Theft
WILLMAR -- A 47-inch television was stolen from a home in the 1900 block of Seventh Street Southwest. The theft was reported at 11:09 p.m. Thursday.
WILLMAR -- A resident in the 200 block of Third Avenue Southeast reported Friday morning that someone had broken into a home and stolen some belongings. A window screen had been torn. No information was available Friday about the items stolen.
Fire call
WILLMAR -- The Willmar Fire Department was called to a car fire in the parking lot at Evergreen Ridge Apartments at 1337 24th St. N.W. The fire was reported at 11:36 p.m. Thursday.
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Dog missing
NEW LONDON -- A black Labrador retriever was reported missing from the 6500 block of 161st Avenue Northeast, New London. The missing dog was reported to authorities Friday morning, and was believed to have been missing since sometime during the day on Wednesday.
Standoff
WILLMAR -- Willmar Police were involved in a brief standoff with a suicidal man Friday morning. The man was in a garage with a knife and with his car running on Seventh Avenue Northwest. Willmar Police and Willmar Ambulance responded to the scene. The man was persuaded to turn off the car and was out of the car within 20 minutes of officers' arrival. He was transported to Rice Memorial Hospital by ambulance.
