A wee bit o' planning for a safe and sober ride can keep St. Patrick's Day partiers out of jail on what is notoriously known as a dangerous holiday for drinking and driving.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A 35-year-old Prior Lake woman faces criminal sexual conduct charges after admitting to police that she was involved in an ongoing sexual relationship with her son’s 15-year-old friend.

For the second consecutive year, 2009 saw a substantial increase in online crime complaints, according to the annual Internet Crime Report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Thos complaints have increased by more than 100,000 since 2005.

The Prior Lake Police Department responded to the following incidents between March 3 and 10. This is not a comprehensive list of all incidents to which the department responded.

Accidents

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A Prior Lake man was one of two people indicted on fraud charges in federal court last week for his alleged role in an elaborate scam that bilked mortgage lenders of $2.5 million in less than a year.

The Prior Lake Police Department responded to the following incidents between Feb. 24 and March 3. This is not a comprehensive list of all incidents to which the department responded.

Accidents

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

Crooks Smoke Shop failed to comply with tobacco laws for the fourth time in three years after police conducted their latest round of tobacco compliance checks last week.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer

Former Prior Lake police officer Michael Alan Ficken will spend a month behind bars after he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in Scott County District Court on Tuesday morning just prior to the case going to trial.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

Who ya gonna call after you’ve almost hit a police officer while leaving a party being busted by the cops and led them on a chase through several residential neighborhoods?

How about your mom?

The Prior Lake Police Department responded to the following incidents between Feb. 17 and 24. This is not a comprehensive list of all incidents to which the department responded.

Accidents