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POLICE CALLS
PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE REINDERS
People boating on Lower Prior Lake could see flames shooting from the house at 5828 150th St. Wednesday evening.
Fire destroys garage, apartment, part of home Boaters alert woman of fire and get her to safety BY LORI CARLSON editor@plamerican.com PHOTO BY AMY LYON
Fire destroyed a home just off the shores of Lower Prior Lake Wednesday evening. When fi refi ghters arrived at 5828 150th St. shortly after 7:30 p.m., a two-stall garage and the apartment above it were fully engulfed in fl ames, said Fire Chief Doug Hartman. No one was in the garage or the apartment, but a woman who lives at the home just to the east, which is part of the same property, was helped to safety
A firefighter is taken away on a stretcher to be treated for smoke inhalation. by two people who were on the lake and saw the fire. Hartman said the woman and her husband rent the above-garage apartment to their son. Two Prior Lake fi refighters were taken to the hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion or dehydration, and one fi refighter was injured during cleanup and had to receive stitches, Hartman said. Those
fi refi ghters were treated and released. Steve Reinders, an eye doctor who was boating at the time of the fi re, said he saw several neighbors running to the scene to make sure everyone was out of the house. One man beached his boat, ran up the side of the hill to the burning house and made sure no one was still inside, and then helped to move
PHOTO BY AMY LYON
Firefighters from Prior Lake, Savage, Shakopee and Mdewakanton Emergency Services responded to the house fire. a car that could have burned, Reinders said. The cause of the fi re was u n k now n as of T hu rsday afternoon. Hartman said he
considers the home a “total loss.” Firefi ghters from Savage, Shakopee and Mdewakanton Emergency Services were called for assistance.
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July 28 Firefighters responded to: A fire alarm in the 17200 block of Marshfield Lane. It was a false alarm. A call for a 1½-inch gas line cut by a contractor working on a road project in the 14100 block of Grayling Circle. July 30 Firefighters responded to: A fire alarm in the 18400 block of Country Squires Circle in Spring Lake Township. The fire alarm was due to burnt food. A call for a fire in a backyard near Carriage Hills Parkway and Pike Lake Trail. The fire was deemed recreational. Aug. 1 Firefighters responded to: A carbon monoxide alarm in the 14300 block of Watersedge Trail. It was a false alarm. A fire alarm in the 14400 block of Shore Lane. A grease fire had started on a stove in the kitchen. The fire was out upon arrival. A call about a house struck by lightning in the 3200 block of Fox Tail Trail. A neighbor had witnessed the strike earlier in the day, and the homeowner called when returning home from work. No fire was found. Aug. 2 Firefighters responded to a fire alarm in the 15200 block of Edgewater Circle. It was a false alarm. The homeowner was advised to change batteries in the smoke detector. Aug. 3 Firefighters responded to a call of an oven fire in the 16100 block of
Lakeside Avenue. The fire was out upon arrival. CenterPoint Energy was called to disconnect the malfunctioning oven. Aug. 5 Firefighters responded to: A call for an elderly man at Eau Claire Trail and Eagle Creek Avenue who was riding a lawnmower when it tipped over. The man was transported to the hospital for a possibly broken leg. A motorcycle crash at Pleasant Street and Duluth Avenue. The man riding the motorcycle was transported to the hospital for possible head injuries. Aug. 6 Firefighters responded to: A water-rescue call on Cleary Lake. A canoe had overturned, and four people were in the water. All had lifejackets on. Some were assisted by park staff and all were able to get into other watercraft and were brought safely to shore. A smoke alarm in the 5100 block of East Oak Point Drive. It was a false alarm. Aug. 9 Firefighters were called to the 16600 block of Anna Trail for an unresponsive woman. She was pronounced dead on arrival. Aug. 10 Firefighters responded to: A smoke alarm in the 17000 block of Pheasant Meadow Lane. It was a false alarm. A smoke alarm in the 5500 block of Crossandra Street. It was a false alarm; the homeowner was advised to change the batteries in and/or replace smoke detectors.
The Prior Lake Police Department responded to the following incidents Aug. 3-10. This is not a comprehensive list of all incidents to which the department responded. Assault Aug. 9: A 14-year-old boy from Savage was cited for assault and disorderly conduct, and two 15-year-old Prior Lake boys were cited for disorderly conduct, after an assault was reported at Lakefront Park, 5000 Kop Parkway. Burglary Aug. 10: A burglary was reported in the 16900 block of Monroe Avenue. The garage service door was kicked in, and electronics were reported stolen. Theft Aug. 3: A handbag and key fob were reported stolen from the 16900 block of Willow Lane. The loss is estimated at $55. Aug. 4: A 48-year-old Minneapolis man was cited for shoplifting at Holiday Stationstore, 16800 Duluth Ave. The man also was arrested on a Dakota County warrant for theft. Aug. 7: A 1996 champagne-colored Honda Accord was reported stolen from the parking lot at Little Six Casino, 2354 Sioux Trail. Police have not found the vehicle, and no suspects have been identified. Aug. 7: Blackjack chips valued at $165 were reported stolen from Mystic Lake Casino, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd. Aug. 8: A laptop bag and contents were stolen from the 14300 block of Crest Avenue. The estimated loss is $370. Aug. 9: A laptop computer and bag were stolen from a vehicle in the 14500 block of Rosewood Road. The estimated loss is $1,220. Aug. 9: Tools were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 14900 block of Manitou Road. The estimated loss is $1,500. Vandalism Aug. 3: Spray paint damage was reported at a building in the 15800 block of Franklin Trail. Narcotics Aug. 5: Two men were arrested for fifth-degree possession of methamphetamine at Mystic Lake Casino. Arrested were a 29-year-old Elk River man and a 29-year-old Dayton, Minn. man. Aug. 9: A 48-year-old St. Paul man was cited at Little Six Casino for possession of a small amount of marijuana in a vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia. Aug. 9: A 23-year-old Bloomington man was arrested at Mystic Lake Casino for disorderly conduct, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of someone else’s driver’s license. Aug. 10: Police arrested a 19-yearold Northfield man for possession of drug paraphernalia at Mystic Lake Casino. An 18-year-old Northfield man also was cited for possession of a small amount of marijuana in a vehicle. DWI Aug. 4: Police arrested a 21-year-old Prior Lake man at Grayling Circle and Rutgers Street for second-degree driving while impaired (DWI) and test refusal. Liquor law violations Aug. 5: Police cited a 19-year-old Prior Lake woman at Highway 13 and Fish Point Road for underage drinking and driving and not having a rear plate illuminated. Aug. 6: A group of people was cited for minor consumption of alcohol at Mystic Lake Casino. They were: A 20-year-old Deerwood, Minn. man; a 20-year-old Maple Grove man; an 18-year-old Maple Grove woman; a 19-year-old Andover man; a 19-year-old Maple Grove woman; and two girls, ages 16 and 17, from Manitoba, Canada. Crashes Aug. 4: A driver bumped into a bicyclist at Crest Avenue and County Road 42. The bicyclist was not injured. The rider was crossing the road in a marked crosswalk, according to the report. Aug. 5: A 23-year-old Prior Lake man crashed his motorcycle at Pleasant Street and Duluth Avenue. The man was taken to the hospital for possible head injuries. Miscellaneous Aug. 3: Police forwarded a case to the county’s health and human services department. A mother allegedly left her two children, ages 8 and 9, alone in a room at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, and one of the children was found wandering throughout the hotel. Aug. 5: A 33-year-old White Bear Lake man was cited for trespassing at Little Six Casino. Aug. 7: A 46-year-old Prior Lake man was cited for trespassing in the 4000 block of Brougham Boulevard.
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