CHARLES CITY – For the second time in recent days, a resident of Southern Minnesota has been nabbed allegedly trying to deal meth in Charles City, this time a join law enforcement effort foiled her plan.
On October 9, 2025, at 12:43 AM in the morning, officers with the Charles City police department conducted a traffic stop in the area of Gilbert Street and Glenwood Road. During the traffic stop and investigation, a K-9 name Sirius was used. Narcotic and drug-related items were seized from the vehicle.
As a result of the search, 57-year-old Denise Tipton of Waseca, Minnesota, was arrested and charged with the following crimes:
- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE VIOLATION (possession of meth with intent to deliver) (Class B felony)
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POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
The Floyd county sheriff’s office and their K-9 Sirius assisted in the traffic stop and search.
Tipton (pictured at top) was booked into the Floyd county jail at 1:53 AM that morning and remains in custody at this time, awaiting court appearances.
This is at least the second Southern Minnesota resident nabbed in Charles City in recent days for alleged meth dealing. NIT earlier reported that 46-year-old David Nolan of Albert Lea was arrested on the morning of September 30, 2025, after a traffic stop and charged with possession of meth with intent to deliver, a class B felony.