An Apple Valley man is facing sentencing on multiple felonies in connection with 5 separate cases between June 2013 and June of 2018. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom announced that 51 year old Christopher Jerome Endicott, the former Lakeville Century Middle School Principal, has pled guilty to two counts of Stalking (gross misdemeanor), two counts of Burglary (felonies), and one count of Identity Theft (felony). In 3 separate criminal complaints, details emerge of a man who followed his victims, broke into their homes and vehicles and took personal information from Social Security numbers and passwords to the names of their children and more. Endicott began by using technology to track and steal identities. One
victim feared for her life and that of her husband and children. Getting proof was difficult as he used the dark web to mask his location. There are 15 victims reported in one criminal complaint. At one point he told officers, it became a game for him to to be able break into his victims emails, phones and electronic devices. Among the victims is a police detective. A pre-sentence investigation and psychological evaluation before sentencing on June 17th in Hastings. Endicott 1462 Endicott 1464 Endicott 1465
Nfld offers cost-share programs for residential landscapes
At some point, it will be lawn mowing season. The City of Northfield’s Water Quality Technician Cole Johnson says grass clippings left to go down the storm drain will create alga bloom, that green growth, in our rivers and lakes. He asks residents to clean up the lawn debris and to also be careful to sweep up any lawn fertilizer that landed in your driveway, sidewalk or roadway, as that also contaminates our waterways when it is left to go down our storm drains. Johnson says those are, “two tips we can do to help keep the Cannon clean”. Johnson will be at the Home and Garden Show this Saturday talking about some cost-share programs available to residents. The City offers three incentive programs, native plants, rain garden and rain barrel. You can purchase a rain barrel at a number of outlets and receive a $20 credit on your utility bill. They also have a native plant program. They’ll reimburse residents 33{b5761be34e80a16b6d0e4dabc1869c131a263f96a745c82bebdd3b8a4330bfa9} of the cost in the amounts of $25, $50 or $75. Find a comprehensive plant list on the City’s website. These plants are pollinators that also help breakup compacted soils. The City will cover 50{b5761be34e80a16b6d0e4dabc1869c131a263f96a745c82bebdd3b8a4330bfa9} of costs for a rain garden including equipment rental. Johnson says rain gardens help reduce runoff pollution and recharge our aquifers, which is where our drinking water comes from. They will cover up to $250. Listen for much more information with Johnson and Engineering Mgr. Sean Simonson on their full interview on kymn.net.
Whose bill will get $ as legislators work on budget
Legislators are talking budget this week. District 20 Sen Draheim is the chief author of 75 bills, ¾ of them got a hearing, which he said he feels fortunate about that. He added that there are 2800 bills and it’s impossible to hear them all. He said to push a bill through that wasn’t heard in committee. He said, “you try to talk to the Chief Author of a bill about a similar project that deals with the same statute of law that your bill does and see if you can amend yours to their bill to keep it moving forward”. Often the Chief author doesn’t want to take that chance. He added that the real work starts know hammering out details. He said bigger bills that may be 50 to 100 pages long will all relate to the same subject such as agriculture, the environment or housing.
