By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

The Scott County Attorney’s Office charged four people with first-degree criminal damage to property and fifth-degree assault following a disturbance in the 2600 block of Wilds Lane this week.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A 38-year-old Prior Lake man was arrested and jailed for his fourth driving while impaired DWI incident within a 10-year period in the 16700 block of Highway 13 on July 13.

The Prior Lake Police Department responded to the following incidents between July 9 and 16. This is not a comprehensive list of all incidents to which the department responded.

Accidents

By Shannon Fiecke, Correspondant

Prosecutors today dropped the most serious charge against Randal Hennes, the 40-year-old Prior Lake man who collided with an 11-year-old bicyclist at a busy intersection in Shakopee last week.

The Scott County Attorney's office withdrew the criminular vehicular injury charge after blood work came back from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension showing Hennes had a blood alcohol content of 0.07 percent, just under the legal limit.

By Pat Minelli and Shannon Fiecke

A father who came to the defense of his 12-year-old daughter at Valleyfair
is recovering after being badly beaten by a group of young men.

The incident began July 5 when the girl was reportedly accosted by two men. After a brief confrontation with her father, one of the men used his cell phone to call his friends at the park for help, saying he “needed his boys back over here to get these bitches.”

A CaringBridge Web site has been created to share the progress of Nick
Hagadorn, the 11-year-old Shakopee boy hit by an alleged drunken driver
on Monday night. You can view photos and leave messages for Nick at www.caringbridge.org/visit/nickhagadorn.

On Thursday afternoon, Jessica Reider, a spokeswoman for Nick's family,
said he is still in critical condition at Hennepin County Medical
Center.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

Last week Shawn Mahaney took a big step towards his life-long goal of becoming a police officer.

The Prior Lake Police Department responded to the following incidents between July 2 and 9. This is not a comprehensive list of all incidents to which the department responded.

DWI

An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was hit by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle in Shakopee Monday night.

The boy, whose name has not been released yet, was struck by a hit-and-run driver at about 8:30 on 17th Avenue and Marschall Road.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A 46-year-old Prior Lake man was charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic assault and obstructing justice with force in Scott County District Court last week.