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Complaint: Oakdale Man Grips Deputy's Gun, Threatens to Kill Deputy
William James Blackstock, 52, was found guilty of making terroristic threats to a Washington County Sheriff's Deputy.

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William James Blackstock, 52, was found guilty of making terroristic threats to a Washington County Sheriff's Deputy.

An Oakdale woman was charged with financial transaction card fraud after making several unauthorized purchases with another woman's credit card.
Here is a selection of incidents the Oakdale Police Department responded to from Aug. 17 to Aug. 20.
A warrant was issued for Charles NMN Tongkhuya, of Oakdale after he failed to appear at his last court hearing.
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If you don’t want to drive to the "The Great Minnesota Get-Together," here are some shuttle bus options close to Woodbury during the fair, Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2012.
City Council members attended a groundbreaking event for a new business building its company headquarters in Oakdale.
John Paul Peterson, 29, was charged for third-degree assault causing substantial bodily harm from an incident outside of Demori's Italian Restaurant in June.
The Oakdale Village Apartments hosted a Back-to-School Picnic for Oakdale Elementary students on Tuesday.
Here are the bus routes for Skyview Middle School in Oakdale.
A report of some of the incidents responded to by the Oakdale Fire Department.
A Roseville man was transported to Regions Hospital after he was rear-ended on I-694 while driving his motorcycle on Saturday.
Here are the bus routes for Eagle Point Elementary.
If you don’t want to drive to the "The Great Minnesota Get-Together," here are some shuttle bus options in and around Oakdale during the fair Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2012.
Here is a list of Oakdale Elementary school bus routes.
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