MERRILL POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT: ASSIST FROM K9 DASTY LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF METHAMPHETAMINE

During the week ending February 22nd, the Merrill Police Department responded to eight incidents. Officers conducted approximately 69 traffic stops and 113 security checks.

On Friday, a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy requested a K9 traffic stop within city limits. K9 Dasty conducted a drug sniff on the vehicle and indicated a positive alert, and a syringe containing methamphetamine was located when the vehicle was searched. Charges are being handled by the Deputy.

Other activity included a water rescue assist, two arrests for probation violations, a citation issued to an individual for depositing snow into the street, and a report from an Amazon driver that he had been bitten by a dog. There were two arrests for operating a vehicle while intoxicated – one of those involving evidence of marijuana and hemp products and the other following a report of an individual hitting a parked vehicle with their car in the parking lot of a local tavern.