Tag: MERRILL POLICE DEPARMENT REPORT

During the week ending December 7, the Merrill Police Department responded to fourteen incidents, while officers conducted approximately twelve traffic stops and 38 security checks. On Wednesday a woman reported that she accidentally left her cash at a store’s self-checkout, and another customer picked it up and used it. Staff recognized the customer, and officers contacted her. The woman said she took the money by mistake, and it was returned to the rightful owner. Other activity included two reports of probation violations and bail jumping, three calls for potential fraud,…

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MERRILL – During the week ending November 30, the Merrill Police Department responded to nine incidents, while officers conducted approximately 34 traffic stops and 54 security checks. On Friday shortly after 3am Officers followed up on a report of a vehicle hitting a building. When Officers tried to converse with the female driver, she became belligerent and then attacked the Officers. She was arrested for battery to a law enforcement officer, resisting/obstructing an officer, and disorderly conduct. Other activity included three probation violations, an individual taken into custody on an…

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MERRILL – During the week ending November 23, the Merrill Police Department responded to five incidents, while officers conducted approximately 23 traffic stops and 65 security checks. On Monday the 17th, the Merrill Chief of Police and Captain responded to an argument that was taking place in front of City Hall between a male and female party. The male was cited for Disorderly Conduct.   Other activity included two arrests for probation violations, one instance of possession of an illegal substance, a citation for speeding, and an additional instance disorderly…

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MERRILL – During the week ending November 16, the Merrill Police Department responded to 14 incidents, while officers conducted approximately 33 traffic stops and 44 security checks. On Friday a school bus had stopped at a railroad crossing with two vehicles behind it when a third vehicle rear-ended one of the vehicles, resulting in damage to all three vehicles involved. A citation for inattentive driving was given to the driver who caused the crash, and a crash report was completed. Other activity included two arrests for probation violations and bail…

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MERRILL – During the week ending November 2nd, the Merrill Police Department responded to 20 incidents, while officers conducted approximately 40 traffic stops and 36 security checks. On Friday a request was submitted for a welfare check because a 20-yr-old male who was intoxicated was causing a disturbance. After an investigation of the incident the man was being transported to jail and he bit the door panel inside the squad car. He was eventually arrested on seven separate counts and was cited for underage drinking. There were two instances of…

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MERRILL – During the week ending October 19, the Merrill Police Department responded to seven incidents, while officers conducted approximately 41 traffic stops and 43 security checks. A male party was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest after he had pushed his wife into a fireplace and eventually needed to be carried out of the house by officers. There was a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday at the intersection of on E 14th St and N Center Ave. A report of a Public Disturbance on Monday where a person…

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MERRILL – During the week ending October 12th, the Merrill Police Department responded to eight incidents, while officers conducted approximately 31 traffic stops and 81 security checks. There was one report of Disorderly Conduct involving a motor vehicle. There were two reports of theft, one a stolen car and the other a bicycle, three instances of arrest for OWI, one of those a 3rd offense that also included charges for felony bail jumping, possession of drug paraphernalia and a probation hold. There was a motor vehicle accident on Friday on…

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During the week ending October 5, the Merrill Police Department responded to ten incidents, while officers conducted approximately 39 traffic stops and 82 security checks. There were two reports of Disorderly Conduct, one of those with a motor vehicle. There was one report of possession of an illegal substance that also included bail jumping, three reports of theft, one report of public intoxication, one instance of possible trespassing, and one probation hold. On Sunday a store found counterfeit bills in their cash register and turned them over to MPD. The…

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MERRILL – During the week ending September 21, the Merrill Police Department responded to 21 incidents, while officers conducted approximately 30 traffic stops and 85 security checks. There were five reports of Disorderly Conduct, one of those with a motor vehicle. There were five reports of possession of an illegal or unauthorized substance – two of those involving minors, four reports of theft, and four reports of bail jumping and probation violation. Other instances included unlawful communication via email, lost and found, misuse of 911 services, and assisting the Lincoln…

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MERRILL – The Merrill Police Department responded to 13 incidents last week. Officers conducted approximately 50 traffic stops and 124 security checks. There were two instances of theft, three reports of disorderly conduct, four reports of probation violations and bail jumping, a report of a hit and run, and one instance of property damage. During a traffic stop for a registration violation on Wednesday, citations were issued for possession of THC and drug paraphernalia. On Thursday, an individual was cited for underage drinking at the Lincoln County Fair. 

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