LAW ENFORCEMENT
Law Enforcement
Lakes Area Police have been getting calls of IRS scams that are continuing well beyond the April 15 tax deadline ...the caller tells the person they are on the verge of being arrested by the Internal Revenue Service if they don’t send money immediately. DO NOT send money or give …
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May 1 a report of a distrubance at Rustic Inn in Stacy about 6:20 p.m. A car driven by a patron, who was ejected from the bar, struck another vehicle in the lot according to witnesses.
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Theft from Stacy Self Storage reported and a stolen compound bow was reportedly offered for sale at a nearby business but the sale was declined. Storage unit break-in happened sometime over weekend of April 15-16.April 17 a theft from a Harris address, Stihl chainsaw and Black and Decker tools missing.
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Sunday, April 16 deputy on patrol dispatched to crash at Lyons Street and Fawn Lake Drive about 3:45 a.m. Driver not hurt and was driven by squad car to her home. Crash site was over county line in Anoka County. Vehicle was ‘totaled.’
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DEA Take-Back Day April 29Law Enforcement agencies are reminding readers of the drug take-back program. The proper way to dispose of medical products and prescription drugs is NOT to flush them; but to use drug drop-offs at the sheriff’s offices at the county government center, lower level, and at North …
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March 27 sheriff patrol recovered a stolen vehicle left at Rush City Holiday.
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Lakes Area Police had a few calls related to four-legged culprits the past week...there was a racoon in a stormwater collection grate in need of assistance, and also causing some trouble were opossums thought to be ill or injured in Fairview Cemetery, and a couple dogs were detained as strays. …
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Burglar is caught red-handed while enjoying herselfThe Chisago County Sheriff’s patrol apprehended a lady burglar Sunday, March 19 about 7 a.m. who had enjoyed a glass of wine and some leftovers from the fridge, with the homeowners in the house.
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A set of downed powerlines required Lakes Area Police attention during the episodes of high winds recently...one at Olinda and Newell, in Lindstrom and one fell aross Hwy. 8 at Lofton/Old Towne. No injuries reported, Xcel came and handled the calls. Also, a downed low voltage cable (phone/TV?) fell at …
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The Apostolic Church of Harris was broken into March 3. Forced entry was apparent through a rear window.
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February 20 the Rush City Airport claims someone kicked in a door to a hangar and a GPS unit and headset are missing along with a plane cover.
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Injury in tow truck crashThe state patrol and local authorities were at the scene of a tow truck crash-- off northbound I-35 at Rush Point Drive-- Tuesday morning (Feb. 21) about 4:30 a.m.
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Sunday, February 12 was anything but a routine day for area law enforcement incidents... there was a report about 2:45 p.m. of a suicidal male with access to firearms, inside a house in the neighborhood near the historic church in Center City. Interior town roads and County Road 9 were …
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North Branch Public Safety tested civil defense sirens on February 1; sounding the units in the downtown area about 1 p.m. followed by sirens west of the freeway and Hemingway-Harder siren units at 2 p.m. West of the freeway the Falcon sirens also went off about 2 p.m.
