Sioux Falls Walmart Employee Threatened with Knife Saturday Night

A Sioux Falls Walmart employee had a knife swung in his direction on Saturday night while trying to stop a shoplifter.

Dakota News Now reports the incident occurred around 7:00 PM on Saturday, (August 3) at the Walmart on Arrowhead Parkway.

The police report states that a man was spotted shoplifting various items, and some primary clothing when confronted by a member of Walmart's loss prevention staff. Once approached the suspect pulled a knife and swung the weapon in the employee's direction. He then proceeded to leave the store with the stolen merchandise in hand.

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According to Dakota News Now, law enforcement officers caught up with the suspect later that evening around 11:30 in the area of 2nd Street and Minnesota Avenue.

The suspect was identified as Ryan Dahl of Sioux Falls. Dahl was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault, Robbery, Obstruction, and Resisting Arrest.

Dakota News Now reports that crime rate data released in March of 2024 shows the crime rate in Sioux Falls has remained stable over the past year, even though the city's population continues to increase.

Data shows that major crimes like homicides, rapes, domestic assaults, robberies, and burglaries have all decreased compared to previous years. However, the number of stolen vehicles in Sioux Falls has grown over the last 10 years.

Authorities told Dakota News Now, that can mostly be attributed to people leaving their keys inside their vehicles, making them much easier targets for would-be thieves.

Source: Dakota News Now

10 Most Dangerous Cities in South Dakota

Cities on the east and west side of the Missouri River have made the latest list of South Dakota's Most Dangerous Cities for 2021.

Roadsnacks recently released its most 'Dangerous Cities' list and here in The Mount Rushmore state there are a few surprises, especially at the top. To determine the most dangerous cities in the state, Roadsnacks looked at the FBI's report on the latest violent crime, along with property crime statistics.

And surprisingly, the town with the most murders per capita in the state has less than 3,000 residents. Take a look at the list below.

For a look at the detailed list, visit roadsnacks.com Story Source: Roadsncaks

The 10 Most Redneck Towns in South Dakota

Are you a 'Redneck?' I guess to some people, all of us in South Dakota are rednecks.

If we use the Jeff Foxworthy Scale of Redneckeness, I have, in fact, been too drunk to fish. So by definition, I am a redneck. And so are many people I know.

Not that being from the country is a bad thing, and it can be fun to poke fun at ourselves.

With that in mind, we found that the folks at RoadSnacks put together a list that claims 'These Are The 10 Most Redneck Cities In South Dakota.'

What is a Redneck?

The dictionary says that a redneck is someone "...who lives in a small town or in the country, especially in the southern U.S., who typically has a working-class job, and who is seen by others as being uneducated and having opinions and attitudes that are offensive."

Well, a few things. First, South Dakota isn't THAT kind of 'south.' We're to the south of North Dakota, but to the north of 'The South.'

Plus that definition sounds awful mean and serious. I thought we were having fun here.

RoadSnacks leaned into the funny, Jeff Foxworthy-based version of a redneck. Then they rounded up select data on places in SD to determine their rankings. RoadSnacks Redneck Criteria:

Small towns
Least amount of high school graduates
Number of bars per city
Number of mobile home parks per capita
Number of tobacco stores per city
Number of places to get fishing gear
Number of guns and ammo stores per city
Walmarts, Bass Pro Shops, and dollar stores nearby

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