Did the Rochester Polar Plunge Chicken Out? Nope, Just Postponed
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This is the weekend for the Olmsted County Sheriff s Office puts on the Rochester Polar Plunge for Special Olympics.and it certainly is cold enough for it this winter. So, why isn t it happening? Did they chicken out?
Nope.just postponed it.
The 20th Annual Polar Plunge is set for March 20, 2021. According to the Sheriff s Office,
With COVID-19 challenges being considered the Plunge committee led by local law enforcement, Special Olympics Minnesota and the Rochester Flyers Special Olympics team.Limits will be placed on how many plungers will jump, belly flop, swan dive and cannonball into the cool waters of Foster Arend lake.
Minnesota man charged with unemployment fraud while already in jail
The man, who has been held on bail at the Olmsted County Jail since Jan. 20, reportedly collected about $1,000 in unemployment payments. 4:31 pm, Feb. 4, 2021 ×
Samuel Steward
ROCHESTER, Minn. A Rochester man has been charged with two felonies after he was reportedly heard on recorded jail calls making plans to continue to collect unemployment while incarcerated.
An investigator with the Olmsted County Sheriff s Office was reviewing inmate phone calls for an unrelated investigation when he came across calls made by an inmate, identified as Samuel Steward, directing a friend to log into his unemployment account and continue to collect benefits on his behalf while he was incarcerated, according to Sgt. James Schueller.
A round-up of crime reports from the Rochester Police Department and Olmsted County Sheriff s Office. 10:24 am, Feb. 5, 2021 ×
A vehicle left outside of a Marion Township bar was stolen after the driver s one intended drink turned into three hours.
The Olmsted County Sheriff s Office took a report of a stolen silver 2001 Lexus RX 300 Thursday night.
A 62-year-old Southeast Rochester man, who was working on the vehicle for a customer, told deputies he had driven the vehicle the to Shar s Country Palace & Bar, 3925 Marion Road SE, about 6 p.m. and left it running in the lot because he intended to have one drink, according to Sgt. James Schueller.