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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 7/30/2022
SUBJECT: Duluth Police, with assistance from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Apprehend Individual
BY: Mattie Hjelseth, Duluth Police Department Public Information Officer

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Hit and Run
CASE NO.: 22107917
INCIDENT DATE: 7/30/2022
INCIDENT TIME: 12:15 a.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION: 500 block E 4th St

Duluth Police, with assistance from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Apprehend Individual 

At approximately 12:15 a.m., Saturday, July 30, Duluth Police Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of E 4th St for three individuals hit by a vehicle that left the scene. Upon arrival, officers located three individuals with injuries. One victim, a 53-year-old male, sustained a broken leg, the other victim, a 41-year-old male sustained minor injuries, and a 53-year-old male sustained unknown injuries.

Officers speak to witnesses who give a description of the vehicle involved. A short time later, St. Louis County Deputies located the vehicle and the suspect at her residence on the 3000 block of W Tisher Road. The driver of the vehicle, 29-year-old Desirae Hansey, was apprehended without incident. Hansey will be booked at the St. Louis County Jail on pending charges of 1st Degree Assault, 2nd Degree Assault, Criminal Vehicular Operation, Hit and Run, and 5th Degree Assault. 

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