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POLICE INVESTIGATING WOMAN LOCKED IN STORAGE UNIT

New Ulm Police are investigating  an incident where a man allegedly locked a woman in a storage unit.  Police say once they freed the woman, she told them she was kicked and fell to the ground.  She hit her head and the man then locked her in the unit.  Officers found the 53-year-old male suspect nearby and arrested him.  He was taken to the Brown County Jail.  The woman did not seek medical attention.  Police sent a report to the Brown County Attorney’s office for consideration of domestic assault charges and harassment restraining order violation charges.