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Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier, left, honored several deputies at a July 19 event, commending them for their “successful resolution” of a mental health crisis in Shoreview last Feburary involving a man with a knife. Pictured from left to right, deputies Mike Casey and Brian Hughes, Sgt. Tim Schwab and Maplewood Officer Brian Tauzell, were all recognized at the ceremony, where Serier applauded them, and deputy Marilyn Hedstrom who couldn’t make it to the event, for their determination to help the man, rather than turning to lethal force, despite endangering their lives. submitted photo

Nick Swaggert from Better Futures Minnesota points out elements of a home on South McCarrons Boulevard in Roseville that will be salvaged for resale. The organization, a nonprofit that employs and supports men who have been in the prison system, was hired to deconstruct the home, which was purchased by Roseville last year. Once the home comes all the way down, another nonprofit will build a new home on the site that will house an at-risk family or military veteran. Mike Munzenrider photo

On July 13, police responded to a report of a weapon at Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton. After some time, officers safely disarmed a woman who had been wielding a large kitchen knife. Jesse Poole

The group of students, ranging from those entering sixth grade to eighth grade, are building the canoe from scratch. Hannah Burlingame/Review

Members of the Karen community, many of them recent immigrants, headed out to Lake Phalen on July 19 for a lesson on a Minnesota tradition: fishing. Marjorie Otto/Review

Mama Duck stood nearby as her babies were saved from a storm drain near the Ramsey County Courthouse. photos courtesy of Maplewood Police Department