January 2 Sunday night a police patrol made a stop to check on a vehicle in a ditch The Lakes Area Police officer came across meth and stolen property allegedly in the vehicle and the 52 year old male driver had a warrant, and he was arrested.
School violence threat incidents escalateArea law enforcement looked into a few gun violence threats posed to affect local schools, but found no credible substantiating concerns. December 17 and 16 there were alleged text messages and overheard statements police were made aware of affecting Chisago Lakes middle and high schools. Students …
A couple of catalytic convertor thefts reported in the county last week. One from a vehicle parked for a lengthy amount of time at Pinewood Apartments in Harris and one from a Johnson Lane, Chisago City, address.
The fire departments in the north end of the county responded to a call of sheds on fire on a property on 490th Street, Rushseba Township. Call came in about 1:45 a.m. No injury reported. Cause is under investigation.
November 21A Chisago City man has been apprehended on suspicion of being responsible for an arson house fire in Center City. Reported a little aftermidnight, responding fire authorities quickly concluded the house on Grand Avenue had been deliberately set ablaze by stuffing insulation into a chimney. Information on charges Monday …
Readers are reminded the winter overnight street parking restrictions are in effect. Lakes Area wrote dozens of “warning” tickets but they won’t last forever until there is a fine attached. Overnight street parking is prohibited in most larger cities until April to keep the lanes clear for plow trucks.
Pioneer Road bike-car crash results in fatalityThe State Patrol is investigating and reconstructing a fatal crash that killed a rural Chisago City woman out for a bike ride, Thursday, Oct 28.
October 9, about quarter to one in the afternoon, there was a report of a motorcyclist hit by a van that left the scene. The incident happened at Mattson Lane and Stacy Trail, north of Chisago City.
October 2Vehicle fire reported 9:13 a.m. at Chisago City by the Moberg park statue. Fire truck from Chisago City was already in position for a veterans fundraiser run and handled it.
Sunday, Sept. 26 Wyoming Police gets assistance from Lakes Area Police in setting up a landing zone, at Maranatha Church, for air ambulance transport. There was an incident where a fallen tree reportedly hit a man in Wyoming. Wyoming authorities were not releasing details as of Tuesday.
September 19Several Lindstrom area fire departments went to a fire that was reported to have engulfed a detached garage, at an address on Lakelawn Drive, and was threatening the nearby dwelling. Call came in about 4:20 p.m. (See photo right.)