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Moose Lake, Minnesota, will reportedly lose its entire police department after the city council voted to make a contract with the county for law enforcement.
DULUTH — Moose Lake is the latest Minnesota city to go without a police department, after a Wednesday City Council vote to contract with the county for law enforcement. Mayor Ted Shaw was one of the two dissenting votes. He'll work to make a smooth transition, he said, "but I am disappointed." A contract with the Carlton County Sheriff's Office is expected to include four deputies who will .