
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries.
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries. June 6 A homeowner on the 1000 block of London Road reported that several items were stolen from his attached garage, likely while his overhead door was open. A woman’s wallet was found in the restroom garbage at her work. Her driver’s license, credit cards and cash were taken. The credit cards were used at three locations. Police stopped a vehicle leaving the area of a burglary on Highway 13. Both the driver's and passenger's licenses were suspended. The vehicle was uninsured. Drug paraphernalia and suspected controlled substances were located in the vehicle. The vehicle owner was arrested. A window was broken at a residence on the 1700 block of James …
Friday, May 25, 2012
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries.
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries. May 16 A woman reported leaving her wallet on top of her car and driving away. By the time she realized it was gone, someone had used a credit card at four different gas stations. May 15 Super America reported a man who has been in several times to steal soap products. The glass of a parked car was reported shattered on the 2200 block of Pilot Knob Road. May 14 A resident reported falling for an internet fraud scam resulting in loss of a large sum of money. Someone vandalized a porta-potty shelter on Lilydale Road with pink spray paint. May 13 A driver was stopped on Dodd Road for expired registration, and admitted to drinking. A preliminary breath test…
Monday, May 21, 2012
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries.
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries. May 5 Seven citations were handed out after a brawl broke out in the parking lot of River Bluff Shopping Center shortly before bar close. Holiday Gas Station employees reported a gas drive-off. Police were able to identify the suspect and mailed them a citation. Someone broke into a vehicle on the 1300 block of Highway 13. May 4 Police stopped a person riding a bike down Highway 13 after bar close with no lights on. The bicyclist had a warrant out of Hennepin County, and was in possession of several glass piles, other drug paraphernalia and suspected drugs. The front door of a residence was forced open on the 1900 block of Oak Street. May 3 A woman …
DJR
9:52 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
@mike savick: the point that's being made us that if you're going to defend a position by 'burdening others with facts' try using facts. more ›