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CRIME & SAFETY
Washburn County Sheriff's Office log
May 4 7:44 — Tree branch in roadway, Spooner. 9:48 — Fire alarm, Stone Lake. 10:26, no owner on scene. 10:26, no fire. 10:47 — Fire alarm, Trego. 10:47, canceled. 12:43 — Speeding complaint, Birchwood. 12:44, person driving recklessly. ...
Drug investigation results in four local arrests
After a four-month investigation into drug activity throughout Sawyer, Washburn and Barron Counties, four persons have been arrested, according to the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Police Department. Three individuals from Spooner were charged, and a Stone Lake area resident was arrested in Barron County after a traffic stop. Shane Miller, 46, Brandon Bartle, 31, and Kristin Root, 39, all from Spooner, have been arrested as a result of the LCO...
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