A dog… and a smoke alarm save the day. Faribault Fire Chief Dustin Dienst said they got a call just after 11 yesterday morning. Smoke was coming from a home at 625 10th St. SW when crews arrived. Faribault Police Officers confirmed there’s was no one else was in the home. Firefighters made a quick knock down of fire on the main level, then searched and verified there were no occupants. Additional fire was found in a room in the basement, where it’s believed the fire
started. It then spread to the living room on the main level. Fire and water damage was contained to those two rooms but the entire home suffered extensive smoke damage. The basement also had extensive water damage. Chief Dienst commented, “Thankfully, the occupant of the home was alerted by a dog in the home and smoke alarms and was able to escape uninjured.” The State Fire Marshal’s Office was called in and the investigation into the origin of the fire is ongoing.
Lonsdale plow driver alerts cops – man charged with cocaine
A Lonsdale maintenance worker alerted police on Wednesday to a vehicle in the ditch at Gibbon Ave and Fig St. He told officers there was someone inside and the windows were iced over. Lonsdale police arrived and noticed a single set of footprints around the vehicle and a piece of women’s clothing outside. The vehicle was running, the drivers side rear window was broken out. 43 year old Anthony William Nelson of North St. Paul, was laying down on the drivers seat. He said he got lost when he went south on I35 instead of north. He then decided to use backroads to get home. There were needles and bottles of iodine throughout the vehicle as well as a large amount of womens clothing. Nelson said they were his. A search revealed over 12 grams of cocaine. He’s charged with 3rd degree possession, a felony carrying up to 20 years. His initial court appearance is February 22nd. Nelson Complaint
Lonsdale woman arrested twice within days
A Lonsdale woman is in jail after 2 arrests within days. 38 year old Heather Anderson-Larscheid is charged with 5th 
degree felony drug possession times two. On February 3rd, Faribault police were monitoring the Wallmart parking lot when the officer spotted a vehicle possibly involved in a theft. Two women were inside. The driver identified herself as Heather Larscheid but the passenger gave a false name twice, finally admitting the truth. There was a warrant for her arrest. A search of the vehicle revealed hypodermic needles and .65 grams of methamphetamine. Officers found another gram of meth in Larscheid’s clothes as they escorted her to her jail cell. There are 3 charges on this complaint. On February 6th, she was spotted getting into an argument with a man, later identified as Zachary Bongers who had a warrant out in Scott County. He was taken into custody and the vehicle was searched again. They found a needle in Larscheid’s possessions filled with methamphetamine. Her 1st court appearance is February 22nd. Anderson-Larscheid 66-CR-18-299 Anderson-Larscheid 66-CR-18-300
Co. Rd. 1 reconfiguration
The reconfiguration of County Road 1 between Hwys 246 and 3 begins this season. There’s a lot to do including widening the shoulders, lowering the hill near Highland by about 10 feet and installing a roundabout, putting in a pedestrian underpass and more. Dundas Mayor Glenn Switzer said all the infrastructure will have to be lowered including water, sewer and a pressure relief valve. And it won’t be inexpensive. The contractor will set the schedule of work to allow residents of Bridgewater Heights to move around as comfortably as possible. Exactly when construction begins has not yet been determined.
