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. 21
2:34 a.m., Grand Portage: Report of a verbal disturbance involving a mother, her sisters and the caller.
5:55 a.m., Tofte: Deputy requested to check for the source of a smoky odor near the hotel. The source was not located.
9:31 a.m., Grand Marais: Alcohol compliance checks.
1:50 p.m., Grand Marais: Report that two men in their 30s were shooting across the Gunflint Trail, about a mile north of East Bearskin Lake. Game warden notified.
3:39 p.m., Hovland: Report that a man who seemed a little strange was telling people not to drive on Camp 20 Road because it is a private road.
3:50 p.m., Schroeder: Deputy transported a hiker with a hernia from the trailhead on the Cramer Road back to his vehicle in Schroeder. Theman was able to hike out on his own.
7:06 p.m., Grand Marais: Credit card fraud reported.
9:00 p.m., Grand Marais: A leather jacket was found on Highway 61 and brought in to the Law Enforcement Center. The pockets contained one regular flashlight and one headlamp.
Tuesday, Sept. 22
7:27 a.m., Grand Marais: Hit and run damage reported to a vehicle parked overnight in the Best Western parking lot.
11:01 a.m., Grand Marais: Child custody dispute.
11:41 a.m., Grand Portage: Report that a person who has been issued an OFP has been calling 12-15 times a night for two weeks.
1:27 p.m., Grand Marais: The owner of a property for sale discovered two marijuana patches, and asked that they be removed by a deputy. Seven plants were collected for disposal.
3:19 p.m., Grand Marais: A gray car went through the cross walk guard at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Street when children were present.
8:40 p.m., Hovland: Report that a vehicle had flipped over in the ditch just south of Chicago Bay.
Wednesday, Sept. 23
7:57 a.m., Grand Marais: Complaint of belly dumps speeding and jake-braking at the intersection of Ball Club Road and Devil Track Road.
10:21 a.m., Grand Marais: Deputy responded after a report that the Johnson Heritage Post was left unlocked, and nobody was around. A keyholder could not be contacted, but the deputy was able to secure the building.
2:11 p.m., Lutsen: Report that somebody went into a trailer, threw items around, broke a $27 drinking glass, and stole an $11 pineapple slicer. The suspect has left the country.
3:30 p.m., Grand Marais: Officer requested for a man who was in a delusional rage at the HDC. The man was taken to Miller Dwan.
5:39 p.m., Schroeder: Reports of fire and smoke received from two different airplanes turned out to be a prescribed burn in the Dumbbell Lake area.
6:23 p.m., Hovland: Complaint about aggressive dogs.
7:52 p.m., Grand Portage: Security alarm sounded at the Heritage Center. All was found to be okay.
Thursday, Sept. 24
11:47 a.m., Schroeder: Report that one of the coal piles at Tac Harbor was on fire. The owners said they were dealing with it.
12:40 p.m., Grand Marais: Violation of predatory offender release conditions.
Friday, Sept. 25
1:53 a.m., Grand Portage: A guest reported to Casino Security that he had been threatened by another person regarding stolen weed.
7:31 a.m., Grand Portage: Report of a poached moose just north of Lunke Road. The caller said the animal’s head had been removed. Game warden notified.
7:48 a.m., Grand Marais: Request for additional squad coverage on First Avenue East before school because parents are speeding to deliver their kids to school on time.
3:26 p.m., Grand Marais: Report of an elderly man walking up the Old Gunflint Trail near the hospital. The caller said the man looked confused, and may have come from the Care Center. A deputy checked, and the man was okay.
3:27 p.m., Grand Marais: High school reported that a student left at noon and did not return until 3:10, and missed his bus back to Grand Portage. He smelled of alcohol, and left again to wait for his mother to pick him up.
Saturday, Sept. 26
12:29 a.m., Tofte: Complaint of a loud party on Tofte Homestead Drive.
2:09 a.m., Grand Marais: Complaint of a loud party in the Rec Park.
11:48 a.m., Grand Marais: Person came into the Law Enforcement Center because he found something odd on a tree in the woods. A deputy checked the area and found nothing unusual.
12:58 p.m., Grand Marais: Complaint of someone burning garbage.
1:02 p.m., Grand Marais: Two-vehicle fender-bender in the Holiday station lot.
3:11 p.m., Hovland: Ambulance requested after a catwalk collapsed and a worker fell about 8 feet, breaking her leg.
4:44 p.m., Grand Marais: Two people were seen taking a moose on the Grade between Whitefish and Richey lakes. They were driving a brown pickup, and had blue tarps over the moose.
5:22 p.m., Grand Portage: Automated alarm at the Heritage Center.
10:48 p.m., Grand Marais: Several citations for underage consumption were written after deputies were called to a party at Birchwood.
11:18 p.m., Grand Marais: Report of fireworks being shot off on the beach at Passion Pit.
Sunday, Sept. 27
1:35 a.m., Tofte: Calls received from campers at Temperance State Park reporting that a person was caught trying to steal things from a campsite. The owner took off after the man and found a stash of other coolers the suspect had stolen.
3:50 a.m., Grand Marais: Report of a bear peeping in the windows at Sawtooth Cabins.
1:46 p.m., Grand Portage: Ambulance requested for an elderly woman who slumped over in Ryden’s Café.
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