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The following is a record of calls made to the Cook County Law Enforcement Center from January 30 to February 5. 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, January 30, 2017 | ||
| 6:31 a.m. | Trail Center | Vehicle speeding through Trail Center toward town. Didn’t slow to the reduced speed rate. Dog race is going on, lots of activity. Vehicle almost hit another vehicle and a person. |
| 7:50 a.m. | Cook County High School | Safe routes to school. |
| 10:16 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Motorist assist. |
| 11:42 a.m. | Lutsen Resort | 911 hang up. Turned out to be a misdial. No emergency |
| 1:16 p.m. | Cook County Law Enforcement | Transporting female inmate. |
| 3:00 p.m. | Cook County Recycle Center | Pick up sentence-to-serve inmate and return to jail. |
| 3:23 p.m. | Cook County High School | School release. |
| 3:25 p.m. | N. Broadway, Grand Marais | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 4:40 p.m. | Sawbill Trail | Party coming down Sawbill Trail in logging truck, Road snow-covered and slippery. Wondering about availablity of county sanding truck. |
| 4:43 p.m. | West Highway 61 | Public assist. |
| 5:19 p.m. | Pine Mountain Ct, 2uno | Extra patrols. |
| 6:54 p.m. | North Shore Health, 2gm | Century Link is doing some troubleshooting on the hospital phone lines. |
| 7:15 p.m. | Grand Portage | Medical help needed. |
| 7:35 p.m. | Cook County Law Enforcement | Inmate visitation. |
| 8:45 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Vehicle stopped on roadside. |
| 8:48 p.m. | West Highway 61/Ski Hill Rd. | Party reported snow on the Ski Hill Rd, cannot get to Eagle Ridge. |
| 10:35 p.m. | Grand Portage, High Falls State Park | Foot patrol. |
| 10:42 p.m. | Flyby Drive, Tofte | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 11:25 p.m. | Grand Portage Casino | Foot patrol. |
| Tuesday, January 31 | ||
| 1:07 a.m. | Greenwood Lake Rd/Gunflint Trail | Out with person walking on the side of the road. |
| 3:30 a.m. | Johnson's Big Dollar, Grand Marais | Saw activity at store, was an employee. |
| 7:36 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Safe routes to school, stop arm enforcement. |
| 7:43 a.m. | Schroeder | Hit deer near this location. Needs to be dispatched. Minimum vehicle damage. |
| 8:13 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 9:37 a.m. | 5th Ave West/West 5th Street, Grand Marais | People having difficulty getting going after stopping, requesting salt/sand in the area. |
| 10:11 a.m. | West 3rd Street | Public assist. |
| 10:13 a.m. | Cramer Rd, Schroeder | Civil process attempt. |
| 10:26 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Would like deputy to call back. |
| 10:37 a.m. | West Highway 61, Schroeder | Civil process attempt. |
| 10:55 a.m. | Cramer Rd, Schroeder | Civil process attempt. |
| 11:14 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Civil process attempt. |
| 11:24 a.m. | Cook County Courthouse | Bailiff duty. |
| 11:46 a.m. | Devil Track Road, Grand Marais | Reporting the sled dog crossing does not give enough warning. |
| 11:53 a.m. | Sawtooth Elementary | DARE class, 3rd and 5th grade. |
| 1:16 p.m. | Cook County Courthouse | Bailiff duty. |
| 1:34 p.m. | Cook County Courthouse | Child protection incident. |
| 1:36 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Party turned self in on Cook County warrant. |
| 1:56 p.m. | South Shore Drive, Grand Marais | 80-year-old needs medical help. |
| 3:18 p.m. | Cook County High School | School release (safe routes to school). |
| 3:37 p.m. | West 5th Street, Grand Marais | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 4:09 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Requested deputy call back. |
| 4:59 p.m. | Golden Eagle Lodge | Found dog while skiing in this area today. Knows the dog owner, but owner is running the Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. |
| Wednesday, February 1 | ||
| 5:16 a.m. | Mile Creek Rd, Grand Portage | Commercial fire alarm, false alarm. |
| 7:55 a.m. | Cook County High School | School patrol. |
| 8:00 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Assist state patrol with traffic stop. |
| 8:37 a.m. | Grand Marais City Hall | Vehicle parked in lot for extended time. They would like owner notified and will be towing it. |
| 9:09 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 hang up on 911 only phone. |
| 10:03 a.m. | Violence Prevention Center, Grand Marais | Would like deputy to call back. |
| 10:14 a.m. | County Road 7 | Residence check. |
| 12:01 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Would like call back. |
| 12:41 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Picking up individual. |
| 2:49 p.m. | Grand Marais | Found stray cat. |
| 3:08 p.m. | Pine Mountain Court | Extra patrols. |
| 3:11 p.m. | Grand Marais Liquor Store | Hold up alarm, false alarm. |
| 3:16 p.m. | 2nd Ave East, Grand Marais | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 3:34 p.m. | Grand Marais | Party arrested for domestic assault. |
| 5:05 p.m. | Grand Portage | Party making threats, took off running. |
| 8:04 p.m. | Nelson Trail, Grand Marais | Civil process attempt. |
| 8:11 p.m. | Nelson Trail, Grand Marais | Civil process attempt. |
| 10:05 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| Thursday, February 2 | ||
| 7:55 a.m. | Cook County High School | School patrol. |
| 8:33 a.m. | Grand Marais | 92-year-old needs medical help. |
| 9:28 a.m. | Cook County Courthouse | Child protection meeting/multi-disciplinary meeting. |
| 10:01 a.m. | Lambs Resort & Campground, Schroeder | Truck and trailer with flashers on. Welfare check, all okay. |
| 10:50 a.m. | Sawtooth Mountain Clinic | Mental health meeting. |
| 12:19 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Caller reports that someone attempted to steal money from apartment. |
| 12:49 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Would like you to call him |
| 1:31 p.m. | East 5th Street, Grand Marais | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 7:16 p.m. | Grand Marais | Attempt to pick up party on warrant. |
| 9:10 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Public assist. |
| 10:55 p.m. | Grand Marais | Caller states a female is in his cabin trashing his property. Female arrested for domestic assault |
| Friday, February 3 | ||
| 8:20 a.m. | East Highway 61, Grand Portage | Traffic stop, citation issued. |
| 9:11 a.m. | Cook County Courthouse | Party requests a call back. |
| 9:27 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Preliminary breath test of inmate. |
| 9:33 a.m. | East Highway 61, Grand Portage | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 9:37 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Taking inmates to Lake County for court and holding. |
| 9:52 a.m. | Grand Portage | Attempt to pick up on warrant. |
| 10:23 a.m. | Grand Marais | Unknown vehicle in reporting party’s driveway during the day when caller is at work. |
| 10:47 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Urinalysis for probation. |
| 11:25 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 hang up from 911 phone only. |
| 11:33 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 hang up from 911 only phone. |
| 1:43 p.m. | County Rd. 56 | A dozen eggs were thrown into mailbox. |
| 2:27 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 hang up. Cook County tried calling back got voicemail. No sounds of distress online. Sounded like walking in background. |
| 2:53 p.m. | Grand Marais | Wants vehicle from daughter. |
| 3:25 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Would like deputy to call back. |
| 5:38 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Would like deputy call back. |
| 6:18 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 hang up from 911 only phone. |
| 9:52 p.m. | East Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 10:33 p.m. | 143 Law Enforcement Center Gunflint Trl, 2gm | 911 hangup. On callback party stated her two year old daughter dialed the phone. No emergency. |
| Saturday, February 4 | ||
| 12:00 a.m. | Law Enforcement Center | 911 hangup from 911 only phone. |
| 1:09 a.m. | Cook County line, Schroeder | Assisting State Patrol. |
| 9:00 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 9:21 a.m. | Chicago Bay Rd, Hovland | Question regarding a possible outage. |
| 10:17 a.m. | West Highway 61 | Traffic stop, warning given. |
| 1:12 p.m. | Gunflint Trail/5 Ave West | 2 vehicle accident with injuries. |
| 2:34 p.m. | Law Enforcement Center | Vehicle roll over at scene of previous accident. |
| 2:39 p.m. | West Highway 61, Lutsen | Deer ran into vehicle, deer injured in middle of highway, west of Hansen’s. |
| 3:06 p.m. | West Highway 61, Lutsen | Vehicle hit guard rail, checking for injuries. |
| 4:28 p.m. | Hedstrom Lumber | Fire in the boiler room. |
| 5:09 p.m. | Gunflint Trail/School House Rd | Vehicle in ditch. No injuries. Transferred the call to Cook County Towing. |
| 9:58 p.m. | West Highway 61 | 65-year-old having an asthma attack. |
| Sunday, February 5 | ||
| 7:46 a.m. | South Shore Drive/Meridian Rd | Report of a stolen personal locator beacon going off near this location, unable to locate beacon. |
| 4:01 p.m. | Grand Portage | 64-year-old female needs medical help. |
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