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Cook County Law Enforcement Report
The following reports are a record of calls made to the Cook County Law Enforcement Center in the last week. These are the initial calls made to law enforcement dispatchers.
| November 14, 2016 | ||
| 2:36 a.m. | West Hwy 61, Tofte | Fire alarm, false alarm. |
| 2:38 a.m. | West Hwy 61, Tofte | Burglary alarm at Bluefin Bay. Motion activation in the dining room, gift shop and lobby. False alarm. |
| 6:07 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Picking up two prisoners from Lake County Jail for court. |
| 7:29 a.m. | Lutsen | Safe routes to school. Following West End bus looking for stop arm violations. |
| 8:10 a.m. | Grand Marais | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 9:31 a.m. | Trout Lake Road, Grand Marais | Male possible broken back |
| 10:14 a.m. | Grand Portage Lodge | Would like a to talk to deputy. |
| 10:20 a.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Bring inmate to court. |
| 10:21 a.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Party received a letter stating that he owes back child support. States it is not him. |
| 10:37 a.m. | North Shore Health | Ford pickup parked on the road with tires past the white line. Parking violation issued. |
| 10:40 a.m. | Grand Marais | A gray SUV drove by a house and dropped an ipod out the window where kids were playing. |
| 11:44 a.m. | Tofte | 911 hang up. Talked with employee who stated it was a misdial. |
| 1:10 p.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Permit to carry renewal received. |
| 2:00 p.m. | Grand Marais | Party being harassed. Would like an officer to drive by around 8 p.m. when store closes. |
| 7:42 p.m. | Grand Marais | Compliance check. |
| 7:49 p.m. | Grand Marais | Compliance check. |
| 9:24 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 10:16 p.m. | Grand Portage | 45 year old male vomiting since this morning. |
| November 15 | ||
| 2:51 a.m. | Hovland | 87-year-old woman fell a little bit ago and is in extreme pain. |
| 7:29 a.m. | Lutsen | Safe routes to school - following bus #8 to school. |
| 07:43 a.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Received a permit to purchase application. |
| 9:37 a.m. | Tofte | White car swerving across the center line. No plate given. |
| 9:56 a.m. | Grand Portage | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 9:58 a.m. | Cook County Courthouse | Duress alarm. |
| 10:27 a.m. | Ski Hill Road, Lutsen | White car turning up Ski Hill Road with a possible drunk driver. |
| 12:11 a.m. | Schroeder | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 12:18 p.m. | Taconite Harbor | Business check. |
| 12:19 p.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Received application for permit to carry. |
| 12:49 p.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Transport 3 inmates to court. |
| 2:10 p.m. | Grand Marais | Papers served. |
| 2:24 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 2:59 p.m. | Grand Marais | Papers served. |
| 3:22 p.m. | Grand Portage | Reporting that he hit a deer. |
| 4:37 p.m. | Grand Marais | Papers served. |
| 4:42 p.m. | West Highway 51 | KIA sports wagon heading east out of town with a 2-year-old in the back seat not buckled in. |
| 5:07 p.m. | Dairy Queen, Grand Marais | Found black and white lab puppy near this location. |
| 5:33 p.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Papers served. |
| 6:42 p.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | 911 hangup. Call doesn't go through on call back. Sounded like a wrong number. |
| 7:33 p.m. | Grand Marais | Compliance check. |
| 8:11 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| November 16 | ||
| 7:00 a.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Transport three prisoners to Lake County for housing. |
| 7:44 a.m. | Grand Portage | School patrol. |
| 7:54 a.m. | Cook County High School | School patrol. |
| 10:10 a.m. | Cook County High School | 3-legged dog running around on the playground. Not bothering anyone at this time but concerned. |
| 11:13 a.m. | Grand Portage | Party numb and dizzy. |
| 12:20 p.m. | Cook County High School | Would like a call a back from deputy. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Grand Portage | COPD patient needs some oxygen. |
| 12:41 p.m. | Great Expectations School | D.A.R.E. class |
| 2:16 p.m. | Grand Portage | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 2:44 p.m. | West Highway 61 | 911 hang up from near this address. |
| 2:47 p.m. | Grand Portage | School patrol. |
| 3:06 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Driving report on white semi with a big P on it. |
| 3:10 p.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Permit to carry application. |
| 3:15 p.m. | Cook County High School | Extra school patrol. |
| 3:25 p.m. | Cook County High School | School patrol. |
| 4:44 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 6:11 p.m. | Tofte | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 9:31 p.m. | Grand Marais | Party is locked out and cold. |
| 11:21 p.m. | Grand Marais | Yellow lab missing, maybe about 1/2 hour now. Is wearing a collar but no tags. Answers to "Sancho." |
| November 17 | ||
| 6:42 a.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Transporting prisoner to Carlton County jail |
| 7:48 a.m. | Grand Portage | School patrol. |
| 7:50 a.m. | Cook County High School | School patrol. |
| 10:25 a.m. | Taconite Harbor | Business check. |
| 11:15 a.m. | Gunflint Trail | Papers served. |
| 12:19 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Reporting deer car accident. |
| 2:08 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 3:31 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Storage locker broken into not sure what all was taken. |
| 6:57 p.m. | Schroeder | Large dark pickup truck having a hard time staying on the road, crossing fog line repeatedly. Truck turned off highway onto Cramer Road. |
| 7:32 p.m. | Grand Marais | Reported Sancho missing again. She's out of town and her daughters should be looking for him now |
| 7:59 p.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Drug investigation. |
| 9:06 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Volvo wagon is going to be parked on the Gunflint Trail in this location until morning. Got a flat tire but lug nuts will not come off. Tow cannot come for it tonight, will get it in the morning. Is parked way off the road on the west side shoulder. Left phone number to be reached if any issues with it |
| 9:13 p.m. | Tofte | Residential fire alarm, false alarm. |
| November 18 | ||
| 8:03 a.m. | Cook County High School | School patrol. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Gunflint Trail | Papers served. |
| 9:45 a.m. | Cook County courthouse | Would like a call back. |
| 11:45 a.m. | Hovland | Report of possible harassment. |
| 12:00 p.m. | South of the Border, Grand Marais |
Someone ran into their smoking stand and hit the building. |
| 12:46 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Off road on lake side. No injuries. |
| 1:15 p.m. | Schroeder | Vehicle in ditch. |
| 1:15 p.m. | Tofte | Caller reporting that she is in the ditch near “Smokey’s Grave.” No injuries. Tow coming, will call if lights are needed. |
| 1:49 p.m. | Grand Marais Motors | Yellow golden retriever, older dog, running loose. Brought into the shop. |
| 2:52 p.m. | Grand Marais | Removing tree from road way. |
| 3:28 p.m. | Grand Marais | Tree blocking the road at this location. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Party unable to move vehicle in slush. |
| 3:32 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Out with van having problems getting up the hill. |
| 3:48 p.m. | North House Folk School | Reporting tree fell on car damaging car and blocking the highway. |
| 4:13 p.m. | North House Folk School | Reporting pickup truck hit by tree in this area. |
| 4:30 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Caller reported large tree blocking all of West Highway 61 near this location. |
| 4:45 p.m. | Arrowhead Trail, Hovland | Out removing a tree at this location. |
| 4:49 p.m. | Arrowhead Trail, Hovland | Removing tree from this location. |
| 4:56 p.m. | County Road 60, Grand Marais | Reporting tree blocking all of County Road 60 on the east end of the road. |
| 5:16 p.m. | Manitoo Trail, Hovland | Tree down on east Highway 61 at this location blocking the westbound lane of the highway. |
| 5:20 p.m. | Caspers Hill, Grand Marais | Power just went out. |
| 5:21 p.m. | Hovland | Reported a Happy Times bus passed him in a no passing zone, almost hitting him and forcing him to the shoulder almost the ditch. |
| 5:35 p.m. | Putt & Pets Mini Golf | Tree blocking the westbound lane. |
| 6:13 p.m. | Devil Track, Grand Marais | Vehicle in the ditch heading south just a little bit from this location. |
| 6:17 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | Reporting roadway very icing heading up the hill. |
| 6:20 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Tree on line and power out in the whole area. |
| 6:26 p.m. | Grand Marais | Reporting Newfoundland dog outside barking. Worried about welfare of dog. |
| 7:16 p.m. | Old Shore Road, Grand Marais | Power just went out. Party heard a loud pop outside when the power went out. |
| 7:38 p.m. | Grand Marais | Out of power about 10 minutes ago. |
| 7:39 p.m. | Lutsen | Vehicle can’t get up Caribou Trail, very icy. |
| 7:42 p.m. | Grand Marais | Power just went out but neighbors is still on. |
| 8:19 p.m. | Devil Track Road, Grand Marais | Power outage. |
| 8:25 p.m. | Tofte | Vehicle having issues in icy conditions. |
| 8:28 p.m. | Grand Marais | Tree blocking road and vehicle in the ditch. |
| 8:31 p.m. | Hall Road, Lutsen | Tree blocking the highway at this location. |
| 8:39 p.m. | Lutsen | Tree blocking the highway west of this location. |
| 8:42 p.m. | Kelly’s Hill, Grand Marais | Power just went out. |
| 9:01 p.m. | Lutsen | Vehicle in the ditch. |
| 9:05 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Power lines on fire back of this address. |
| 9:16 p.m. | Grand Marais | Tree on line smoking. |
| 9:28 p.m. | Birchwood Apartments, Grand Marais | Heard possibly a transformer blow behind this area. |
| 9:41 p.m. | County Road 14, Grand Marais | Reporting tree down to the east of this location partially blocking road |
| 9:49 p.m. | Hovland | Power outage in area. |
| 9:54 p.m. | West 5th Street, Grand Marais | Tree hanging on electrical line at driveway. |
| 10:21 p.m. | Old Ski Hill Road, Grand Marais | Tree down blocking the road at this address. |
| November 19 | ||
| 12:20 a.m. | Hovland | Tree leaning out over west bound lane of Highway 61 in this area. MnDOT advised. |
| 5:37 a.m. | County Road 7, Grand Marais | 911 hang up from cell phone – heard muffled talking before disconnecting. GPS shows phone in area. Cook County rang back 3 times, finally reached someone who said it was a misdial. |
| 5:49 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Power never came back on. |
| 9:09 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Has power however line is just hanging on outside of the house. |
| 9:29 a.m. | Lindskog Road, Grand Marais | Removing a tree that is partially blocking the road. |
| 9:39 a.m. | Lindskog Road, Grand Marais | Clearing tree in road. |
| 9:43 a.m. | Tofte | Powerline hanging very low over Sawbill Trail near this area. |
| 9:58 a.m. | Morgan Road, Grand Marais | Power outage for 10 hours. Stated there is a tree on the powerline and another wire on the ground possible phone line. |
| 10:06 a.m. | County Road 60, Grand Marais | Clearing a tree on the road. |
| 10:09 a.m. | County Road 60, Grand Marais | 2 large trees in road near this location. |
| 11:21 a.m. | Gunflint Trail | Driving report - black Toyota Tacoma truck. |
| 11:29 a.m. | Lutsen | Vehicle w/ flashers on. |
| 1:41 p.m. | County Road 60 | No power outage, just big tree on power line. |
| 2:32 p.m. | Devilfish Overlook | Party states the Devilfish tower is out of power. |
| 3:16 p.m. | Cliffs Erie, Schroeder | Party sent pictures of a group of 4 caught on their camera. It appears to be 4 males in black coats, issued 5 citations for trespassing. |
| 3:37 p.m. | Gene’s Foods, Grand Marais | Reporting party states a female is accosting his customers. |
| 4:59 p.m. | Schroeder | Traffic stop, advised. |
| 7:18 p.m. | Grand Marais | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 8:21 p.m. | Lutsen Ski Hill | Foot patrol. |
| 10:21 p.m. | Grand Portage Lodge | Foot patrol. |
| November 20 | ||
| 7:37 a.m. | East Highway 61, Grand Marais | Power line is dangling and it got pulled away from the house. She does have power. |
| 11:00 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 11:34 a.m. | County Road 6, Grand Marais | VW station wagon that rolled over. No tracks and no one in it. |
| 11:45 a.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 1:14 p.m. | Grand Portage | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 2:41 p.m. | Upper Road, Grand Portage | Traffic stop, arrested party on Carlton County warrant |
| 3:17 p.m. | Grand Marais | Party states 7th Ave East is glare ice and needs sand. Grand Marais street department notified and will respond. |
| 3:40 p.m. | Grand Portage | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 4:00 p.m. | Gunflint Trail | 911 call from 911 only phone. Sounds like a pocket dial. |
| 4:54 p.m. | Chicago Bay Road, Hovland | A gray Toyota pickup parked in a poor location just off of Highway 61 on Chicago Bay Road. |
| 5:49 p.m. | Richey Lake Road, Schroeder | Traffic stop, warning given |
| 7:08 p.m. | Law Enforcement Cntr. | Rp states they will be using a drone to use for film footage around downtown tomorrow. All necessary permits have been filed. |
| 8:42 p.m. | County Road 7, Grand Marais | Rp states deer in the road near this location that needs to be dispatched. |
| 9:04 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, clear |
| 9:05 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given |
| 9:43 p.m. | Old Shore Road, Grand Marais | Rp states seeing a younger male who looked like he had been assaulted and wasn't dressed for the weather. He was walking eastbound on old shore road, arrested dennis boldenow for 2nd degree dwi |
| 10:37 p.m. | Tofte | Business check |
| 10:53 p.m. | Taconite Harbor | Business check |
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