The pandemic also saw an increase in domestic calls for law enforcement and a decrease in assaults.
The Sheriff s Office saw an 18% decrease in assault calls and a 14% increase in domestic calls and the Willmar Police Department saw a 7% decrease in assault calls and a 20% increase in domestic calls from 2019.
Both entities also saw a large increase in disorderly conduct calls, with the Police Department seeing a 28% increase and Sheriff s Office a 14% increase from 2019.
The year also saw a rise in mental health calls, with the county reporting a 363% increase and the police reporting a 125% increase over 2019.
Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt said that part of the reason law enforcement saw these increases and decreases is because the routines of people were upended and that caused a lot of stress.
Suspect led deputies on 23-mile chase, hid in the woods
The suspect was arrested after a few hours hiding in a wooded area in Meeker County.
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A suspect led police on a 23-mile chase in Meeker County on Wednedsay evening before fleeing on foot and eventually being arrested.
According to the Meeker County Sheriff s Office, at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday a deputy saw a 36-year-old Litchfield man wanted for multiple domestic abuse no-contact order violations driving near Forest City Township.
The deputy tried to stop the suspect, but he fled leading deputies on a 23-mile pursuit. Deputies lost sight of him in a wooded area near Minnesota Highway 24 and 305th Street in Forest City Township, where the suspect apparently fled on foot.
Sheriff: Intoxicated man in skid-steer goes after utility workers near Dassel
The utility workers were on the site of a cell phone tower.
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A man is in custody after allegedly using a skid-steer in a confrontation with utility workers in Meeker County.
The encounter between the man and utility workers happened around 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Meeker County Sheriff s Office, which reports that a 67-year-old Dassel man threatened workers at a cell tower site located on the 71200 block of 240th St. in Dassel Township.
The man is accused of using a Bobcat skid-steer to try and flip over equipment the utility workers were using, then threatening to overturn their work trucks.
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Several people arrested on gun and drug charges following Tuesday evening search warrant in Willmar
Six people, five men and one woman, all in their 20s were taken into custody on controlled substance and firearms-related charges Tuesday evening in Willmar. 3:01 pm, Dec. 16, 2020 ×
WILLMAR Multiple people were arrested Tuesday evening after fleeing police who were executing a search warrant for stolen firearms on the 600 block of Lakeland Drive Southeast, according to a news release from Sgt. Ross Ardoff, commander of the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force.
According to Ardoff, those who attempted to flee were apprehended and others were located inside the residence and a garage on the property. An infant was also present.