Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) — A Stearns County woman has been cited after police say she returned to a Thief River Falls Walmart where she was not allowed.
The report says the call came in on November 21 at about 2:45 p.m.
Officers were sent to Walmart in Thief River Falls for a trespassing complaint.
Store staff told police that a woman who had been warned not to come back was on the property again.
The woman was identified as Abby Lee Mosbeck, 44, of St. Augusta.
According to the citation, Mosbeck had been previously warned for trespassing at the same Walmart location.
Police say the earlier warning barred her from returning to the property for one year.
Because she was allegedly back on the property within that time, she was cited for trespassing.
The charge listed is trespassing – return to the property within one year.
The report did not list any injuries or damage linked to the incident.
No other people were named as suspects.
The citation is a criminal allegation and not a finding of guilt.
Minnesota trespass laws outline when a person must leave private or commercial property.
Those rules include obeying posted signs and verbal orders from owners or managers.
More details on state trespass rules can be found in Minnesota Statutes 609.605.
Information on how criminal cases move through the court is available on the Minnesota Judicial Branch website.
Walmart operates stores across Minnesota, and lists store policies on its corporate website.
Store bans and no-trespass notices are often used when staff believe a person’s actions break rules or laws.
Police departments say they rely on those notices when deciding whether a trespass citation is appropriate.
As of the latest information, there was no word of additional charges in this case.
Mosbeck is presumed innocent unless and until she is found guilty in court.
TRF News will follow any future court actions tied to this citation.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.