LAW ENFORCEMENT
Wiosky acquitted of murder in Wyoming death
Even when a jury can be shown videotape from a surveillance camera, showing a hit and run fatality as it happened, it is still possible the jury might not agree the offense was murder or even manslaughter. In the trial of a pickup truck driver running over a person at …
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November 12 a disorderly allegedly intoxicated person was arrested at an address on Schulze Ave. in Center City about 6:50 p.m. The suspect was attempting to operate a vehicle, and first was taken to Fairview Medical Center.
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A barn fire was reported about 8 p.m. Sunday, November 5 north of Center City at Little Lake Road. Firefighters kept the fire contained to two structures, and horses stabled at the start of the incident were successfully moved to pasture. No cause was reported in the preliminary report. Crews …
Former sheriff pleads guilty, to be sentenced in February
Former Chisago County Sheriff Rick Duncan entered a guilty plea November 7 to one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct and a total of three other counts of third and fourth degree offenses will be dismissed. District Court Judge Jesse Seabrooks accepted the plea and set sentencing for February …
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October 29 the state patrol helicopter helped check out a 9-1-1 call that had ended abruptly and authorities were concerned. The patrol from the county and a Lakes Area officer went to a Stacy area address about 2:20 a.m. and found a cellphone that was apparently used to make the …
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A SWAT team and drone callout were needed at an address in Nessel Township, October 17. A call about 3 p.m. reported threats from a subject who was at the property, later found by responding authorities in a garage there. The suspect was reported as potentially armed as well. The …
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October 15 Residential burglaries reported in Chisago City, Matthew Drive and Mattson Lane. Detached and attached garages entered, as well as dwelling.
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October 8 Lakes Area Police got a report of a large sum of cash taken from an envelope at a Sylvan Avenue address. Unclear if it was taken from the U.S. mail.
Plea by Hammer; sentencing in late November
A North Branch man who was reported to 9-1-1 as a suicidal person with a large knife or machete, and who subsequently was shot by responding law enforcement officers, was to be being sentenced November 28, but sentencing has been postponed and no new date has been set.
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October 1 Two arrests were made in connection with a suspicious vehicle at Rush City Holiday Station. Deputy observed around 9:45 p.m. what appeared to be a transaction between two cars. A vehicle was gone through and meth was reportedly found. Two men are facing charges for possession and sales, …
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September 22 Lakes Area Police got a report from the Chisago Lakes Middle School staff who were told by a student about a “weapon” on a bus. The incident appears to have been a student who brought a multi-tool reportedly to trade for hot wheels type cars, according to preliminary …
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September 14 A stolen vehicle was recovered at the Little Lake public access on a tip.
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Fun fact: The national incident based reporting system or NIBRS data show that for 2021, Chisago County got 613 reports of incidents, (there was no population estimate provided) Lakes Area Police recorded 409 incidents (for a population of 10,026) North Branch 366 total offenses (of a population of 10,908) and …
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A loss of power in Chisago City September 3, created a bunch of extra hours and reports for local law enforcement, not to mention work for Xcel Energy crews. The power went out to 3,125 customers Sunday, according to the Xcel Energy spokesperson. Loss of power triggers security and medical …
