A look at the Law Enforcement Log
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The following is a record of calls made to the Cook County Law Enforcement Center from Monday, July 3 to Monday, July 9. These are the initial calls made to law enforcement dispatchers.
If you need help from Cook County Law Enforcement, dial 9-1-1. For non-emergency calls, contact the Cook County Sheriffs Office at 218-387-3030.
| Monday, July 3 | ||
| 12:31 a.m. | East Bay Suites, Grand Marais | Approximately 20 people on the beach with a fire, quite loud. Located down by Stone Harbor. |
| 9:38 a.m. | West Highway 61, Tofte | General fire alarm. Cook County contacted Bluefin Bay. False alarm. |
| 10:07 a.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 10:13 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Welfare check on son who is camping somewhere in the Grand Marais area. Caller hasn't heard from him in a day and is concerned. |
| 10:43 a.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 11:05 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 11:31 a.m. | Poplar Grove Cemetery | Silver SUV swerving all over the road, behind a black pickup. |
| 11:39 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 1:12 p.m. | Blazes Road, Grand Portage | Assisting party with lockout. |
| 1:16 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Found green and white women's wallet on the street just north of the recycle center. |
| 3:16 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 4:03 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 open line, regular conversation in background. Call disconnected. Unable to ring back. |
| 4:18 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 4:35 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Lost iPhone 6 plus, white front with black case. |
| 6:07 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 6:54 p.m. | West Highway 61, Tofte | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 7:28 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 7:36 p.m. | South Broadway Avenue | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 7:38 p.m. | Cascade River State Park | Party looking for help, keys and phone are locked in vehicle. |
| 7:46 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 7:48 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 8:45 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| Tuesday, July 4 | ||
| 12:02 a.m. | North Broadway Avenue | Foot patrol downtown. |
| 1:04 a.m. | Artist Point | Found a wallet near this location. |
| 1:48 a.m. | Grandma Rays, Grand Marais | Concern about infant whose parents are in bar. |
| 6:38 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, clear. |
| 8:01 a.m. | Super America, Grand Marais | Turned in small purple floral wallet found on Highway 61 in front of Super America |
| 9:04 a.m. | Gofer Trailer Court, Grand Marais | Semi hit a deer on Highway 61. Semi did not stop. The deer appears to be dead. |
| 9:07 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Dead fawn in the traffic lanes, cars are swerving around it. Transferred call to Minnesota State Patrol. |
| 10:28 a.m. | Murmur Creek/Benedict Lane | ATV parked off the side of the road. |
| 10:38 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 10:52 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 11:21 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 11:47 a.m. | Skyport Lodge | Lost wallet/clutch in this area on Sunday. |
| 12:05 p.m. | Putt N Pets Mini Golf, Grand Marais | Caller reporting a dead cat in the center turn lane. |
| 12:19 p.m. | Way Of The Wilderness | Silver iPhone found near the bathroom at the Iron Lake campground. Party will hold on to the phone in case anyone is looking for it. |
| 1:31 p.m. | Tofte Park, Tofte | Traffic control for Tofte parade. |
| 2:28 p.m. | North Pike Lake Rd | No power since 12:30. |
| 2:55 p.m. | West Highway 61, Tofte | Traffic stop, citation issued |
| 3:04 p.m. | West Highway 61, Tofte | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 3:31 p.m. | Grand Portage Lodge | Counterfeit $100 bill will be at the main bank in the casino. |
| 3:41 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Pocket dial, sounds like someone walking. |
| 3:54 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 4:56 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 open - line sounded like a pocket dial. |
| 4:59 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 5:18 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 5:24 p.m. | Timberwolf Lane, East Highway 61 | Party bringing in mother with medical problems. |
| 5:41 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Found a North Shore Federal Credit Union debit card. |
| 5:51 p.m. | North Broadway Ave, Grand Marais | Foot patrol in Grand Marais business district. |
| 5:53 p.m. | Store Road, Grand Portage | Found dog. |
| 7:02 p.m. | Grand Marais City Hall | Foot patrol. |
| 7:54 p.m. | Grand Marais City Hall | Foot patrol. |
| 7:56 p.m. | Joynes Ben Franklin | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 8:08 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 8:37 p.m. | North Broadway | On foot, Grand Marais. |
| 8:46 p.m. | Store Rd, Grand Portage | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 9:12 p.m. | West Highway 61, Tofte | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 9:26 p.m. | West Highway 61, Tofte | Traffic control for Tofte fireworks. |
| 10:00 p.m. | Grand Portage Lodge | Foot patrol, casino beach area. |
| 10:01 p.m. | Store Road, Grand Portage | Party hit his vehicle on driver’s side door and hit nephew’s foot. |
| 10:53 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Turned in Samsung smart phone. |
| 11:10 p.m. | Shoreline Motel, Grand Marais | Reporting 6 females at a picnic table with a lot of alcohol on the table causing a disturbance |
| 11:15 p.m. | Cobblestone Cove, Grand Marais | On the beach directly across from Java Moose, people lighting off fireworks. |
| 11:20 p.m. | Genes Way/West Highway 61 | Strong smell of propane coming from the truck. |
| Wednesday, July 5 | ||
| 12:11 a.m. | Grand Marais Rec Park | Foot patrol. |
| 12:31 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 call with conversation going on in the background. No distress sounds. |
| 1:06 a.m. | Grand Portage | Four juveniles were in his home when he got home and the juveniles were drinking his beer. |
| 1:26 a.m. | Holy Rosary Church Grand Portage | Male on the ground near this location. Caller was driving and did not stop, unknown condition |
| 5:48 a.m. | Grand Marais | Vehicle with person sleeping in her driveway. |
| 9:17 a.m. | Grand Marais Rec Park | Turned in an orange back pack. |
| 9:39 a.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 9:43 a.m. | Gunflint Trail | Phone outage - had lightning strike at the pole that blew the cover off the box, inside of box is charred. |
| 9:55 a.m. | East Highway 61, Hovland | Tree down at mile marker 128.5, covering westbound lane. |
| 10:13 a.m. | Grand Marais | Dog in vehicle. Window cracked maybe an inch and a half. Starting to get warm. Wheaton terrier type dog, doesn't appear to be in distress yet but has been there at least 40 minutes. |
| 11:56 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Domestic that happened last week. |
| 12:15 p.m. | Grand Marais | Smoke/fire alarm 2nd floor stairs. |
| 12:19 p.m. | Linnell Road/East Highway 61 | 2 dogs running loose in the area, a husky and a boxer type dog. Causing traffic hazard as vehicles were having to stop for them. |
| 12:56 p.m. | Lutsen Mountains Ski Corp. | Alpine Slide at Lutsen Mountains - daughter was hit in the back. Scrapes and bruises on spine. Does not want medical to respond but wants to talk to officer. |
| 1:00 p.m. | Grand Portage | Would like to talk with deputy about issues caller is having with party. |
| 3:05 p.m. | Java Moose, Grand Marais | A little black terrier loose heading towards Blue Water Cafe from this location. |
| 3:25 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 4:38 p.m. | Grand Marais | Stated neighbor threatened to shoot her dog. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Grand Marais | Fire alarm. |
| 6:14 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Superior fuel truck broke down. |
| 7:17 p.m. | Harbor Inn, Grand Marais | Had a combative guest that they had to kick out. |
| 10:04 p.m. | Grace Drive, Grand Marais | Fireworks going off for the last 7 to 8 minutes. Last house to the west. |
| 10:59 p.m. | Cascade River State Park | Host of campground reported that campers in site 37 heard a single gunshot. The shot sounded as if it came from the west towards the river. |
| Thursday, July 6 | ||
| 6:21 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Inmate transport. |
| 8:29 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Assist to the jail. |
| 8:35 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Individual dropped off a Canadian driver’s license he found in town. |
| 10:09 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 call. Sounds like a pocket dial. Casual conversation in the background. |
| 10:29 a.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 11:21 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 12:09 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, citation issued |
| 1:29 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Party has pocket dialed 911 multiple times today. No answer on callback. |
| 1:46 p.m. | Shorts Rd, 2uno | Civil process attempt. |
| 2:35 p.m. | Cook County Recycle Center | Inmate transport. |
| 2:42 p.m. | Brandon Lane, Grand Marais | Civil process attempt. |
| 3:09 p.m. | Cook County Courthouse | Inmate transport. |
| 3:19 p.m. | Lake Superior Trading Post | Found a set of keys. |
| 3:48 p.m. | Grand Marais | Civil process attempt. |
| 4:31 p.m. | Devil Track Road | Power outage. |
| 4:32 p.m. | White Sky Trail | Power outage. |
| 5:02 p.m. | Lutsen Fire Department, 2lut | 61-year-old female, needs medical assistance. |
| 5:22 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 open line - sounded like someone walking. |
| 5:25 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 5:26 p.m. | Skou Road, Schroeder | 911 open line, no sounds in the background then hung up - 911 only phone. |
| 5:36 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 5:56 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 7:38 p.m. | Bluewater Café, Grand Marais | Reporting a wallet left behind this am. |
| 9:11 p.m. | Arrowhead Trail, Hovland | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| Friday, July 7 | ||
| 2:59 a.m. | Pike Lake Road, Grand Marais. | Co2 alarms going off. |
| 7:30 a.m. | County Road 7 | Caller reports power just went out. |
| 7:47 a.m. | Gunflint Trail | 911 call. Sounds like a pocket dial from a motorcycle or vehicle with its window down. No sounds of distress. |
| 8:04 a.m. | Grand Marais | Report of a burglary alarm at Sven and Ole’s- false alarm |
| 8:32 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Inmate transport. |
| 12:41 p.m. | Grand Marais | Large truck has been loading and unloading trailers in front of her home. This has been happening for the entire summer. Caller states it’s extremely noisy. |
| 12:42 p.m. | East Bay Suites, Grand Marais | Caller states party has been driving a 4-wheeler in the alley behind this business several times today at a high rate of speed. |
| 1:13 p.m. | Rollins Creek Rd, Lutsen | Front door burglary alarm activation at this residence, false alarm. |
| 2:07 p.m. | West Highway 61, Lutsen | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 2:51 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 4:21 p.m. | Devil Track Road | Wants to speak to a deputy regarding problems with landlord. |
| 6:29 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Party missing since July 1. Last seen north of Grand Marais on a fishing trip. |
| 7:19 p.m. | Co Rd 14, Grand Marais | Civil process attempt. |
| 7:29 p.m. | East Highway 61, Grand Portage | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 8:01 p.m. | East Highway 61, Grand Portage | Civil process attempt. |
| 8:09 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| Saturday, July 8 | ||
| 12:38 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop. |
| 12:42 a.m. | East Bay Suites | A loud party between East Bay Suites and Best Western. Several people with a bonfire. |
| 8:03 a.m. | Wisconsin Street | Trailer blocking stop sign. |
| 8:27 a.m. | Bay Estates Drive, Grand Portage | Caller reports her power is out. |
| 8:43 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Burglary alarm at Benny's Collision. Back door activation, all clear. |
| 9:11 a.m. | Croftville Road, Grand Marais | Lost an aqua colored backpack with diapers and newborn supplies in it. Last seen downtown during the 4th of july celebration. |
| 9:22 a.m. | Grand Marais | Party has stated they may hurt themself. Would like us to check on party and take them to the hospital |
| 10:15 a.m. | South 8th Avenue, Grand Marais | Aquatic invasives species inspections. |
| 10:38 a.m. | Java Moose | Foot patrol for art festival. |
| 10:46 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Power outage. |
| 11:39 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Permit to purchase application. |
| 11:51 a.m. | Cook County Whole Foods Co-op | Caller states vehicles are parked on the dunes behind this address. |
| 12:33 p.m. | E Hwy 61, 2gp | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 12:49 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Caller reports two UPS boxes and one Fedex envelope were taken from the front of his house. |
| 2:13 p.m. | U.S. Coast Guard, Grand Marais | Caller states a blue Ford Expedition is parked in front of a fire hydrant and it partially blocking their boat landing. |
| 3:04 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Joynes Ben Franklin | Party blocked in by another car in the alley behind Ben Franklin. |
| 3:36 p.m. | Grand Marais Rec Park | Party came into the lobby and stated a fellow camper hit his truck with his camper trailer. No injuries and parties exchanged insurance information |
| 3:47 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 4:12 p.m. | North Broadway Ave, Grand Marais | Foot patrol at art festival. |
| 5:29 p.m. | Grand Marais Rec Park | Lost leather wallet downtown. Boy Scout emblem on the front. |
| 8:29 p.m. | Fireweed Lane, Grand Marais | 24 year-old-male, possible panic attack. Yelling and shouting. |
| 9:08 p.m. | Mile O’ Pine | Seeing dark smoke. Slightly bigger than a campfire but smaller then a house fire. |
| 9:09 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| Sunday, July 9 | ||
| 1:15 a.m. | North Broadway and Wisconsin Street | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 1:18 a.m. | Grand Marais Rec Park | Parties being loud. |
| 1:30 a.m. | Grand Portage | 49 year-old-male, sick for a couple of days. Difficulty breathing has been sick a couple day . |
| 7:32 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Caller would like to speak to a deputy about neighbors dumping trash across the road on the beach. |
| 7:41 a.m. | Seagull Creek Fishing Camp | Rp states a woman about 45-50 yeo complaining of stomach pain |
| 8:46 a.m. | Crescent Lake Campground, Tofte | Rp is the host at crescent lake campground. Caller states a vehicle is in the ditch on the grade just east of the entrance to the campground. |
| 9:48 a.m. | East Bearskin Rd, Grand Marais | Residential burglary alarm at this address, rp called back and cancelled the call |
| 10:20 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Rp reports losing her blue wallet and iphone 6 downtown today. |
| 11:32 a.m. | Bluefin Bay Resort, Tofte | Rp states a commercial fire alarm at bluefin bay, false alarm |
| 2:10 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 call. Sounds like a pocket dial can hear what sounds like walking. No ani/ali information. No sounds of distress. |
| 2:46 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Caller states a husky is running down the highway dodging cars around this location. |
| 2:51 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 2:51 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 3:31 p.m. | North Broadway Ave. | Foot patrol in business district. |
| 8:00 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Arrested woman for 5th degree possession. |
| 11:22 p.m. | East Bay Suites | People partying down on the beach have taken some of their furniture and are being loud. |
| 11:43 p.m. | West Highway 61 | 4 young people riding bicycles without helmets. The pedals do have reflectors. Riding in four abreast. |
| 11:46 p.m. | Walter Road, Grand Marais | Heard loud bang and now they don't have power |
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