Faribault Police

Faribault Police Chief Andy Bohlen and K-9 handler Officer Mike Thul will be stopping by KDHL today to talk about the department getting another K-9. I don't think present K-9 Chase will be joining us. The Faribault Police Department has been conducting a fundraiser for the purchase and training of the new K-9...

Sunday afternoon Faribault police officers and a Rice County deputy responded to a residence on Hulett Avenue. A neighbor had called to report they could see a male lying in the entryway through a window of the residence. Upon arrival, the officers forced entry and found a deceased male lying on the floor and upon a search of the house, found a deceased child and a firearm...

Jason Nesbit, 39, appeared in Rice County District Court on Monday, regarding the death of 26-year-old Chelsea Martinez of Columbus, Ohio. According to the complaint, Martinez traveled from Ohio to Faribault to meet Nesbit, whom she met online, to talk about suicide...

Faribault authorities recovered the body today of 24 year old Chelsea Martinez of Columbus Ohio. Sheriff Troy Dunn stated in a press conference Friday that information provided by Jason Robert Nesbit of Faribault, led investigators to a location near Shager Park west of Faribault, where Martinez' body was found ...

The Faribault Police Department is putting on their sixth annual Bike Rodeo on Thursday, June 4, at Alexander North Park from 6-8PM. Meet at the Blue Shelter (#4). Kids can get their bikes checked over, go through an obstacle course, view a presentation and go on a bike ride...

Chief Andy Bohlen of the Faribault Police Department and Capt. Neal Pederson announced that the Faribault Police Department’s K9, Chase, has received a ballistic vest thanks to a nonprofit organization -- Vested Interest in K9s Inc. -- and an anonymous donor who provided $950 for the vest...

Faribault Police Chief Andy Bohlen issued a news release Wednesday asking for the public's assistance in the case against a former city parks and recreation department employee. Jake Hanson, 24, of Faribault has been charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct against a juvenile victim...

Faribault Police Chief Andy Bohlen joined us live during the Midday Report on KDHL and said they need the public's assistance in gathering information about the death of young woman. The chief said officers were dispatched along with firefighters and paramedics to a medical call about 7:20 a ...