COPS&COURTS

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents: searched it and found a green, leafy substance and drug paraphernalia, which they seized.

• An unidentified motorist was arrested for DWI at 1:27 a.m. Dec. 11 in the 4000 block of Rosemary Way N. after Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop for failure to dim high beams for oncoming traffic within 1,000 feet.

• A Minnesota motorist was cited at 7:48 a.m. Dec. 11 on westbound 170th Street N. and Ingersoll Avenue N. for speeding 64 mph in a 55 mph zone by east-facing deputies in their marked squad on stationary patrol, who clocked the vehicle on radar at 67 mph. The driver admitted to going close to 70 mph. A westbound motorist was cited at 8:12 a.m. that day at the same location for speeding 75 mph in a 55 mph zone by deputies who hadn’t moved from their station and who clocked the vehicle on radar at 75 mph.

• A motorist with multiple active warrants was arrested at 5:10 a.m. Dec. 13 on Forest Blvd. N. and 165th Street N. after deputies conducted a traffic stop.

• Westbound deputies cited an eastbound motorist on Oneka Lake Blvd. N. and Geneva Avenue N. at 10:10 a.m. Dec. 13 for speeding 35 mph in a 30 mph zone, after radar registered the vehicle’s speed at 40 mph.

The driver admitted to going 40 mph and his or her attitude was described as “very

• A northbound motorist was issued a written warning at 4:01 p.m. Dec. 11 on Forest Blvd. N. at Frenchman Road for displaying tabs that expired in July 2022.

• A southbound motorist was cited at 5:50 p.m. Dec. 11 in the 14000 block of Forest Blvd. N. for failure to drive with due care, after being pulled over for speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone. During the stop, deputies detected the odor of weed and conducted a search of the vehicle. The marijuana joint and used THC cartridge were seized to be destroyed.

• A Minnesota motorist was cited at 8:45 a.m. Dec. 12 in the 13000 block of southbound Keller Avenue N. for speeding 50 mph in a 45 mph zone by northbound deputies, who clocked the vehicle on radar at 62 mph. The driver admitted to going over the speed limit.

• A motorist was cited at 10:54 p.m. Dec. 12 in the 5000 block of 125th Street N. for driving after revocation and for failure to provide proof of insurance. He was pulled over for failure to drive in a single lane.

• A driver deputies described as “argumentative” was cited at 2:02 a.m. Dec. 13 on Forest Blvd. N. and 159th Street N. for speeding 46 mph in a 35 mph zone.

After deputies detected the odor of fresh marijuana coming from the vehicle, they pulled the vehicle over, they noticed the expired tabs in person and cited its driver.

• A motorist was cited for failure to display current registration, failure to provide proof of insurance and for possessing 1.4 grams of marijuana in a motor vehicle, after being pulled over on Forest Blvd. N. and 141st Street N. at 3:45 p.m. Dec. 14 for no front license plate and tabs that expired in August 2022. Deputies seized the marijuana, paraphernalia and used THC cartridges they found during the vehicle search.

• A Minnesota motorist was cited at 5:16 p.m. Dec. 14 on Frenchman Road and Elmcrest Avenue N. for failure to provide proof of insurance and for displaying registration that had expired more than six months prior, following a traffic stop for displayed tabs that expired in May 2022. A further check of the license plate showed the vehicle had a new plate assigned to it for alcohol violations. Deputies advised the driver to obtain insurance before driving again.

• A motorist was cited at 6:32 p.m. Dec. 14 on Frenchman Road and Forest Blvd. N. for making a right-hand turn on a red light without stopping. As deputies observed the violation in progress, they noted there were no other signals on the semaphore that might have allowed the vehicle to make the turn without stopping.

• The driver of a small sedan was cited for speeding 66 mph in a 45 mph zone at 5:27 p.m. Dec. 18 in the 15000 block of Foxhill Avenue N. after deputies on patrol observed the vehicle on northbound Forest Blvd. N. The driver admitted to going 60 mph, but said he didn’t know the posted limit.

• A motorist was issued a written warning at 11:21 p.m. Dec. 18 on Forest Blvd. N. and 125th Street N. for driving with an expired license and failure to present an insurance card on demand, after being pulled over for failure to drive in a single lane.

• A motorist displaying a Minnesota temporary tag was cited at 11:38 p.m. Dec. 18 on Francesca Avenue N. and 148th Street N. for driving after suspension, after deputies conducted a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database check. The temporary tag has also expired eight days earlier and was part of the citation.

• While deputies were at the scene of a vehicle lockout in the 14000 block of Forest Blvd. N. at 9:38 p.m. Dec. 19, a male approached the people deputies were assisting and asked them if they were 21 years old. The male also asked if they would buy him Swishers sweet cigars and/or alcohol. As soon as deputies finished assisting the locked-out couple, they followed up on the potentially underaged consumption issues. But by then, the male was gone.

• At 12:31 a.m. Dec. 20, deputies conducted a warrant arrest in the area of 170th Street N. and Jeffrey Avenue N.

• Deputies issued a citation to the windshield of a vehicle violating the city’s winter parking ordinance at 3:19 a.m. Dec. 22 in the area of Victor Path and Victor Hugo Blvd., following the end of the cyclone bomb blizzard of Dec. 21. Four other registered owners were cited for illegal parking that night.

• Deputies on patrol in the 5000 block of Frenchman Road at 7:55 a.m. Dec. 26 conducted a random license plate check of a vehicle that showed registration that expired in September 2022.

A different motorist was also cited at 6:45 p.m. that day on Frenchman Road for the same violation.

• A snowmobile operator was issued a written warning at 1:53 p.m. Dec. 26 in the 16000 block of Forest Blvd. N. for failure to stop. Deputies issued seven written warnings to snowmobilers that week.

• An adult male was arrested on a warrant at 5:00 p.m. Dec. 26 in the 5000 block of Evergreen Drive N.

• A Minnesota motorist was cited at 10:04 a.m. Dec. 27 on westbound 170th Street N. at Ingersoll Avenue N. for speeding 73 mph in a 55 mph zone by east-facing deputies on stationary patrol, who clocked the vehicle on radar.

Loretta Harding