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Dakota County
Tribune
Farmington | Rosemount and the surrounding areas
www.dakotacountytribune.com
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July 27, 2017 • Volume 132 • Number 22
Farmington police seeks arson suspect Video shows man walking to back building, setting it on fire by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
Get ready for the county fair Inside this edition is a special section devote to the Dakota County Fair with a schedule and other information. See inside
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At about 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Farmington Police Department posted a surveillance video that shows the suspect in the July 9 fire at a fourplex in Farmington approach the back of the building and apparently set the building in the 300 block of Pine Street on fire. Since it has been posted, the video had been viewed more than 25,000 times that day, several people have commented on their outrage and even a tip on person’s identity was received. After an exhaustive fire scene investigation was done by the Farmington Fire Department
fire investigators, detectives of the Farmington Police Department and fire investigators from both the Minnesota State Fire Marshal and the ATF, the fire has been determined to be intentionally set, according to a release Tuesday from the Farmington Fire Department. The video shows a man whom police describe as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall, with a medium build, wearing a dark Tshirt and shorts. The man is carrying what appears to be a gasoline container that he places inside a back portion of the fourplex, then breaks through a window to apparently light the fire. He then leaves the scene.
A still image from the video that the Farmington Police Department released in an effort to identify a suspect in a July 9 arson. The Police Department said the man may have burn injuries. See ARSON, 7A
Getting their kicks
Fire contained at Spectro Alloys Facility up and running next day by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
The Rosemount Police and Fire departments responded to a structure fire about 9 p.m. July 23 at Spectro Alloys Corp in Rosemount. The Inver Grove Heights, Hastings and Eagan fire departments also worked on extinguishing the flames and eventually cleared the scene about six hours later. Minnesota State Patrol and the Eagan Police Department closed Highway 55 during their efforts. There were no reported injuries. According to a release from Spectro Alloys Corp, the recycling business suffered a fire in one of its baghouses, the equipment that cleans the air, from one of its aluminum recycling furnaces. There was no damage to any buildings, as previously reported by other news outlets. “Local firefighters responded amazingly fast and prevented the fire from spreading to any buildings or surrounding equipment,� the release stated. “We are extremely grateful for the effort of all emergency responders – many of whom are volunteers.� The baghouse is at-
‘Close to You’ show slated Lisa Rock and her six-piece band are bringing the music of the Carpenters back to the stage, including an 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, engagement at the Ames Center in Burnsville Page 15A
SPORTS Coach has new outlook on life Rosemount High School girls basketball coach Chris Orr has a new perspective on his job after a heart attack nearly ended his life. Page 10A
Photos by Tad Johnson
Rosemount Leprechaun Days 2017 featured two outdoor events for those interested in football and others wanting to find treasures in the grass on Tuesday. The Rosemount High School football team organized the Punt, Pass, and Kick competition at the Rosemount Middle School fields, while children raced across fields at Erickson Park during the Rosemount Parks and Recreation’s Blarney Stone Hunt. More photos from the event are inside this edition and online at SunThisweek.com.
PUBLIC NOTICE The Dakota County Tribune is an official newspaper of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. Page 12A
See FIRE, 7A
INDEX Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A
No horse, no problem
Public Notices . . . . . . 12A
4-H group learns the fundamentals of horse handling
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . 13A
by Maren Bauer
Announcements . . . . 14A
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Some little girls dream of owning a pony. The young women at This Old Horse dream of hard work, getting dirty, and blue ribbons to show for it. Members of the 4-H club, Horseless Horses,
were at the stables near Farmington preparing for the Dakota County Fair by learning the patterns in which they lead horses. The program is unique in that the participants ages 9-18 do not have to own their own horse. But a love of horses is definitely a prerequisite. Two of the youth lead-
ers, Kourtney Pederson and Kayla Huntington, acquired horses after being a part of 4-H. Huntington, who graduated from Northfield High School and just finished her first year at the University of WisconsinPhoto by Maren Bauer River Falls, first started Kayla Huntington (in yellow) demonstrates proper horse handling during a recent session at This Old Horse staSee HORSES, 7A bles.
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