LAW ENFORCEMENT
Law Enforcement
Over the past week some of the incidents that generated complaint calls to Lakes Area Police and to the county included:
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Sunday, April 18 there was a call of a domestic incident at an address on Golden Avenue, Harris, about 1 a.m. A K9 unit was used to find and apprehend suspect.Unattended fire at address on First Street in Taylors Falls. Deputy contacted individual responsible and had him put it out. …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Shafer resident killed in rolloverThe 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 …
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Lakes Area Police were seeing a heightened awareness and concern about healthcare worker safety, probably in light of the recent shooting and explosives at the Allina Clinic in Buffalo. Calls were received about a belligerent disruptive patient at a Lindstrom clinic and officers were dispatched. The individual was gone when …
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The Chisago City Fire Dept. had an active week— it responded to a mobile home fire, Feb. 7 Sunday, about 7:50 a.m. at Berglund Avenue, northwest of the intersection of Lofton and Hwy. 8. The LAPD reports the trailer was unoccupied when fire crews arrived and no injuries were reported. …
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A Lindstrom man reportedly sustained injuries in a two-vehicle crash, about 3 p.m. on I-35 Sunday, Jan 31.
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Remember when clearing snow— not to shove snow across the road where your driveway ends...it leaves piles on either side of the plow where snow spills and this hardens and creates a traffic hazard. Law enforcement is noticing this activity and making an effort to educate people. Also, street overnight …
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January 17 deputies were sent to an address on Cooper Lane, Rush City on report of older male being assaulted by 19-year old suspect. The suspect was allegedly combative and bit a deputy. Back-up and ambulance were dispatched and suspect was transported due to level of intoxication. Charges are being …
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January 10 the sheriff’s snowmobile patrol was stationed in Harris, near the trail at 425th and Old 61. Six violations of no certificate, no registration number displayed, speed and no stop at sign, were issued.
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January 3 a vehicle hit and snapped a power pole in Fish Lake Township, near Rush Point Drive West and electric service was impacted. ECE was alerted and handled the repairs. Call came in about 3 p.m. Vehicle operator said she swerved to avoid a deer.
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Area law enforcement agencies are starting to receive the first complaints about snowmobiling violations this winter.
