Meeker County Sheriff Brian Cruze has compiled his report for 2025 and it should be available soon on the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office website. He says the numbers are fairly level with some crimes up and some down.
Sheriff Cruze says assaults, domestic assaults, criminal sexual crimes, fraud and scams are up, while burglaries, disorderly conduct and civil matters have dropped in 2025 compared to the previous year. He says they have had an 11% increase in calls for service which was over 10,000 in 2025, traffic citations are up – especially for speeding – by 30% and DUIs were up from 46 in 2024 to 71 in 2025.
Sheriff Cruze says there were no homicides in 2025. He says the Drug Task Force made 51 arrests in Meeker County in 2025 and they seized 2 and ½ pounds of meth and 47 pounds of marijuana.
Sheriff Cruze says the remodeling project at the Law Enforcement Center was completed in 2025 so they had a well-attended open house at the end of October, and they also introduced a new community notification system by the end of 2025. He says ICE has been in the area a few times this past month, but they just do what they’ve always done as they are arresting criminals on a removal list, and unfortunately their work has turned into a political issue with lots of misinformation.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday afternoon at 1:24 to a report of a 65-year-old Spicer man being trapped in a grain bin. The incident was reported in the 5000 block of 22nd Street Southwest – just southwest of Willmar.
Upon arrival, deputies learned that the man was up to his chest in soybeans and unable to extricate himself. Members of the ambulance service, rescue squad and fire department were able to safely remove him from the bin. He was transported to CentraCare Rice Hospital.
Assisting the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office were the Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad, CentraCare Ambulance, Willmar Fire Dept., Willmar Fire Dept. Technical Rescue Team and Life Link helicopter.
Listen to KLFD’s “LOVE SONG OF THE DAY” contest starting Monday, February 9th for your chance to win a daily prize and a grand prize on Friday, February 13th just in time for Valentine’s Day.
A special “Love Song of the Day” will be played throughout the day starting Monday, February 9th thru Friday, February 13th. The first person to call in when they hear that love song will be entered into a daily drawing and also for the grand prize drawing. A name will be drawn by Henry around 4 pm from that day’s entries for the daily prize. All names will be put into the grand prize drawing. Our daily winner and a grand prize name will be drawn on Friday, February 13th around 2 pm.
You must be 21 years of age and you can only enter once for this contest.
Sponsors include – Red Door Nutrition, Manannah Hilltop, Qwelle Balance Studio, Lucky’s Liquor, SJP Designs, The Red Goat Bar & Grill, Papa’s Sweet Tooth, American Legion, Paws Floral, Eagles Club, Honky’s Bar & Grill, Litchfield Liquors, DeAnns Country Village Shoppe
Listen to KLFD’s “LOVE SONG OF THE DAY” contest starting Monday, February 9th for your chance to win a daily prize and a grand prize on Friday, February 13th just in time for Valentine’s Day.
A special “Love Song of the Day” will be played throughout the day starting Monday, February 9th thru Friday, February 13th. The first person to call in when they hear that love song will be entered into a daily drawing and also for the grand prize drawing. A name will be drawn by Henry around 4 pm from that day’s entries for the daily prize. All names will be put into the grand prize drawing. Our daily winner and a grand prize name will be drawn on Friday, February 13th around 2 pm.
You must be 21 years of age and you can only enter once for this contest.
Sponsors include – Red Door Nutrition, Manannah Hilltop, Qwelle Balance Studio, Lucky’s Liquor, SJP Designs, The Red Goat Bar & Grill, Papa’s Sweet Tooth, American Legion, Paws Floral, Eagles Club, Honky’s Bar & Grill, Litchfield Liquors, DeAnns Country Village Shoppe
