A look at the Law Enforcement Log

Each week the Cook County Sheriff’s Office provides a brief report of calls made to the Cook County Law Enforcement Center in the past week. This week’s report provides details logged by law enforcement dispatchers from February 26 to March 3, 2019.

During that time, the Sheriff’s Office assisted other law enforcement agencies with a number of matters—the probation office with inmate testing; back up for a conservation officer; and booking an individual arrested by the Minnesota State Patrol.

On March 2, there was a report of theft, which Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen said is now under investigation. On March 3, the Sheriff’s Office arrested an individual for theft

A call reporting criminal sexual conduct on Feb. 27 was determined to be unfounded. No further information is available as this is a juvenile matter.

Sheriff Eliasen said a Feb. 28 call listed as “threats” was actually from a reporting party who was nervous because another party was in the same building and they have a “history.”

The Sheriff’s Office received some good news on Feb. 26 regarding a handgun that had been reported stolen. The party called to say the gun, which had been missing since 2016, had been found.

There was a call reporting the sound of shots in Grand Marais on March 1. The Sheriff’s Office said it was a private party shooting on private land.

Sheriff deputies handled a number of public assistance calls for a party running out of gas; two drivers requesting tows; a broken down snowmobile; help with changing a flat tire; and help in retrieving a purse left behind and locked in a building. Deputies also gave an intoxicated person at the casino a ride home.

A deputy was called to address a civil matter – a snowplowing issue between neighbors.

The Sheriff’s Office received a copy of a trespass letter.

On Feb. 27, deputies were called to check the hazard of sand on the highway.

There were two calls reporting parking problems at the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino, one reporting an out-of-gas car blocking an intersection and the other left in a private parking lot for a week.

A call reported suspicious activity on Feb. 27, which led to an investigation of a juvenile. Two other suspicious activity calls came in, one from a homeowner who reported that things were moved around in a home. There were concerns that someone may have been inside. A final suspicious activity call ended up being a juvenile prank.

Deputies were asked to check the safety and well being of two individuals visiting the county, one on the Gunflint Trail; one in Grand Portage. Deputies also responded to a caller concerned about a person walking on the highway at 4 a.m.

There were a number of animal disturbance calls, most related to deer. There was an injured deer on Highway 61 on Feb. 26, then reports of dead deer on Feb. 27 and Feb. 28. There was a report of a car/deer crash on East Highway 61 on March 3.

The only non-deer-related animal call was a dog found by a deputy on March 2.

Dispatchers handled a call about a power outage in Grand Marais on Feb. 28.

A telephone scam was reported to law enforcement on March 1.  

There were five traffic stops, with four reprimands and one citation. There were 10 stops to check residences or businesses and five medical calls.

Dispatchers answered three crank or misdialed 9-1-1 calls.

If you need help from Cook County Law Enforcement, dial 9-1-1. For non-emergency calls, contact the Cook County Sheriff’s Office at 218-387-3030.