Incident ReportsLaw enforcement is getting calls inquiring about campaign sign removal laws...the state of Minnesota gives campaigns 10 days to remove their signs from yards, fields and the roadside —so Friday, Nov. 18 is the date to have signs gone.
November 6Smoke in apartment building on Olinda Trail in Lindstrom, reported 6:52 p.m. Officers entered apartment to find food on stove top creating smoke and dweller asleep. Place was aired out and no injury reported.
October 23A single vehicle crash reported at Morgan and Olinda, south of Lindstrom. Suspect facing DUI charges and for driving after cancellation. Incident called in about 7:30 p.m.
Lakes Area Police took a report of an assault at an address on Newell Avenue in Lindstrom. Parties were seperated for the night and no information available on extent of any injury. County Attorney will review for charges. Reported about 10:40 p.m.
In the traffic enforcement saturation the area agencies last week were still coming across multiple violations of the “hands-free” law. MN state law prohibits holding a device in your hands while operating a motor vehicle... this includes looking at a text, it includes talking to an automated voice mail message, …
August 14 Lakes Area Police received report from communications center of camper observed leaking fuel heading to Lindstrom from North Branch, approximately 6 p.m. Intercepted camper on County Road 14 and learned it was water leaking.
Law enforcement agencies attended a number of Night to Unite events August 2. The national night out spirit continues— with some locations holding picnics and programs August 16. There is more than one night of the neighborhood parties due to availability issues with emergency teams, K9 units and others in …
The main street in Taylors Falls was the scene of two minor crash reports this past weekend. The first was at 1:45 p.m. when a car pulled out of a parking spot and hit the side of a car in traffic. A second accident at 4:47 p.m. also was another …
Motorcyclist fatalityJuly 25 a North Branch man on his 2006 Harley Davidson Cruiser reportedly lost control and crashed into a ditch, losing his life on I-35 in Forest Lake. The call came in about 5:30 p.m. State Patrol identifies the victim as Sky Patrick O’Neil, 45. He was northbound on …
July 10 Sunday around 3:30 a.m. if you noticed K9 dog units in and around the civic complex at North Branch (fire hall/library) they were running exercises for tracking. The mile long route is set up on public property.