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Lakes Area Police had numerous custody disputes and domestic disturbance calls over the past week, most on and around  New Year’s Eve,  but no serious injury incidents reported.  

There was one suicide threat January 3 that was acted upon, and two other threats over the week that authorities successfully intervened in.

On New Year’s a man was reported as overdue coming home and authorities found him sleeping in a running car on Green Lake, near his ice-fishing shack.

A report of a vacant home entered and sustained property damage.

Lakes Area did a “kennel inspection” for a multiple animal household on Jeffrey Avenue and found  conditions “exceptional.”
January 2 a Dodge Dakota went through ice on the SE area of South Center Lake. Report gets filed and registered owner has to remove vehicle within 30 days of incident. Vehicle was unoccupied and sheriff deputies are working to determine owner who so far has been uncooperative, saying he recently sold the vehicle.

Also, Jan 2 about 3:20 p.m. ECE was called to help in responding to a car that went off Stark Road and Cty Road 10 and hit a power box. Loss of power in that service area was minimal as vehicle removed from site.

The natural gas pipeline station, at County Road 14, near Stacy Trail in Lindstrom, was checked two times following complaints of excessive gas smell and strange noises. The station had no problems.

BOOKED
December 29
Thomas James Danielson, 33, Forest Lake. Booked by arrest and detain court order. Held.

December 30
Gregory Allen Colbert, 25, Wyoming. Booked by warrant. Released to another facility.

December 31
Sean Eric Alcox, 45, Blaine. Booked by county, held under sentence.
Matthew Phillip McMahon, 21, Mankato. Booked by county, held under sentence.
Joshua Wayne Thorson, 24, Forest Lake. Booked by Beltrami County. Held
Jason Edwin Hecker, 31, Rush City. Booked by Dept of Corrections. Held.

January 1
Matthew Jacob Dickinson, 20, Fridley. Booked by county, held under sentence.

January 2
Brian Matthew Martinez, 50, Center City. Booked by county, held under sentence.
Christina Lois Williams, 27, Center City. Booked by county, held under sentence.
Nicholas Scott Lundquist, 24, Hugo. Booked by county, held under sentence.

January 3
April May Hurst, 38, Pine City. Booked by county. Held.

January 4
Larry Richard Schmidt, 66, Shafer. Booked by county, held under sentence.

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