LAW ENFORCEMENT

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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 …

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The first big snowfall of the season brought  a number of vehicles sporting  overnight parking tickets from police and sheriff personnel,  enforcing on-street parking violations throughout the county.  Tickets went out in Rush City to Chisago City and in some cases warnings were written.  There is no overnight parking on …

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Sunday, November 24 a report of theft of a truck from Shafer Contracting. Truck was located abandoned on Quinlan Ave. not far from the business.

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November 17The sheriff deputies were checking on a car fire near Pace’s Tavern in Stark in the northwest part of the county about 5:20 a.m. when there was a stolen car report to dispatch.  The car was missing from an address on 437th rural Harris. This was the same vehicle. …

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November 10 sheriff’s staff take a report of a missing Stevens rifle, has a gold medallion on the stock. Taken from a barn.

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Winter overnight No Parking rules in effectIn urban areas the winter overnight on-street parking restrictions are in effect from now until April.  No parking overnight is needed in order to keep streets clear for large plow trucks and efficient road clearing. If you have a need to put a vehicle …

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A traffic stop initiated October 25 about 3:30 in the morning, on southbound I-35 near Harris, sent area law enforcement on a pursuit, that ended in a field around 364th and Forest Blvd. almost an hour later. An arrest was made, booking a Wisconsin man on outstanding warrants.  The suspect …

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A number of dog-related incidents for the week, both for police and sheriff departments. A call October 20 sent a deputy to an address on Chisago Street in Taylors Falls for a dog-on-dog bite, reported at 4:50 p.m. The aggressor dog will be in quarantine for 10 days at his …

Busy week for local FD's

It was a busy week for our fire departments.  Above left: Lindstrom, Center City, and Shafer Fire Deparments responded to a Lindstrom garage fire that was thankfully kept to just the garage. Above right: Lightning struck a home on North Center Lake early Friday morning.  Mike and Patty Burke’s cabin was rocked …

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An unusual number of phone-scammers reported over the week. The local subjects said they received various calls from persons claiming to be with Xcel, from the IRS and from Social Security asking for account details and payments in some instances.  DO NOT give any personal information by phone to an …

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