The following reports were compiled from the Becker County Sheriff’s Office and Detroit Lakes Police Department from an official with knowledge of the cases, unless otherwise noted.
Monday, Nov. 15
7:56 a.m., near Highland Drive and Meadow Drive, Detroit Lakes, two-vehicle crash. No injuries.
8:34 a.m., 45000 block County Road 36, Frazee, a vehicle struck a deer. No injuries.
9:46 a.m., 200 block west Frazee Street, Detroit Lakes, phone scam involving someone claiming to represent Amazon. No information exchanged.
10:25 a.m., 400 block Main Street, Ogema, a counterfeit $100 was accepted at the Ogema Liquor Store. Caller believes the transaction may have occurred over the weekend. The incident is under investigation.
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12:25 p.m., 200 block west Holmes Street, Detroit Lakes, two-vehicle crash. No injuries.
12:45 p.m., at L and M Fleet at 1100 Highway 59, Detroit Lakes, inappropriate sexual conduct. A man in his sixties was possibly exposing himself. The case is under investigation.
2:55 p.m., 900 block west Willow Street, Detroit Lakes, a television and laptop computer were stolen from a residence. The back door had been left open. A suspect is being sought and the case is under investigation.
4:33 p.m., near Shinob Trail and Nokomis Drive, White Earth, a truck was reported on fire. The fire was extinguished and the truck drove away from the scene.
6:08 p.m., 400 block Minnesota Avenue, Detroit Lakes, vandalism. An 11-year-old boy threw a snowball at a house causing no damage. The boy was spoken to and appeared remorseful.
8:39 p.m., Becker County, drug related law enforcement action.
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Tuesday, Nov.16
1:08 a.m., 100 block State Street, Detroit Lakes, a vehicle was stolen and later recovered in Becker County. The case is under investigation.
7:01 a.m., near mile marker 29 on Highway 10, Becker County, a vehicle struck a tree. No injuries.
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1:00 p.m., 2000 block 2nd Street, Lake Park, a caller reported having video footage of unauthorized card use. The case is under investigation.
1:00 p.m., near Lincoln Street, Lake Park, a deer decoy, valued at $150, was stolen. The incident is under investigation.
2:13 p.m., near Highway 34 and 335th Avenue, Detroit Lakes, a semi-truck struck a pickup truck. No injuries were reported.
5:14 p.m., 33000 block Highway 34, Detroit Lakes, unauthorized account charge at Walmart. The card has been cancelled.
Wednesday, Nov. 17
8:45 a.m., 40000 block County Road 34, Detroit Lakes, a nurse reported a sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl. The case is under investigation.
10:16 a.m., at Walmart at 1583 Highway 10, Detroit Lakes, employee theft. The case is under investigation.
10:19 a.m., at Walmart at 1583 Highway 10, Detroit Lakes, shoplifting.
11:31 a.m., 12000 block 280th Avenue, Detroit Lakes, a caller claimed someone tried to open up three debit card accounts in their name. The accounts were not opened and no money was lost.
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11:58 a.m., at Walmart at 1583 Highway 10, Detroit Lakes, pedestrian struck by a vehicle. A 76-year-old man struck his 80-year-old wife with the vehicle. No injuries were reported.
1:39 p.m., 46000 block Shinab Trail, Ponsford, a report of inappropriate sexual conduct.
3:00 p.m., near Randolph Road and Highland Drive, Detroit Lakes, multiple-vehicle crash. No injuries.
4:24 p.m., 25000 block County Road 37, Detroit Lakes, single vehicle in the ditch. No injuries.
4:26 p.m., near Highway 10, Audubon, two-vehicle crash. Unknown injuries.
4:29 p.m., 12000 block County Road 17, Detroit Lakes, multiple check forgeries reported. The case is under investigation.
5:14 p.m., 300 block Frazee Street, Detroit Lakes, two-vehicle crash. No injuries.
6:22 p.m., 600 block Riverwood Drive, Detroit Lakes, single vehicle in a roadside ditch. No injuries.
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7:23 p.m., 38000 block County Road 21, Waubun, single vehicle in a roadside ditch. No injuries.
9:19 p.m., 900 block Summit Avenue, Detroit Lakes, Facebook scam. The caller claims he paid $300 for a puppy over Facebook and, when they arrived to receive the dog, the address didn’t exist. The caller said the webpages were also taken down.