JUNE 8, 2016
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Intoxicated person rescued from White Bear Lake WHITE BEAR LAKE – An intoxicated male was rescued from White Bear Lake about 10:30 p.m. June 5. The male was heard screaming by a passerby, who reported it to the White Bear Lake Police Department. “[They] reported they could hear near the Manitou Island bridge a male screaming for help,” said Captain Dale Hager. The man was rescued by officers from a marshy part of the lake. He was intoxicated and uncooperative with officers, said Randy Gustafson,with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. It was not clear how he had fallen out of a boat, and said he had been riding with two other people. Officers didn't know whether or not the other boaters may be in trouble as well, said Gustafson. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and the White Bear Lake Fire Department deployed boats to search for the two other people. A state helicopter was deployed as well. Public safety officials later learned the two additional boaters had already docked the boat and left the area. “Fortunately there weren't any drownings and there weren't any injuries,” said Gustafson. As boating season kicks into full gear, Gustafson asks boaters to be safe. “Don't drink and boat,” he said. “Wear those personal flotation devices. That is the law. You need to either be wearing them or have them handy in case you fall out of the boat. Follow boating safety and have a good time.”
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Two men fish near Manitou Island bridge Monday morning. The area was the scene of a water rescue Sunday night.
PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEFS Burglar placed on 20 years of probation Andrew Hyde of White Bear Lake was given 20 years of probation for first-degree burglary of a residence on Woodland Drive in Mahtomedi May 6, 2015. Hyde entered the residence through a kitchen window that was open about 2 inches, the complaint read. The homeowner had fallen asleep on the couch and awoke to a noise in the kitchen. He confronted Hyde with a handgun, to which Hyde said “I'm sorry man, I will leave and never come back. You don't know what it is like to be poor.” The suspect fled when the homeowner's wife went to call 911. Hyde had moved two glass cups in the kitchen to enter the house through the window. Fingerprints analyzed by the BCA (Bureau of Criminal Apprehension) identified Hyde as the suspect of the burglary. Hyde was given a stay of execution for 21 months. If he keeps the conditions of his probation, he will have no additional time to serve in jail. His jail time is 180 days with 153 days credit. Conditions include: no use of alcohol, no use of drugs, random testing, chemical dependency evaluation, no contact order with victims, psychological exam, follow all recommendations as tailored and directed by probation officer, submit DNA and remain law abiding.
tigation. It is unknown whether the car was running when it caught fire, said Vadnais. The White Bear Lake Police Department is still investigating whether the cause of the fire could be criminal or not. “We believe the car was owned by a visitor to one of the residences in the area, not by a resident,” said Captain Dale Hager. “It is still under investigation.”
Electrical fire causes group home evacuation A group home near Highway 96 and Otter Lake Road had an electrical fire in the afternoon June 2. “I believe it resulted from a ceiling fan in the bathroom,” said Joel Hewitt, assistant fire chief. There is an estimated $30,000 in damage. All occupants of
the group home, including a resident in a wheelchair, escaped unharmed, according to group home staff Emily Peterson.
Bar staff douse car fire A car started on fire while being driven by the White Bear Bar, near the intersection of Fourth Street and Highway 61, in the afternoon June 2. Staff at the White Bear Bar jumped to the scene and put out the fire with an extinguisher and pitchers of water before police or fire responders arrived. The two occupants of the car escaped unharmed.
Car burns by school on Memorial Day A Buick Century started on fire at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Crown Hill Court, across the street from Matoska International School, May 30. No one was in the car when it caught fire at about 7:20 a.m., said Tim Vadnais, fire chief of the White Bear Lake Fire Department. There were no injuries. “The car was fully engulfed when they got there,” Vadnais said. The cause of the fire is still under inves-
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White Bear Bar staff doused a nearby car fire with pitchers of water June 2. CARTER JOHNSON | PRESS PUBLICATIONS
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An electrical fire started in a group home near Highway 96 and Otter Lake Road in the afternoon June 2.
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