MERRILL POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT: TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO CITATIONS FOR MULTIPLE OFFENSES

The Merrill Police Department responded to 11 incidents during the week ending October 25th. Officers conducted approximately 22 traffic stops and 114 security checks.

During a traffic stop on Saturday, an Officer discovered that the male driver was operating on a suspended driver’s license and there was an open warrant for his arrest. The driver was taken into custody and while being searched, he was found to be in possession of THC, resulting in citations being issued for both offenses.

Other activity included three instances of property damage, four reports of disorderly conduct – three of those domestic in nature, and one report of shoplifting in the Pine Ridge area that is still under investigation. A verbal warning was issued to an individual whose dog was running at large, and a wallet was returned to its rightful owner after a fellow citizen had found it and turned it in.