Crime and fire report based on local law enforcement call logs for September 12–15: AR-15 taken from remote Detroit Lakes residences, Waubun medical call requiring air transfer, and more.

At 12:38 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, there was a report of an assault at a house on Lake Six Road in Frazee. According to the incident report, a 46-year-old man from rural Detroit Lakes punched a 59-year-old Frazee woman in the face while she was removing personal items from a house. The man was revealed to be the woman’s former boyfriend.

SWAT carried out a search warrant at a home on Wejack Road in Cass Lake at 5:58 a.m.

A car accident was reported near 295th Avenue in Waubun at 10:27 a.m. Authorities discovered a car in the ditch after the dispatcher heard a car horn in the distance. The car was empty of people. Authorities found the car’s occupant after searching for it, but no one was hurt.

A theft was reported at Detroit Lakes High School around 1:26 p.m. more than the fact that it is being investigated, no more details about the incident were given.

2:12 p.m.: A home on Dorff Beach Road in Audubon was reported to have had diamond jewelry stolen.

A barn fire was reported at 2:29 p.m. on Menahga’s 140th Street. There were roughly 200 cows on the road, according to the incident report, and no one was hurt.

At 5:44 p.m., a cigarette container at a Detroit Lakes home on Park Lake Boulevard looked to be on fire. The fire was out by the time the fire brigade arrived.

8:45 p.m.: A gas drive-off was reported at a Detroit Lakes business located along State Highway 34.
September 13, Friday

9:06 a.m.: An overdose was reported at a business along State Highway 34, where a Mahnomen resident, 32, received five doses of Narcan. The man turned down medical care.

A plane was observed flying low while spraying farm fields and was approaching electrical wires, according to information received by Becker County dispatch at 9:11 a.m. The incident report did not specify the location.

11:29 a.m.: Someone reported stealing a political sign off South Shore Drive in Detroit Lakes.

12:36 p.m.: Air transport was needed due to a medical emergency at a home on County Road 143 in Ogema. An Ogema man, sixty-two, had passed out.

A resident of Osage reported theft at 12:59 p.m. on Bass Lake Road. The individual said they mailed $50 in cash and a card to North Dakota. There was no cash in the card and the envelope was taped shut when it came.

Gunshots were heard along County Highway 20 in Detroit Lakes at 2:13 p.m. They found the source of the gunshots and the shooter was hitting skeet targets.

A grass fire was reported at Rattle Snake Circle in Waubun around 4:11 p.m. The fire was put out without any problems.

4:16 p.m.: A 56-year-old Detroit Lakes man was arrested for driving after cancellation following a traffic stop on US Highway 59.

At 4:59 p.m., a home on Madison Avenue in Detroit Lakes was reported to have experienced fraud, resulting in the loss of over $30,000. A 74-year-old woman gave a man she had never met pre-paid gift cards.

At 6:03 p.m., a field along County Highway 11, Audubon, saw five hay bales catch fire. The bales were stored away from any buildings on a bale wagon. The fire was put out without any problems.

9:36 p.m.: A home close to 280th Avenue in Detroit Lakes was claimed to have had jewelry and an AR-15 stolen.
September 14, a Saturday

An ATV collision involving injuries was reported at 12:18 p.m. in the Detroit Lakes area around 309th Avenue. According to the event report, an 81-year-old man was operating an ATV when the front tire slid off the road’s edge and the vehicle began to roll. The man suffered injuries to his head and shoulder. He was driven in a private vehicle to receive medical attention.

1:10 p.m.: A delivery motorist struck a retaining wall at a house on Willow Street in Detroit Lakes, causing property damage.

4:17 p.m.: A young boy was observed urinating in public along Richwood Road in Detroit Lakes, raising suspicions about suspicious conduct.

4:30 p.m.: A fraud was reported at a Detroit Lakes home on Fern Beach Drive. A Detroit Lakes resident, 69, lost a grand amount of $60,000 in a scam that began a few years prior. According to the incident report, there might have been a computer virus involved in the scam. One payment was made in person at a Detroit Lakes business to the con artist, though.

At 4:32 p.m., gunfire was heard close to a house on 350th Avenue in Rochert. The caller reported seeing a black pickup drive away from the scene after the bullets were fired.

5:18 p.m., When someone poured petrol into their car and left a business along U.S. Highway 10, Lake Park, without paying for it, it was reported as theft. And then the individual returned to pay.

At 1:10 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, property damage was reported after it seemed that a key had been used to scratch a car at a house on Eighth Street in Detroit Lakes.

At 3:02 p.m., a 47-year-old Menahga woman reported being raped. According to the event report, the incident occurred while the woman was asleep. She was awake when the attack happened. The male suspect, who hails from Menahga, is 58 years old.

4:29 p.m. An air ambulance was sent to a house on State Highway 113 in Waubun due to a medical emergency. Other than the possibility of a stroke, there was no information available on the patient.

At 5:15 p.m., there was a motorcycle collision reported in Ponsford on County Road 135. The incident report from the Becker County Sheriff’s Office mentions an accident happened and that neither rider had on a helmet, but it doesn’t elaborate on what happened. A 44-year-old woman from Wadena and a 58-year-old man from New York Mills were among the cyclists. Both were flown to Fargo by emergency aviation services.

7:15 p.m., According to a Minnesota State Patrol incident report, Jose Cervantes Garcia, 39, of Pelican Rapids, was traveling west on U.S. Highway 10 when he struck a deer close to milepost 57 on a motorbike. Following the collision, the motorcycle went into the ditch. Garcia is thought to have suffered non-life-threatening injuries while wearing a helmet.

Tigers option reliever to allow for the reinstatement of Reese Olson

In order to make room on the roster for right-handed starting Reese Olson, who was activated off the disabled list on Monday, the Detroit Tigers optioned right-handed reliever Ricky Vanasco to Triple-A Toledo.

Olson will start the series opener at Kansas City on Monday night.

During his 15 days with the major league team, Vanasco appeared in two games and tossed two scoreless innings.

On September 5, at Oakland, he was the pitcher of record when Parker Meadows hit a grand slam in the ninth inning to lead the Tigers to an exhilarating victory. Vanasco’s first MLB victory occurred.

The Rangers selected Vanasco, who will turn 26 next month, in the fifteenth round of the 2017 draft out of Williston (Fla.) High. Vanasco had a stellar Class A season in 2019, but his career was derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent Tommy John surgery, which kept him out of action for the entire 2022 season.

However, when he was traded to the Dodgers in 2023, he was still rated as one of the top 30 Rangers prospects.

Earlier this year, Vanasco made his major league debut; however, in Triple-A Oklahoma City, he had control issues (21 walks and 27 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings). With the Mud Hens, he’s been more effective, logging a 1.38 ERA in 13 innings pitched with 15 strikeouts and seven walks.

Olson was one of the Tigers’ most dependable starts prior to his injury, and even if he is only limited to about 50 pitches, he may be helpful in the final stages of the game. Olson has been out since July 21 due to a right shoulder strain.

Olson, 25, has pitched 103 innings this year with a 3.23 ERA, 92 strikeouts, and 31 walks.