Law Enforcement
 | Lakes Area Police were dealing with multiple incidents related to folks getting back outdoors and the hazards associated with that. Among the calls over the week was a three-year old found unsupervised near Highway 8 and Park Street in Lindstrom, an officer stayed with the child until a relative happened by...there was the reported loss of two fingers to a chainsaw, on Maple St. Dog complaints and graffiti rounded out the seasonal incidents. Friday, April 16, 2021
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April 15, 2021 12:13
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Calls about “weird lights” seen on water after dark have been coming into dispatch... these are people shining bright lights to locate fish while fishing with bows and sharp arrows. Friday, April 9, 2021
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April 8, 2021 11:18
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March 28 there was a pursuit of a fleeing suspect along Highway 8, at approximately 10 p.m. which halted when the hazards to the public became unavoidable. The incident was resolved with the arrest of the suspect at the Holiday Station in Lindstrom. Friday, April 2, 2021
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April 1, 2021 13:17
| Law Enforcement | The school buses are active on the roads daily now, after spring break and covid-19 on-site learning models back on track for a time. Lakes Area Police got a couple calls of vehicles ignoring stop arms and endangering children. Please be aware of bus stops and youngsters moving about. Come to a full stop in the vision of the bus driver, well back from the bus, when the arm on the side of the bus is extended. Friday, March 26, 2021
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March 25, 2021 12:13
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March 13 a deputy had a chance to educate an ATV rider using the Sunrise Prarie Trail. Motorized vehicles are not allowed on the county’s trail system here. Friday, March 19, 2021
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March 18, 2021 14:42
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Shafer resident killed in rollover The MN State Patrol identified the victim in a single vehicle rollover crash Monday, March 8 as Paul Fuller Lawrence, 34, of Shafer. According to preliminary reports he was northbound alone in a 2016 Nissan Frontier truck when it left the roadway, after veering from the left lane to the right lane, and it hit an embankment, rolled and came to rest on its wheels. He was declared deceased at the scene. Friday, March 12, 2021
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March 11, 2021 14:30
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