Police and fire report for September 1
Police report
The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls:
Counterfeit
Thursday. A woman reported that she sent $3,000 to a man she met on the Internet in return for $8,500 in checks. The checks were determined to be fraudulent.
Theft
7:04 p.m. Friday, 500 block of Second Street Southeast. A MinnKota Maxim 44-pound thrust trolling motor was stolen. The loss is valued at $200.
Peace disturbances
12:55 a.m. Saturday, 1000 block of Birchmont Drive Northeast.
8:58 p.m. Saturday, 1400 block of Irvine Avenue North.
Gas drive-off theft
9:21 p.m. Saturday, 2400 block of Paul Bunyan Drive Northwest.
Party complaint
2:38 a.m. Sunday, 1300 block of Bixby Avenue Northeast.
Property damage
11:21 a.m. Sunday, 15th Street Northwest.
6:14 p.m. Sunday, Fourth Street Northwest.
7:42 p.m. Sunday, 1600 block of Bixby Avenue Northeast.
Sheriff's report
The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls:
Fraud by credit card
12:02 p.m. Friday. A man reported that someone used his debit card without his authorization to purchase $250 worth of goods from a Walmart in New Jersey.
Peace disturbances
9:35 a.m. Saturday, 1200 block of Little Norway Avenue Southeast.
10:42 p.m. Saturday, 1200 block of Little Norway Avenue Southeast.
10:30 p.m. Saturday, 400 block of Archery Road Northwest.
12:41 a.m. Sunday, 6600 block of Tall Pines Road Northeast.
1:01 a.m. Sunday, 4000 block of Supreme Court Northwest.
ATV complaint
5:44 p.m. Saturday, 19400 block of Hines Road Northeast.
Gas drive-off thefts
9:21 p.m. Saturday, 2400 block of Paul Bunyan Drive Northwest.
5:04 p.m. Sunday, 8000 block of Irvine Avenue Northwest.
Fire report
The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the following calls:
2:12 p.m. Saturday, 200 block of Lake Avenue Northeast. Medical call.
1:56 a.m. Sunday, 600 block of America Avenue Northwest. Medical call.
2:57 a.m. Sunday, 600 block of 34th Street Northwest. Medical call.
4:10 a.m. Monday, Beltrami County History Center. Fire alarm, unfounded.
8:18 a.m. Monday, U.S. Highway 2 West and state Highway 89. Personal-injury accident.
11:09 a.m. Monday, 1600 block of Fifth Street Southeast. Medical call.




