On Friday, September 5, the North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at a predetermined location in Cass County. Saturation patrols will be conducted following the checkpoint. The purpose of these enforcement events is to deter impaired driving and to remove impaired drivers from the road. As of…
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Cass County (MN) Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that the Cass County Sheriff’s personnel has received reports of quickly changing ice conditions on large bodies of water, including Leech Lake. The Cass County Sheriff’s office says the high winds they have been experiencing for two days have shifted ice resulting in large open cracks and heaves. …
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The Cass County Sheriff’s Office (MN) announced today that their K9 Ryker, who was severely injured during an arrest on September 17, has been released from a Twin Cities Veterinary Hospital and is recovering comfortably at home. According to the department Ryker sustained several serious injuries, including a shattered orbital socket, snout fracture, fractured teeth,…
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The Cass County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that their K9 Ryker was severely injured during an arrest on Sunday, September 17. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office say they received a call about an assault in progress at a residence in Wilkinson township outside of Cass Lake. Upon Arrival deputies learned that a male, Kyote…
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The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in locating a missing Walker woman. According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office they first received a report on August 28 about a missing person from Shingobee Township which is in rural Walker. The missing person is 38 year old Amanda Gould. According to officials she…
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From the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page: PINE RIVER, MN – Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that at 2:09 AM on March 21st, 2023, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a house fire on 40th AVE SW (County Road 26) in Walden Township, rural Pine River, MN. Deputies and…
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From the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page: CASS LAKE, MN – Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on March 18th, 2023, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Cass Lake Fire Department, and Hackensack Fire & Rescue held its 20th Annual Ice Rescue Training Course on Cass Lake. This year, after a 2-year COVID pause, approximately 76…
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Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that at 10:41 PM on Thursday, March 16th, 2023, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a request for assistance in locating a missing juvenile male in the Prescott Housing area, rural Cass Lake, MN. Initial information was that a juvenile male, age 8, left a neighboring residence and did not arrive…
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(Becker Township, MN) — Snow and ice conditions on Highway 64 just north of Motley led to one vehicle leaving the roadway on February 20th. The Minnesota State Patrol reports a 2009 Nissan Altima was driving south on Highway 64 near 100th Street SW near Motley when it lost control and entered the ditch, striking…
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