LAW ENFORCEMENT
Law Enforcement
Authorities arrested a 48-year-old man alleged to have offered a woman a ride and then held her against her will at a house in Harris, November 15.Jesse Ericson is charged with four felony counts including false imprisonment and criminal sexual predatory conduct.
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Break-in led to allegations of criminal sexual conduct; suspect tells different storyA group of neighbors and friends were enjoying a pleasant late September night, having drinks outside their apartment building in Wyoming. One of the partyers, a mother of a 7-year-old, left about 9 p.m. to get her son settled …
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Assault charges filed for Rush City incidentThe County Attorney has charged two Rush City area residents with assault in connection with a stabbing incident September 25. (Press Law Enforcement section Oct. 2)The party stabbed isn’t being identified by investigators. His wound was in the lower body area and he was …
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Friday, October 24 a large outdoor brush fire was reported and Lakes Area Police went to the Green Lake Trail address about 11 p.m. There was no burning permit authorized for the site and the owners were advised to reduce the blaze down to a three-foot-wide pit recreational fire.
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October 15 Lakes Area Police took a report of a three foot alligator, inside the tubular slide, in Paradise Park, Chisago City. Upon close inspection the item was a toy.
Memorial Highway dedication
If you are driving between Forest Lake and Wyoming you’ll notice signs denoting this section of old highway 61 has been designated a Memorial Highway in Honor of State Patrol Trooper Glen Skalman. The recent dedication event was attended by 143 people and 46 were uniformed officers. Signs memorialize the …
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Sheriff’s investigators took a report of theft of a McCullough generator at a 335th Street address. The Lindstrom fire department went to a home on 32146 North Lakes Trail, in the township about 2 p.m., to take care of burning shingles and a pile of other prohibited materials. Property owner …
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Man hurt in stabbingSheriff’s investigators are looking into an assault with a knife that seriously injured an unidentified male in Rush City, September 25. Preliminary information is that a man flagged down the Rush City patrol car on the street about 1 a.m. and it was obvious he’d been stabbed. …
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A county patrol deputy took a call reporting a theft and the suspects’ vehicle fleeing from the scene in North Branch about 7:50 p.m. September 20. The incident originated at the Nike store in the outlet mall. The deputy made dispatch aware the suspect SUV was southbound on I-35 and …
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Woman sustains fatal injury when thrown from horse A Stacy area woman has died of injuries sustained when she was thrown from her horse last weekend. Local authorities were called to help three horseback riders, thrown from their horses when the animals were spooked near Jeffrey Avenue-302nd Street. The incident …
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There were a number of fleeing incidents that sheriff’s personnel responded to and assisted agencies with over the week.The state patrol called the county about 8:30 p.m. for an assist on a suspect running from a rollover crash, Sunday August 31 near the North Branch and I-35 interchange. The sheriff …
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Lakes Area Police arrested a 56-year-old man who had been in a Lindstrom business “staggering” and was believed to be drunk a little before noon. Police apprehended the man not far from the site, and he faces charges of DUI, child endangerment and police assault. Lakes Area officers assisted Forest …
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Aug. 6 another serious crash reported on I-35 near the Stark Rd (#10) overpass. This one vehicle rollover was called in at 7:11 p.m. Harris Fire Dept assisted state patrol and county squads. Driver was southbound and said he fell asleep He was able to walk from the site.
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Stacy business burglariesThe authorities are looking for a trio of suspects in connection with a burglary at the Stacy Wine & Spirits Liquor Store and tobacco (e cig) store next door, reported July 24 about 20 minutes after midnight. Evidence was located at the scene after a caller said he …
