By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (7/16/21) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida stepped in for the Toward Zero Deaths Coalition for their monthly conversation to take a look at enforcement on Minnesota roads and work within the County. Guida, the Sheriff’s Office, and the Minnesota State Patrol have worked to keep the roads safe…
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Press Release from the Northern Lights Task Force: Today the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office and their law enforcement partners dealt with numerous acts of criminal behavior and arrests were necessary to aid in public safety. Public roads were blocked, and spikes were placed in the roadways with the sole purpose to damage tires and property…
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On Friday June 11 at approximately 11:40 p.m. Aitkin County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a man overboard on Big Sandy Lake near Hillcrest Resort. McGregor Fire Department and Aitkin County deputies responded with boats. Deputies launched onto Big Sandy Lake and made contact with a group of men on a Misty Harbor pontoon boat. The…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (5/3/21) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida was back for his monthly update with Line 3 construction in a holding pattern and law enforcement concerns after the fallout from the Derek Chauvin Trial and Brooklyn Center unrest. Sheriff Guida noted the latest arrests from protestors interfering with the Line…
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Press Release from Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office On March 30, 2021, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle in the ditch in Beaver Township. The driver of the vehicle, Karen I. Maki, 64, refused medical treatment from the McGregor Ambulance staff. Maki exhibited signs of intoxication and emitted the odor…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (4/15/21) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday took into consideration numerous resolutions from their Departments leaders from the Aitkin County Government Center Board Room. The Board did approve the Consent Agenda including Search & Rescue donations from Haugen, Libby, and Pliny Townships, a K-9 donation from…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (3/30/21) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida spoke about Pipeline protests, Spring road restrictions and flooding and much more during our monthly chat late last week. Sheriff Guida first spoke on tough roads with the Spring Road Restrictions in northern Aitkin County. Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline protests continue even…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (3/2/21) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida’s monthly conversation this month focused on activity at the various demonstration sites along the Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline replacement within his jurisdiction while touching on seasonal messages and scams. Sheriff Guida says that as the weather continues to improve toward Spring, that…
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Press Release from Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office: On February 24, 2021, at 0555 hours, the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office responded to protest activity blocking the Hedbom Forest Road. Numerous people were blocking the road and a device had been erected in the center of the road. The device was constructed of two logs around 35′…
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