March 27, 2026 at 10:54 a.m.

Law Enforcement



There was a call March 16 reporting a fight at Chisago Lakes Middle School. Lakes Area Police and the county are looking into the incident.

March 17

A SWAT unit was called out to assist in apprehending a subject at an address on Greenlawn Ave in North Branch about 2:30 a.m. Residence was eventually cleared, the actual arrest was tied to a traffic stop.

March 18

Call of a suspicious vehicle at rest stop at Goose Creek near Harris about 3 a.m.  Deputy made arrest of two subjects with warrants out of Wisconsin and reportedly seized about 60 grams of a substance thought to be fentanyl.

Gas leak reported at home on Hidden Forest Blvd about 6:15 p.m. No leak detected by responding agencies.

Fire called in at house on 350th in Shafer Township about 3:30 a.m.  Extinguished when firefighters arrived.

March 19

Gas leak called in at home on Andrews Ave in Lindstrom  about 12:20 a.m. No leak found.

A traffic stop on Highway 8 at Grand Avenue in Center City shortly after midnight.  An arrest was made for possession of a not insignificant amount of cocaine resulted. Individual also had expired tabs and was driving erratically.

Vaping citation to a juvenile for vaping while on the school bus.

March 22

Lakes Area Officer put out an unattended fire pit in the woods off 278th about 8:40 p.m.


BOOKED


March 16

Amber Lee Scherr, 40, St Paul. Booked by county. Released.

Amy Lynda Sandberg, 42, Onamia. Booked by county. Held.

Shawn Alex Martini, 36, Hinckley. Booked by county. Released.


March 17

McKinley Ray Albertson, 36, North Branch. Booked by Lakes Area. Released.

Zachary Steven White, 28, Pine City. Booked by county. Released.

Gregory Scott Lyman, 61, Cambridge. Booked by county. Released.


March 18

Morgan Naelin Mills, 27, WI. Booked by county. Held.

Michael Lee Gordon, 45, WI. Booked by county. Released.

Sarah Lavina Empey, 31, Cambridge. Bookedby North Branch. Released.


March 19

Stephen Jackson Picton, 21, Blaine. Booked by North Branch. Released.

Richard Paul Nelson,47, Blaine. Booked by county. Released.

Johnny Testrecord, jr., 24, Center City. Booked by county. Released.

Bernadette Ann Witikko, 75, Lindstrom. Booked by county. Released.

Jon Michael Dallman, 49, Isanti. Booked by county. Released.

Anthony DeWitt Smith, 55, Duluth. Booked by county. Released.


March 20

Makayla Renee Gohn, 23, Lakeville.  Booked by courts. Released.

David John Altringer, jr. 62, North Branch. Booked by warrant. Held.

Colton Edward Plumley, 40, St Croix Falls. Booked by county. Released.


March 21

Santana Mark Robinson, 21, Mpls. Booked byWyoming Police. Released.

Cody Paul Schladweiler, 31, Pine City. Booked by county. Held.

Paul Richard Wendorff, 55, Rush City. Booked by county. Held.


March 22

Amylee Ramos Aviedo, 27, Brooklyn Park. Booked by Wyoming Police. Held.

Abraham Isaac Jones, 47, North Branch. Booked by county. Held.






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