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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Inver Grove Heights Man Charged with Arson and Smashing Cell Phone

Jason Ista, the owner of an Inver Grove Heights custom computer business, was charged with arson and domestic assault after an altercation at a storage facility left $300 of smoke and water damage.

An Inver Grove Heights man is accused of accidentally starting a fire that caused $300 of smoke and water damage to a storage facility. Jason Ista, who graduated from Simley High School in 1993 and owns a custom computer business, is being charged with second-degree arson and misdemeanor domestic assault after an altercation with a woman outside an Inver Grove Heights storage facility. He's being held on a $100,000 bail in Dakota County Jail. Inver Grove Heights police responded to a water flow alarm around 6 p.m. on Jan. 29, according to a Dakota County Criminal Complaint, and found Ista in a screaming match with a woman. “He did it! I can’t take this anymore. He started the fire," the woman said. “She slapped me! She knocked the …

Friday, January 11, 2013

Local Law Enforcement Agencies Record Arrests During December DWI Effort

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says Dakota County is the fifth most dangerous county in the state for drunken driving.

Follow Mendota Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter Mendota Heights Police made three drunken driving arrests during last month’s statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DWI enforcement campaign, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety reported Friday. Inver Grove Heights Police did not record an arrest during the enforcement effort, according to preliminary reports. The Dakota County Sheriff’s Department recorded 18 DWI arrests. Statewide, more than 2,500 drivers were arrested for impaired driving during last month’s campaign. That compares to 2,600 DWI arrests recorded in December 2011. Looking at the arrest totals for other Patch cities in Dakota County: Apple …

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