October 20, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.
Law Enforcement
The county attorney is reviewing a preliminary investigative file to consider charges in connection with an incident, where a youth was hit by a vehicle at (or near) the A-1 Tire Service and storage facility on the west side of the freeway, at Athens Trail, Stacy. Authorities were sent about 12:30 p.m. October 18 on a report of a pedestrian being struck. Ambulance transport was requested.
An arrest was made but public details are pending. An email to the county attorney on Monday was not returned as of press time.
Lakes Area got a report of juveniles observed trespassing on private yards with an ATV. They allegedly fled police in a Chisago City neighborhood, about 3:45 p.m. October 18. The ATV was seized by authorities and the subjects were identified as they ran on foot.
October 17
Burnt food was the cause of a smokey location on East Street reported about 2:50 p.m. No serious damage and smoke was ventilated by the fire department. Also an oven glove was found to have been burned and the smoke caused concern at an address on Glader Boulevard, about 8 p.m.
One THC vape device found at the Chisago Lakes High School and a 15 year old was cited.
October 13
A SWAT call out to an address on 380th St in North Branch involved local officers. A suspect was taken into custody alleged to have been in a domestic assault situation with a gun. The call came in at about 2:12 p.m.
Multiple complaint calls over several days last week involving a couple of yaks, who apparently could not be contained and were being spotted around the vicinity of Karmel Avenue to Liberty Lane, Chisago City.
October 11
Theft of rifles from a garage causing an electronic alert sent to the property owner. A suspect, 20, was arrested about 10:30 p.m. Incident happened on 288th St in Lindstrom.
BOOKED
October 12
Leigh Ann Nichole Bland, 42, Jenkins, Mo. Booked by Wyoming Police. Released.
Anthony William Johnson, 40, North Branch. Booked by county. Released.
Eric Michael Frenzel, 32, St. Francis (homeless). Booked by county. Held.
Tanner Lee Dettman, 20, Lindstrom. Booked by Lakes Area Police. Released.
Maria Judith Maldonado Guzman, 35, Plymouth. Booked by Wyoming Police. Released.
October 13
Kemon Deontae Johnson, 29, Duluth. Booked by county. Released.
Michael Roland Rooney, 78, North Branch. Booked by North Branch Police. Released.
Ezequiel Alfred Paguay, 37, St. Paul. Booked by Minnesota State Patrol. Released.
Darin Jay Korbel, 53, St. Croix Falls, Wis. Booked by Minnesota State Patrol. Released.
Alvin Augusta Carey Jr., 50, North Branch. Booked by county. Released.
October 14
Danielle Danijohn Powe, 41, Columbia Heights. Booked by county. Held.
Zachariah Daniel Johnson, 48, Vadnais Heights. Booked by county. Held.
Abraham Isacc Jones, 47, North Branch. Booked by North Branch Police. Released.
October 15
Douglas Vincent Murphy Jr., 31, Grantsburg, Wis. Booked by North Branch Police. Released.
Amanda Rae Marcy, 44, North Branch. Booked by North Branch Police. Released.
Terry Lynn Larson, 78, Shafer. Booked by county. Released.
Bradley Dwayne Dowd, 50, North Branch. Booked by county. Released.
October 17
Hunter Ryan Scheler, 24, Maplewood. Booked by North Branch Police. Released.
Jennifer Nicole Kelly, 43, Moore, Okla. Booked by North Branch Police. Held.
Douglas Raymond Denzer, 32, East Bethel. Booked by Wyoming Police. Held.
Mary Yang, 32, North Branch. Booked by Minnesota State Patrol. Held.
October 18
Savanna Kay Mockros, 33, Chisago City. Booked by Lakes Area Police. Held.
Charles Harold Schultz, 55, Isanti. Booked by county. Held.
Misty Marie Presler, 40, Anoka. Booked by Minnesota State Patrol. Held.
Kari Lea Goodwin, 42, Wyoming. Booked by Wyoming Police. Held.

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