Police chief announces retirement

White Bear Lake Police Department’s longstanding Chief of Police, Julie Swanson, has announced her retirement effective Aug. 25.

Chief Swanson has served the WBLPD for 23 years, including as chief since 2014. Her prior roles include serving as a DARE Instructor, field training officer, school resource officer, sergeant and captain.

“The White Bear Lake Community has encapsulated

White Bear Lake Police Reports

The White Bear Police Department reported the following selected incidents:

Attempted motor vehicle theft was reported May 10 in the 1800 block of Birch Street.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 1500 block of Park Street.

• Officers aided store management in trespassing a woman from a business in the 900 block of Wildwood Road May 10.

• Officer responded to a breach of trust incident May 11 in the 1900 block of County Road F where a person’s car had been “loaned out” by a former roommate. The vehicle was returned and there were no charges due to lack of evidence

• Criminal damage to property was reported in the 4100 block of Otter Lake Road May 11.

• A narcotics transaction was reported in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue May 11.

• Officers responded to a prowler who was looking into windows of a home in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road May 11.

• Officers responded to a report of juveniles playing a Nerf gun game in a parking lot in the 4300 block of Lake Avenue May 11.

• Officers mediated a dispute in the 1800 block of Kathy Lane May 11.

• Fraud was reported in the 4900 block of Long Avenue May 12.

• A male threw an egg at a business’ front entry in the 3500 block of Commerce Blvd. May 12 then proceeded to make obscene gestures and verbally abused staff before taking off in a vehicle that seemingly did not belong to him. The plate didn’t match the vehicle and the suspect description didn’t match the vehicle’s owner.

RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS

every aspect of my life,” said Swanson of her hometown. “We all agree that this is a community like no other, and I have had the fortune to serve it in a capacity that I never envisioned I would as a 12-yearold moving to the area.”

City Manager Lindy Crawford will lead the process to hire a new police chief in the coming weeks. It is anticipated the role will be filled this fall.

• Officers helped extinguish a fire and advised residents of code following a report of a fire in the 2300 block of Randy Avenue May 12.

• Officers documented harassment between neighbors in the 3800 block of Oak Terrace May 12.

• Officers investigated a report of shots fired in the 4800 block of Sharon Lane May 12.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 4600 block of Centerville Road May 13.

• Officers responded to a domestic incident in the 3100 block of Karth Road May 14.

• Officers assisted staff with a disorderly conduct incident at a business in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue May 14.

• Officers mediated a dispute and assisted in an arson investigation in the 2600 block of Aspen Court May 14.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 3300 block of Willow Avenue May 14. Officers responded to a code enforcement call in the 4800 block of Lake Avenue May 14.

• Officers mediated a dispute in the 3500 block of Century Avenue May 14.

• Construction equipment was reported stolen from a site at the corner of County Road E and Hoffman Road May 15, with estimated loss of $21,000.

• Copper wire was stolen in the 1700 block of Commerce Court May 15.

• Fraud was reported in the 2200 block of Fifth Street May 15.

• A road rage incident ended in a physical altercation in the 4400 block of Lake Avenue S. May 15.

• Officers responded to a noise complaint in the 3700 block of Bellaire Avenue May 15.

The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office reported the following selected incidents in Vadnais Heights and White Bear Township:

Vadnais Heights

• A North St. Paul woman, 32, was arrested on a warrant April 20, after Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in a parking lot in the 3400 block of Rice Street, where the registered owner was known to have a warrant for her arrest.

• The theft of a license plate from a vehicle parked at Jimmy’s Conference Center in the 3500 block of Labore Road April 20 turned out to be false, after deputies discovered the complainant gave a false name and video surveillance footage showed no theft had occurred.

• The catalytic converter of a Chevrolet Silverado was reported stolen April 21 while the vehicle was parked in an apartment lot in the 1100 block of County Road D.

• A St. Paul man, 31, was arrested for felony theft April 21 at the Walmart in the 800 block of County Road E, after he was stopped by loss prevention personnel for scanning only the food items in his cart at the self-checkout and walking out of the store with more than $1,400 in merchandise that he didn’t pay for. The suspect told deputies he stole the items on purpose because he “only had $100 and wanted extra stuff.”

• The city reported criminal damage to property

WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported the following selected incidents in Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi, Pine Springs and Willernie:

Dellwood

• A motorist was cited April 23 in the 120 block of Dellwood Avenue for speeding 57 mph in a 35 mph zone, after deputies on patrol observed the oncoming vehicle pass another vehicle and clocked the vehicle’s speed on radar. The driver admitted to speeding and received the citation without incident.

• Dellwood Avenue residents reported a suspicious silver Silverado pulling into their driveway April 27 and a couple getting out to knock on their door. The residents were at home at the time and watched the scene play out in real time, but didn’t answer the door to find out any more information.

Grant

• Deputies conducted a traffic stop April 23 in the 9000 block of Justen Trail N. for stop sign violation.

• An unidentified person was arrested April 25 in the 8000 block of 75th Street N. for violating a Harassment Restraining Order (HRO). As it happens, the suspect also had a warrant out on him for a previous HRO violation.

• A passerby reported panels missing from a fence belonging to a business in the 7000 block of Jamaca Avenue N. on April 25. The reporter was concerned about a possible break-in at the business, and deputies promised extra patrols would be conducted.

• A Toro zero-turn lawn mower was reported stolen April 26 from the end of a driveway in the 8000 block of Manning Avenue N., after the owner had put the mower up for sale. Suspicious people in the 7000 block of Jocelyn Lane reported April 26 turned out to be fishers on site by permission of the owner and not inside the house at all.

• A resident in the 9000 block of 60th Street N. reported a white

April 21 after witnesses observed a tan Ford F-150 veer into the ditch in the 2600 block of Mallard Ponds Blvd., take out a “Watch for Children” sign and damage a sewage pipe. The vehicle was not on scene when deputies arrived. Witnesses stated that a silver van turned up and towed the hit-andrun vehicle out of the ditch.

• A Maplewood man, 35, and a Maplewood woman, 37, were cited for theft April 22 after they stole a wallet from a customer who had left it on the counter at Buerkle Honda in the 3300 block of Highway 61. CCTV footage captured a male picking up the victim’s wallet and putting it in his pocket before leaving the property. The subject was seen driving a silver Honda Odyssey with a damaged rear bumper, and an alert was issued. At 3:05 a.m. April 23, deputies spotted the suspect vehicle at a Kwik Trip store and spoke to the suspects. On being shown a photo of the theft in which he was featured, the suspect admitted to taking the wallet and agreed to return the victim’s credit cards that had been taken to the suspect’s hotel room. The female accomplice returned the $50 bill that had been in the victim’s wallet.

• A license plate reported found at the side of the road in the 800 block of County Road E on April 23 was discovered to have been stolen out of Eagan. A Minneapolis woman, 31, was arrested on a warrant April 24 at a hotel in the 1100 block of County Road E after deputies responded to the scene of disorderly conduct. As deputies sorted out van driving up her driveway April 26, and a male getting out to look at her horses..

Mahtomedi

• The Marathon gas station in the 1000 block of Wildwood Road reported signs of juvenile males attempting to break into the premises at 10:08 p.m. April 18. The juveniles were not located. On April 19, an employee of the gas station on Wildwood Road reported that he thought he recognized a vandalism suspect from a previous incident. Deputies stopped by and identified the male.

• An adult female was arrested on warrant April 19 in the 3000 block of Century Avenue and transported to jail without incident.

A handgun and other items were reported stolen from a vehicle parked April 19 in the Century College lot in the 3000 block of Century Avenue.

• A Cedarleaf Point resident on April 20 reported receiving a fraudulent phone call, but didn’t divulge any private information. Deputies further advised the complainant on ways to avoid scams and how to monitor her credit.

• A motorist was arrested for DWI at 12:40 p.m. April 22 in the area of Mahtomedi Avenue and Locust Street, after being pulled over for suspiciously intoxicated driving.

Pine Springs

Deputies conducted three traffic stops on Highway 36 between 7:15 and 7:58 p.m. April 28 and issued three citations for speeding.

Willernie a nonpaying guest who snuck into a room, they discovered that the person had a warrant for her arrest on a first-degree burglary charge.

A suspicious electric toy car reported April 26 in the roadway around Paddington Road and Wildwood Road turned out to have been stolen. The complainant who found the apparently abandoned car wasn’t aware of any toy car theft in the area and moved it to her yard for safekeeping. When deputies heard about a toy car stolen from McGregor Avenue N., they retrieved it and returned it to its owner.

• Halverson Concrete Concepts Inc. of Hudson, Wisconsin, reported one of their work trailers loaded with concrete construction forms stolen from the 4100 block of Isaac Court over the weekend of April 21-24. On April 25, Coon Rapids police found the license plate of the stolen trailer in the bed of a stolen pickup truck.

• Two juvenile males were arrested April 25 for motor vehicle theft after a vehicle with the keys inside was stolen April 23 from an attached garage in the 800 block of Bella Drive. The vehicle was located after it became involved in an aggravated assault in Forest Lake. Deputies, along with the Forest Lake Police Department, the Eden Prairie Police Department and the Minnesota State Patrol, pursued the vehicle for one minute and covered one mile. The chase was terminated with the assistance of the State Patrol air support overhead. The suspects surrendered without resistance.

• A Vadnais Heights man reported the driver’s side window of his vehicle broken in sometime over the weekend of April 23-26 while it was parked in a lot in the 1000 block of County Road D. Nothing of value was taken.

• A Vadnais Heights man, 31 was formally banned from a business in the 800 block of County Road D following a disorderly conduct complaint April 26.