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Pequot Lakes Police Monthly Report June 2017: During the month of June (1st-30tt'),the Pequot Lakes Police Department has a record of 405 calls for service. Call types include but are not limited to: • Drug Information • Disturbance • Domestic • Fire • Shooting Complaint • Suspicious Activity, Person,Vehicle • Theft • Welfare Check Notable Calls: On 6/27/17, Officer Sheri Fyle was on routine patrol when she observed a white van driving on a closed portion of the old highway between Paul Bunyan Trail Dr. and Co Rd 112.The vehicle crossed over the southbound lane of traffic and into the ditch to get onto the newly constructed Hwy 371 where it continued northbound. Officer Fyle attempted to initiate a traffic stop however the van did not stop. Officer Fyle was soon assisted by a Crow Wing County Deputy in the pursuit. The van continued to flee for approximately five miles when it came to a stop.The driver was taken into custody without incident and charged with speeding, drive around barricades,flee in a motor vehicle and violate conditions of release. The vehicle is pending forfeiture. On 6/28/17, Officer Matt Jorgens received information over the radio from a Baxter officer in reference a suspect vehicle where a person tried to cash a large check at a bank in Baxter.The vehicle was possibly headed north toward Pequot Lakes. Officer Jorgens located the vehicle near Co Rd 16 and verified it was the correct vehicle by the license plate.Along with the assistance of a Nisswa officer, Officer Jorgens initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle near Hwy 371 and Veterans St. All four occupants of the vehicle were detained as the officers began a search of the vehicle. During the search, officers recovered several fraudulent checks, over $750 worth of merchandise purchased from the Mille Lacs Indian Museum, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.All four individuals were arrested and the vehicle was seized pending forfeiture.All of the merchandise recovered was returned to an employee of the museum. Besides these two traffic stops, officers forfeited two other vehicles from traffic stops for a total of four for the month of June.