MERRILL POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT: CHARGES REFERRED FOR ENGAGED COUPLE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL ALTERCATION

The Merrill Police Department responded to 11incidents during the week ending October 4th. Officers conducted approximately 6 traffic stops and 27 security checks.

An incident involving  a woman arguing with and striking her fiancé in the face on Friday led officers to an investigation that revealed there had previously been several other incidents of physical abuse between them. Charges were referred to the district attorney’s office for both individuals.

Other activity the report of a runaway incident where the child was promptly found and returned to the parents, a citation issued for animal welfare violations, two arrests for probation violations and bail jumping, a vehicle fire assist, an OWI arrest, and an arrest for theft, possession of THC, and underage possession and consumption of alcohol.  There were three instances of disorderly conduct – two of those domestic in nature. An assist with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday ended with apprehension of the suspect on East Main Street after a stop stick maneuver was deployed to deflate the vehicle’s driver’s side tires.