Man arrested for DWI

Albert Lea police arrested Jeffrey Jon Haas, 42, for driving while intoxicated at 2:14 a.m. today at the intersection of Garfield Avenue and East Main Street, according to reports.

 

Tools, oils reported stolen

The theft of tools and oils from the service trucks at 77847 209th St., Albert Lea, were reported stolen at 9:33 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office.

 

Letter stolen from car

A letter was reported stolen out of a car while parked at the Freeborn County Courthouse, 411 S. Broadway, at 11:32 a.m. Tuesday, according to Albert Lea police.

 

Air conditioning line cut

A line on a central air conditioning unit was reported cut at 1001 S. Broadway at 3:33 p.m. Tuesday, according to police.

 

Items stolen from house

Items were reported taken from a residence at 933 Jefferson Ave. at 2:07 p.m. Tuesday, according to police.

 

Vehicle strikes guy wire, knocks out power

Power went out in parts of Albert Lea shortly before noon Tuesday. According to Alliant Energy’s website, 1,585 customers lost power, out of the 12,337 customers served in Freeborn County.

Power was restored at 12:18 p.m., said Alliant Energy spokesman Justin Foss.

A motor vehicle struck a guy wire for a power pole along Wedgewood Drive, he said. There was enough force that the guy wire flew into the power lines above.

Power was out mainly on the west side of Albert Lea, but it could have affected other parts, too.

“It’s a pretty big circuit,” Foss said.

He noted that the driver would have had to leave the roadway somehow to strike the guy wire.