Lake City Police Department

Man killed in vehicle accident on South Garden Street

Oct 26, 2022

A 59-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle on the 200 block of S. Garden Street in Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 19, according to the Lake City Police Department. “Police responded to a report of a male that was struck by a vehicle at 214 S. Garden St. On arrival lifesaving efforts were...

Lake City man charged with eight counts of sexual assault

Oct 5, 2022

A Lake City man is charged with sexual assault involving minor victims, according ot the Wabasha County Attorney's Office. Wabasha County Attorney Karrie Kelly announced that Matthew Raymond Rahn, 42, of Lake City, has been charged with six counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree and...

LCPD hires Sievers full-time

Sep 21, 2022

Lake City Police Department’s newest full-time officer is also a Lake City native. The Lake City City Council approved the hire of Nick Sievers at its Sept. 12 meeting. Sievers graduated from Lincoln High School in 2014, and from the RCTC Law Enforcement program in 2017, Lake City Police Sgt. Bill...

Statewide officer shortage could be felt in Lake City

Sep 21, 2022

With the hire of Nick Sievers as a full time officer, Lake City Police Department has exhausted its candidate list. “The current candidate list is now ended, and we will need to make a new one soon,” Lake City Police Sgt. Bill Weist said. But that might pose a challenge. “Recruiting is a...

Debate response hints at law enforcement rift

Aug 17, 2022

At a Wabasha County Sheriff debate organized by the Wabasha County Republicans in July, the moderator offered the following prompt to candidates Rodney Bartsh (the incumbent), and Jason Bade: “Tell us about working with the other police departments throughout Wabasha County. Tells us about the...

Youth go ‘Fishing with the Fuzz’

Aug 17, 2022

The Lake City Police Department held its annual Fishing with the Fuzz event on Aug. 13 at the Lake City Marina. Children spent a few hours fishing with Lake City Police Officers and had lunch afterward. Some Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers were also on hand. The...

Active shooter training coming to Lake City Public Schools on July 25, Aug. 2, and Aug. 16

Jul 20, 2022

Lake City Police Department (LCPD) and other emergency personnel will be conducting active shooter training on Lake City Public Schools campuses on July 25, Aug. 2, and Aug. 16, according to the police department. Lake City Police Officer Anthony Cox, the district’s school resource officer, said...

Lake City Police participates in Special Olympics torch run

Jun 29, 2022

Lake City Police Officer Nick Sievers (right) running in the Law Enforcment Torch Run on Wednesday, June 22. Law enforcement officers and agencies from around the state participate in the run to raise awareness for Special Olympics Minnesota. While they were in Lake City, torch run participants...

Anthony Cox to be next school resource officer

Jun 15, 2022

Lake City Police Officer Anthony Cox is the new school resource officer at Lake City Public Schools. He’ll replace the outgoing school resource officer, Officer Aaron Foss. The Lake City City Council approved the appointment as part of its consent agenda during the June 13 regular meeting. Lake...

Grateful for firefighters’ quick response after alarm sounded

Apr 13, 2022

We are new residents to Lake City and wanted to thank the fire department for their excellent response to an incident which happened a few weeks ago. I was home alone with my 18 month old granddaughter and had just put her to sleep for the night when one of my smoke/carbon monoxide alarms started...