Avoca man charged with stealing over $50,000

Jun. 26—PIPESTONE — A court summons was issued May 16 for Joshua Pawson, 47, of Avoca, on a felony charge of theft by swindle of over $35,000 following an incident lasting from June 2023 to this April. According to the law enforcement report, a Pipestone County Sheriff's deputy met with two people from a Pipestone business to report thefts by one of their employees, identified as Pawson. They ...