Cliff Buchan
News EditorA 32-year-old man was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul after threatening to take his life in Forest Lake last week.
Forest Lake police, with help from the Washington County Special Response Team, were successful in getting the man to surrender after a two-hour standoff at a townhome in the 1700 block of SE 10th St. on Wednesday, March 31.
Chief of Police Clark Quiring said police were called to the residence at 12:50 p.m. after the man threatened to take his life with a handgun.
Quiring said six Forest Lake officers and 20 officers, including negotiators, from the multi-agency county response team, were called to the scene. After two hours of negotiations via a cell phone, the man surrendered.
Quiring said no weapon was found in the home. The man was taken to Regions for medical care, the chief said.
Residents from two adjacent townhome units were evacuated during the standoff, the chief said.
Other reports
In other police reports, officers in Forest Lake are:
ïInvestigating yet another report of a counterfeit bill being passed in Forest Lake. On March 31, Blockbuster, 168 S. Lake St., told police it received a counterfeit $20 bill.
It was the fifth such report in the city during the past two weeks, the chief said. The Secret Service, the federal agency that monitors such crimes, has received reports, the police chief said.
ïInvestigating the theft of an Ez Go golf cart valued at $3000 from Tannerís Brook Golf Course, 5810 N. 190th St. The theft of the green colored cart with a tan sun cover was reported at 11:50 a.m. Friday, April 2.
ïInvestigating four new reports of vandalism to new home sites in the area of Ethan Ave. N. in the Evergreen Ridge development. Local builder Avalon Homes reported the incidents to police last week.
ïWere on standby as Forest Lake Fire & Rescue used its air boat to rescue two dogs from the ice and water on Third Lake on Sunday, April 4. Fire officials were called to the area of 9477 North Shore Trail N. at 11:40 a.m. to rescue the two animals that were about a quarter-mile from shore, police reports said.
ïAssisted with traffic control at two personal injury accidents on TH-97 last week. One crash was at TH-97 and Fenway Ave. at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 31. One injured party was airlifted from the scene, police said.
In the second crash, police assisted at a two-vehicle crash and car fire on TH-97 at I-35 in Columbus Township at 7:30 a.m., Friday, April 2. Two people were taken to the hospital in that crash.
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