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Emergency Incidents
Disabled vehicle after raccoon collision
Traffic
E Main St & E 1st St, Cottonwood, MN 56229
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a disabled vehicle near East Main Street and East First Street in Cottonwood after it apparently hit a raccoon. The vehicle was reported as disabled and a traffic report may be needed.
Driving complaint for car without headlights on MN-23
Traffic
MN-23, Cottonwood, MN
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a driving complaint about a gray Subaru traveling southbound on Highway 23 near Cottonwood with only fog lights on. The vehicle was reportedly followed by a county deputy.
Vehicle hit deer on County Road 73 near Highway 23
Traffic
MN-23 & Co Rd 73, Lucas Township, MN 56229
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible property-damage crash on County Road 73 just west of Highway 23, where a vehicle apparently struck a deer. The vehicle appears to be drivable, and a trooper response was requested.
Suspicious man banging on door at Cottonwood home
Suspicious Activity
Barstad Rd, Cottonwood, MN 56229
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers coordinated a welfare check after reports of a man acting strangely near a residence on Barstad Road in Cottonwood. The man had reportedly been in an occupied vehicle overnight on County Road 9 and was later seen banging on an elderly woman’s door wearing unusual clothing. The vehicle was later reported unoccupied, and the man may have left the area before deputies arrived.
Deputy asked to check on suspicious pickup truck
Suspicious Activity
Co Rd 9, Cottonwood, MN
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller from Hanley Falls reported a suspicious white Ford F-250 with a male driver near a school on Lyon County 9, about one to one and a half miles north of the school in Cottonwood. The vehicle and driver appeared odd, and a deputy was asked to check on them.
Vehicle complaint on Highway 23 near Cottonwood
Traffic
MN-23, Cottonwood, MN
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received multiple complaints about a possible traffic-related issue involving a vehicle on Highway 23 near Cottonwood, with the vehicle reportedly exiting into the town.
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