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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.
Tuesday, March 23
9:47 a.m. West Highway 61: Hit and Run with property
damage. Vehicle in school parking lot was hit sometime
last week. Damage to right rear tail-light, scratch on
bumper. School had video of the incident. Suspect was
named. Investigation ongoing.
11:23 a.m. Lutsen: Ski Hill Road, Medical assistance
requested. Male, age 13, was snowboarding and took a
bad fall. Suffered from sore back plus pain in left arm
and leg. Transported to North Shore Health.
Wednesday, March 24
7:39 p.m. Grand Marais: Sixth Avenue West, locked out.
A friend went for a quick walk and was locked out of
their house. They were not really dressed for the weather.
Locksmiths were called but not available. A Deputy was
able to gain entry for the resident.
10:18 p.m. Gunflint Trail: LEC. A person walked into
the Law Enforcement Center and reported that they
were freaking out because they could feel things around
them and see invisible people. The person had arrived
on a snowmobile. The person was transported to North
Shore Health for medical assistance. Family was notified
and were grateful the person had been brought to the
hospital.
Thursday, March 25
6:16 p.m. Gunflint Trail: LEC, Public Assistance. A
person called from Social Security saying they had
a caller on another line who was threatening to kill
themselves because their Social Security benefits had
been cut off. The distressed suicidal person admitted that
they had not been taking their medication and said they
were in Cook, Minnesota. Dispatch confirmed it was
Cook, Minnesota, and transferred the call to Saint Louis
County.
Friday, March 26
3:59 p.m. Lutsen: Ski Hill Road, Fraud/Scam/ID. A man
reported that his personal information was used to open
multiple bitcoin accounts. He had moved $9000 into a
bitcoin account so a “Social Security” officer could verify
that the man was who he said he was. He got the first call
this morning. The person on the phone said to go to the
Miller Hill Mall in Duluth and use the bitcoin machine
in the food court. The man took out cash to put into
the machine: $5000 to one of the numbers he was told
to enter. The second deposit was around $4371 and the
man added his own phone number to that record. The
man was advised to contact the bitcoin customer service
and cancel the transaction if possible. The man reported
that bitcoin said they could not cancel the transaction
and that they could not help him. Investigation is
ongoing.
Saturday, March 27
10:54 a.m. Sawbill Trail: Unknown trouble. A woman
called from Canada and claimed that an abandoned
child (16-year-old obese boy with brown hair) would
be found at the Sawbill Campground area in a 30-32
foot trailer. She was convinced that the dog that went
missing in Tofte was stolen by a man and woman who
then went to the Sawbill Campground, abandoned the
16-year-old boy, and continued to drive on additional
roads. This information was revealed to the woman
through dowsing and crystals and maps. Investigation
determined that a large bank of snow was preventing any
vehicles from entering the campground.
3:10 p.m. Lima Mountain Road: Vehicle in ditch. The
vehicle, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, was stuck in deep snow.
The owners did not realize it was an unplowed road. The
woman and dog stayed with the vehicle. The man walked
out two miles to the Gunflint Trail. Cook County Towing
moved the vehicle back out to the Gunflint Trail. The
man was picked up from the LEC. Everyone plus the dog
were out of the woods and okay.
Sunday, March 28
3:08 p.m. Devil Track Lake: Wesley Lane, Neighbor
complaint. Ongoing problem of neighbor burning
plastic bags full of garbage. Party was advised that today
they would get a verbal warning, next time it would be
a citation. There was a smell of burning plastic in the
area and the party admitted that they had burned some
inappropriate material.
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