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The sheriff’s office was reportedly hanging onto a couple of cell phones this week, found in Taylors Falls over the weekend (March 8). If you were in TF and lost a cell phone, call sheriff administration and describe the make, model and color of your phone to claim.
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February 29 the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints in North Branch, had fire alarm issues during the week, with the false alarm Feb. 29 resulting in fire being dispatched. Keyholder cancelled the aid. Alarm was heard by NB officer about 5:22 p.m. and another false alarm three days …
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February 23 a male driver sustained a cut nose, while putting an all terrain vehicle into water under the channel bridge, between South and North Center lakes. Call came in about 1 p.m. He was checked out by EMS and not transported. Lindstrom Fire Dept. sent the airboat and a …
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February 16There was a report of a snowmobile crashed on Green Lake, called in about 5:30 p.m. Deputies and medical teams responded, with a squad car transporting the hurt party to the North Memorial ambulance on shore, and then the victim was taken to Fairview Medical Center.
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February 9, report a few minutes after midnight of a female run-over by a vehicle at JJ’s in North Branch. Victim was transported to a hospital. Suspect identified, a 49-year-old male was arrested by North Branch officers and booked for second degree assault and criminal vehicular operation.
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Still finding alot of vehicles parking on city streets in violation of overnight parking rules...the police departments are issuing warnings and tickets depending on the circumstances but readers are reminded that until April, overnight street parking is prohibited in most area cities. This is to keep routes clear for snowplowing.
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Counterfeit bills continue to show up at area banks in business deposits, fake $20 bills were passed in Chisago City and Rush City last week. Another criminal activity that faded away but has not disappeared is theft of catalytic convertors. Two incidents of these being removed from parked vehicles at …
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January 13 Complaint of people sleeping inside of a running vehicle near the complainant's garage. Officer responded and located a vehicle that was running with people sleeping in it parked legally on the street. Officer made contact with the people inside and advised them that they should move to a …
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January 12 North Branch officers assisted at a 35 freeway rollover crash, reported about 6:50. Two injured parties were transported by Lakes Region Ambulance, CPR started on the scene. State Patrol did not have report immediately available.
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Sheriff’s snowmobile patrol cited a few snowmobilers for trespass into marked fields, in the vicinity of Sunrise Prairie Trail and for running studded tracks on paved trail over the week.
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Arrest made in Dec. 26 Wyoming assault and missing baby incident Wyoming Police, with help from Chisago County, State Patrol, Lakes Area and White Bear Lake Police, and Anoka and Ramsey County Sheriff’s Offices-- successfully concluded what started as a rolling domestic incident, and turned into what was reported as …
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Compliance checks for alcohol licensees result in alleged violationsThe sheriff personnel performed compliance checks on establishments licensed to sell alcohol December 16 and 17 and a few of the businesses had staff who sold to an underage buyer. The county attorney will look into charging related to the incidents.
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Numerous calls about welfare of area residents, probably due to the extra cold weather. Also, multiple calls of threatened suicides, some were agreeable to observation or medical care, many were resolved without outside assistance.
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Saturday December 7 a crashed car at the Osceola Road and Hwy. 95 in Franconia Township, was reported about 7:30 p.m. Responding deputies found a male and female in the vehicle, and checking records the man was in volation of a no contact order. The man was taken to Fairview …
