If you ever wonder what happens to your fishing lures when you snag them and break them off, this is a worst-scenario example of where they end up. This poor seagull had a fishing lure and extra line wrapped tightly around its beak and strewn across its body. Unable to free itself and eat, it flew into the wall at the American Legion, breaking its wing. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources was called to take care of the bird. Remember, if you can, retrieve your hooks and especially your fishing line. All too often they cause unintended damage to wildlife.
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record.
Monday, Sept. 26
8:38 a.m., Grand Marais: A man was taken to
the hospital after he was observed “freezing and
shaking” while at a downtown restaurant. The
man barely made it across the street to his truck.
A deputy checked on him, and the man said he
didn’t remember eating at the restaurant, and he
didn’t take his morning meds.
12:07 p.m., Grand Marais: Report of a lost
camera on the Gunflint Trail, between the stop
sign on Fifth Avenue and the golf course.
8:34 p.m., Grand Portage: Deputy was called to
a residence on Townsite Road, where two drunk
men were trying to break in. One eventually got
in and tried to take something of the owner’s,
and then tried to push the owner. They both left
before the deputy arrived. One man was located
and arrested for burglary and booked into jail;
the second escaped on foot.
Tuesday, Sept. 27
11:43 a.m., Grand Marais: Deputy responded to
a fender-bender.
Wednesday, Sept. 28
1:08 p.m., Lutsen: Ambulance requested at the
ski patrol building, where a 70-year-old hiker
suffered a knee injury.
Thursday, Sept. 29
8:41 a.m., Grand Marais: Como Oil reported a
possible attempted theft of oil from one of their
stations.
10:36 a.m., Croftville: Caller requested deputy
assistance with a 10-year-old boy she takes
care of, who has had behavioral problems.
She picked him up from school, and now he’s
throwing rocks at her and her vehicle.
6:27 p.m., Schroeder: Deer struck by a vehicle.
11:17 p.m., Grand Marais: A deputy spoke with
a man who was seen walking along the side of
the highway near Cascade, and who appeared to
be intoxicated and was difficult to see. The guy
said he was walking to Canada to claim refugee
status because he is a couple million years old
and the FBI was sending thoughts to his brain
and harassing him constantly. The deputy took
him to the hospital for an evaluation, and he
was then taken to the CHUM house in Duluth.
Friday, Sept. 30
5:21 p.m., Grand Marais: Deputy called to a
fender-bender at Crystal’s Log Cabin Quilts.
7:13 p.m., Grand Marais: Barking dog
complaint.
8:51 p.m., Grand Marais: Deputies checked on
an underage party at a residence.
Saturday, Oct. 1
12:45 a.m., Lutsen: Lutsen Resort requested a
deputy to quiet down the occupants of a room.
2:39 a.m., Grand Portage: A casino employee
asked to speak with a deputy about sexual
harassment.
6:56 a.m., Schroeder: Report of an engine and
other pieces of steel that probably fell off a truck
onto the highway, creating a hazard.
8:52 a.m., Grand Marais: A chocolate lab that
was running around 7th Avenue West was put
in the pound. The owner’s dad paid the $50
pound fee and retrieved the dog.
10:39 a.m., Grand Marais: Report that two
12-year-old boys were trying to climb onto the
roof of the Community Center.
3:54 p.m., Lutsen: Bikers said they heard a
shotgun and then some buckshot pass by when
they were on the bike trail near Smokey’s Grave.
They believe someone was shooting in a nearby
pit toward the road.
4:36 p.m., Hovland: Caller said two scruffylooking guys were doing something to a parked
truck on Camp 20 Road, and he believed the
van they were driving contained stolen goods.
9:19 p.m., Colvill: Deer struck and injured at
mile marker 117.
10:55 p.m., Lutsen: Driver stopped and arrested
for DUI.
11:53 p.m., Grand Portage: Complaint of people
talking loudly and shots of a .22 west of the
caller’s residence. All was quiet when a deputy
investigated.
Sunday, Oct. 2
1:08 a.m., Grand Portage: Two elderly women
spoke with Customs at the border. They said
they went for breakfast in Shoreview and got
lost on their way home, and ended up at the
border. They had no money or credit cards,
and were confused. A deputy took them to the
hospital due to mental and health concerns.
Family members were notified and came to pick
them up.
8:23 a.m., Grand Marais: Dead deer on the
highway near Gunnar’s.
9:01 a.m., Grand Marais: Lost wallet reported.
2:43 p.m., Grand Marais: Power outage on Pike
Lake Road.
6:07 p.m., Grand Marais: Caller reported that
someone sabotaged one of the trails he uses
for his sled dogs off Trout Lake Road. He had
just used the trail a day earlier, and when he
returned today someone had put trees across
the trail. He was knocked off his four-wheeler
and one of the dogs was badly injured.
6:31 p.m., Grand Marais: A game warden
reported to a deputy that during early bear
season he found a blue Coleman tent at Poplar
Lake campground. He spoke with bear hunters,
who said the tent had been unoccupied all week.
The game warden checked inside and found
blankets and a note saying “thanks for letting us
use the tent.” Today, a game warden found the
same tent at Clara Lake campground; inside he
found the same blankets, a hatchet, two packs
of cigarettes, one used condom, one unused
condom and blood all over the fly of the tent.
He thought a deputy should investigate.
10:25 p.m., Schroeder: Deer struck on the
highway. A tow truck was needed.
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