Records published Jan. 3, 2022

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WILLMAR — Icy roads contributed to a number of minor traffic mishaps on New Year’s Eve and Day in the Willmar area. Reports include:

• A U-Haul box truck went into a ditch at 10:08 p.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 71 and 48th Avenue Northeast, Willmar.
• A hit-and-run accident was reported at 11:22 p.m. Friday involving what is believed to have been a green Ford truck on the 1400 block of Vista Lane Southwest, Willmar.
• No one was seriously injured in a vehicle rollover reported at 11:44 p.m. Friday at Kandiyohi County Road 4 Northeast and First Avenue, Atwater. Atwater Ambulance members responded.
  
• A vehicle was reported in the ditch at 9:10 a.m. Saturday on Kandiyohi County 5 Southwest near Highway 23.
• A vehicle left the road at 1:01 p.m. Saturday when northbound on Kandiyohi County Road 8 at the intersection with 154th Street Southeast, Willmar.
• A hit-and-run accident was reported at 5:50 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of First Street and Willmar Avenue Southeast.
• Two vehicles were involved in a minor collision at 10:53 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of First Street and 19th Avenue Southeast, Willmar.

WILLMAR — A man treated at the Carris Health — Rice Memorial Hospital emergency room at 7:55 a.m. Saturday said he had been assaulted in his garage but did not want to make a report on it. He was very intoxicated, according to the initial report.

PENNOCK — A man suspected of being a habitual beer can litterer was located at 8:46 p.m. Saturday on the 100 block of U.S. Highway 12 West in Pennock. Charges of open bottle and violating driving restrictions are being forwarded to the Kandiyohi County Attorney’s office.

WILLMAR — A 66-year-old is expected to be charged with theft after reportedly taking $67.31 in merchandise from the Walmart Supercenter, according to a report made at 12:26 p.m. Friday on the 700 block of 19th Avenue Southeast.

WILLMAR — The Willmar Fire Department called in aid from neighboring departments due to subzero temperatures when firefighters responded at 10:18 a.m. Sunday to a report of a garage fire that spread to the adjoining house on the 600 block of Ninth Street Southeast.

Read more about the fire here.