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 …
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. …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Saturday, January 14 a snowmobiler broke through an icy section of small Bull Lake, between North Center and North Lindstrom, about 4:30 p.m. and authorities responded to his call and gave him a ride home. He returned the following day to retrieve the sled. The operator made it to dry …
January 7 a report to the sheriff’s personnel that a portable fish house was run into by an ATV while there were people inside... the occupants of the fish house were not hurt and one found the ATV nearby and rode it in the area looking for parties involved. The …