Chanhassen firefighters responded early Monday morning to an alarm at Applebee's (590 West 79th Street). Chief Roger Smallbeck reported the fighters were dispatched at 12:16 a.m.

On arrival, they observed flames on the roof of the popular family eatery.

Ronald Rudolph Ernst, the Level 3 sex offender who moved into Chanhassen on Monday, has moved away from the city and the state, according to Carver County Sherrif's Lt. Jim Olson.

Just as Ernst registered at the Carver County Courthouse on Monday, he informed the county on Friday that he's leaving and has no specific destination. The sheriff's office will notify the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension of the change in Ernst's status, said Olson.

"When he came in, he said it was temporary. Now he has decided he wants to go out of state," Olson said.

Ronald Rudolph Ernst, date of birth September 6, 1944, is a white male, 6 feet  tall, weighing 240 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.  He recently moved to an address on Flying Cloud Drive in Chanhassen and then moved away on Friday, March 5.

The following information was provided by the Carver County Sheriff’s Office: 

Since publishing the last phone scam bulletin, there have been a few more people contacting us with recent scammer stories. The latest was received yesterday from a citizen living in the City of Victoria.

The following information was released by the Carver County Sheriff’s Office regarding a recent phone scam:

Have you ever received a phone call stating you have won a great prize you hadn’t filled out an entry form for? CLUE ONE …

Have you been notified you will receive a large sum of cash by following a few short steps (i.e. providing personal information) requiring only a couple of minutes of your time? CLUE TWO …

Lucas Matthew Rasset, 28, of Buffalo, has been identified by the Carver County Sheriff's Office as the snowmobiler who died in an accident near New Germany on Saturday, Feb. 20.

According to the Sheriff's Office, Rasset died after colliding with a guide wire extending from a power pole along County Road 33.

A Minnetonka police officer, who was charged in connection with a burglary in Chanhassen last year, has resigned, according to a StarTribune report at www.startribune.com.

The Carver County deputies assigned to the cities of Chanhassen, Victoria, and Carver and the townships of Laketown, San Francisco and Dahlgren responded to the following calls from Feb. 8 to Feb. 14.

 Feb. 8Numerous reports of vehicles off roadways and snowbird violations.

At 2:48 p.m., winter parking violations were reported in Chanhassen.

At 5:03 p.m., responded to the 1400 block of Heron Drive in Chanhassen for a report of damage to a mailbox.

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