Story 3 Robbery Victim

Michele Schipper, a robbery victim, had a good sense of self-defense when it comes to fighting back.

 


 Yesterday, Michele Schipper, was taken by surprise when getting out of her car where she was 

approached by a 6 foot, tall man. He told her to give him her purse. Just before the man was close

enough to grab the purse Shcipper quickly turned around and kicked him. 

            Schipper said, “I was afraid he wouldn’t stay down, that he would find retribution,” she continued, “ When he was down, I gave him a roundhouse to the nose. I just hit him as hard as I could, an undercut as hard as I could.”

            With 3 big hits to the man she could see blood spurting, her only thought was to get away. She ran to the local motel from down the street and called the cops. Unfortunately, when cops arrived the robber was gone.

           

            The robbery occurred around 4 p.m.. Unfortunately there were no other witnesses around at the time of the robbery. Schipper explained that she believed the robber came from behind a dumpster, and had just been waiting there since no one else was around.

            Schipper had never taken any kind of self-defense class or anything of that kind. When she grew up she liked to wrestle with guys, and her friends.  Also, her dad had been into boxing and weightlifting, which kept Schipper busy by playing with the equipment, giving her strength and power.

            “It just came instinctively,” Schipper said, “It really only lasted a second.”  Schipper would have had only lost $10 out of her purse. She defines herself as indignant, and that she was.

obituary

Kaylee Hanowski, age 18, died yesterday in Cambridge at the Minnco Bank during a robbery. She was held at gun point and unfortunately was shot to the chest, and died of too much blood loss.

Kaylee enjoyed being with friends and family. She was always successful in school and had a deep passion for creativeness. Her artistic eye would catch anything and everything. She hoped one day she would work for a news station, and fill it with joy.

She is survived by her parents, Tim and Terri, her best friend and sister, Holly.

The wake will be held tomorrow, February 18th, 2011, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.. The funeral follows at 6 p.m., and the burial thereafter at the Rice Lake Cemetery in Braham.

Family asks that if there are donations to be made to give it to the Cambridge-Isanti High School for a scholarship in Kaylee's name.

Blog 3 - Story 2

Kaylee Hanowski
February 10, 2011
Story 2
Sheriff Department Equipment

Thursday afternoon a meeting between the County Sheriff and several county commissioners took place with concerns for equipment and personnel for the sheriff department. Sheriff Gus Dicesari feels as if the county commissioners aren’t distributing money towards the department fairly.

Dicesari states that eight new vehicles are needed; the vehicles have more than 150,000 miles on them, and they spend too much time being repaired. Along with the vehicles, the department is looking to hire five more deputies. “This is the first time in 27 years as sheriff that the county hasn’t allocated money to the Sheriff’s Department to buy equipment.” Dicesari said. Commission President Anne Chenn tells Dicesari that they do not have the money to fund the Sheriff Department the extra $580,000, and that they will have to make do this year.

Dicesari feels that too much money is going to the migrant programs. He said, “ We never had problems until we began letting migrants come to this country to work.” Chenn disagreed that the immigrants were the problem, but insisted health care and higher fuel costs, and the $30 million spent on to build a new prison last year, are the reasoning for the decrease in budget for the Sheriff Department this year.

Chenn suggested deputies drive their cruisers only when working, and leave them and the department. With the deputies driving their own cars to and from work it would allow more cruisers available and preserve mileage.

The meeting came to an end with a vote, five to two against the Sheriff’s request for the new equipment and personnel.