LAW ENFORCEMENT
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Lakes Area Police ran a compliance check June 22 on tobacco sales at nine licensed locations and one failed. Liquid nictotine was acquired by an under-aged decoy buyer.Tuesday, June 21 Lakes Area Police and local authorities and firefighters went to the Old Towne Road re-construction area near 284th, about 8 …
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Lakes Area oficers were called out during the heavy rainfall event June 14-15 to render aid in the work zone on Old Towne Road near Bluff Street. Standing water made through traffic hazardous, the drains were opened by public works while officers handled traffic control.
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June 8 Lakes Area Police were notified of counterfeit money noticed at Midwest One Bank, Chisago City. Reported to federal authorities.
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May 20 there was smoke coming out of the Pretty Bird plant in Stacy, reported about 6:30 p.m. Stacy-Lent and North Branch firefighters contained a fire inside and no injury reported. A grain dryer appears to have been the fire’s starting point.
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A crash May 15, about 5:22 p.m. at Greenway and Highway 8 in Wyoming created some traffic delays as Lakes Area Police and Wyoming Police assisted at the scene. The state patrol had no report available earlier this week.
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Boat driver thrown, watercraft airborneSheriff’s water patrol wrote a unique watercraft accident report. Authorities were called to East Rush Lake, where a jet boat struck the back deck on a house May 6 about 6:30 p.m. The driver was alone and told authorities he hit a wave, went airborne and …
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Lakes Area Police were holding a stray golden retriever, found May 1 in Chisago City. Dog has a blue collar, no tags.
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April 22 a crash sent one passenger and a vehicle driver to the hospital. Report came in about 9 p.m. of two vehicles that collided at 310th and Rainbow Avenue in Sunrise Township. Preliminary information is that both were westbound on 310th and the second of the two vehicles crashed …
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The state patrol has released preliminary details on the crash about 4:20 p.m. that clogged traffic on Hwy. 8 at the lights at County Road 14 in Lindstrom for a time. One driver was headed eastbound on Hwy. 8 and the state patrol says this car had the green light. …
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Sunday, April 3 sheriff’s deputies attempted a traffic stop while on patrol for Rush City, about 10:30 p.m. The vehicle fled southbound onto I-35, a 31 mile chase ensued that lasted about 20 minutes and ended with an arrest.
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Thursday, March 24 shortly after midnight Lakes Area Police assistance requested for a warrant arrest of a suspect on foot in Wyoming. The officers helped with setting up a perimeter.
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March 14 the Federal Express delivery driver reported theft of several packages and scanner device from his truck, while parked on mainstreet in Lindstrom. Loss happened around 3 p.m.
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March 9 Lakes Area Police responded to a vehicle theft from the lot at Chisago Lakes Middle School, reported about 1:50 p.m. The vehicle and suspect were stopped near Pioneer Road and Hwy. 8, Chisago City. Suspect located with vehicle had just been released from the county jail prior to …
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March 6 activity was reported at a Knife River company gravel pit outside of Harris and deputies came upon a party. Underage consumption tickets were issued. The incident was entered in the call log about 1:20 a.m.
