LAW ENFORCEMENT
Former sheriff pleads guilty, to be sentenced in February
Former Chisago County Sheriff Rick Duncan entered a guilty plea November 7 to one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct and a total of three other counts of third and fourth degree offenses will be dismissed. District Court Judge Jesse Seabrooks accepted the plea and set sentencing for February …
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October 29 the state patrol helicopter helped check out a 9-1-1 call that had ended abruptly and authorities were concerned. The patrol from the county and a Lakes Area officer went to a Stacy area address about 2:20 a.m. and found a cellphone that was apparently used to make the …
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A SWAT team and drone callout were needed at an address in Nessel Township, October 17. A call about 3 p.m. reported threats from a subject who was at the property, later found by responding authorities in a garage there. The suspect was reported as potentially armed as well. The …
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October 15 Residential burglaries reported in Chisago City, Matthew Drive and Mattson Lane. Detached and attached garages entered, as well as dwelling.
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October 8 Lakes Area Police got a report of a large sum of cash taken from an envelope at a Sylvan Avenue address. Unclear if it was taken from the U.S. mail.
Plea by Hammer; sentencing in late November
A North Branch man who was reported to 9-1-1 as a suicidal person with a large knife or machete, and who subsequently was shot by responding law enforcement officers, was to be being sentenced November 28, but sentencing has been postponed and no new date has been set.
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October 1 Two arrests were made in connection with a suspicious vehicle at Rush City Holiday Station. Deputy observed around 9:45 p.m. what appeared to be a transaction between two cars. A vehicle was gone through and meth was reportedly found. Two men are facing charges for possession and sales, …
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September 22 Lakes Area Police got a report from the Chisago Lakes Middle School staff who were told by a student about a “weapon” on a bus. The incident appears to have been a student who brought a multi-tool reportedly to trade for hot wheels type cars, according to preliminary …
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September 14 A stolen vehicle was recovered at the Little Lake public access on a tip.
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Fun fact: The national incident based reporting system or NIBRS data show that for 2021, Chisago County got 613 reports of incidents, (there was no population estimate provided) Lakes Area Police recorded 409 incidents (for a population of 10,026) North Branch 366 total offenses (of a population of 10,908) and …
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A loss of power in Chisago City September 3, created a bunch of extra hours and reports for local law enforcement, not to mention work for Xcel Energy crews. The power went out to 3,125 customers Sunday, according to the Xcel Energy spokesperson. Loss of power triggers security and medical …
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August 20 the state patrol released a preliminary report that a Chisago City resident was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a fatal crash in Chippewa County. The patrol said Kayla Bluhm, 20, was in a Chevrolet Equinox that collided with a Dodge Caravan at Highways 40 and 29 …
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Lakes Area Police were sent to a CO2 alarm but no hazard was detected. Incident was on Wallmark Lake Drive about 6:39 p.m.
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The crash reports were piling up from incidents on Highway 8 last week.
