Police Report

International Falls Police

Department

Accidental gun shot: Craig A. Cook, 19, Seventh Street, was taken by Falls ambulance to the Rainy Lake Medical Center hospital campus Monday afternoon after he apparently shot himself in the abdomen while “playing” with a recently purchased .22 caliber revolver, according to police. The gun shot occurred as he was spinning the revolver on his finger. Cook went to a neighbor’s house and said he had been shot, at which time neighbors called 911. Officers responded unaware of whether the incident was intentional or involved other people, noted police. Cook was in stable condition when he was airlifted to a Duluth hospital Monday, according to police.

Burglary: Zachary R. Nelson, Sixth Street, reported Sunday that his residence was entered through an unlocked door and three windows were broken from the outside. According to the report, a refrigerator was tipped over, but nothing appeared missing.

Collision: Vehicles driven by Kevin S. Pocock, 48, Fort Frances, and Jessica A. Bright, 20, Memorial Drive, collided Nov. 25 at 2501 Second Ave. E. No damage estimate was included with the report.

Collision: A vehicle driven by Benjamin T. Amidon, 23, Eleventh Street, collided Nov. 23 with a parked vehicle owned by Elija J. James, address unavailable, at Eleventh Avenue West and Eleventh Street causing more than $1,000 damage to the vehicles.

Collision: Vehicles driven by Phyllis S. Wallen, 79, Tenth Street, and Gerald W. Nixon, 51, Devlin, Ontario, collided Nov. 22 at 1400 Highway 71 causing more than $1,000 damage to the vehicles.

Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office

Burglary: A trailer on Highway 53, owned by Christopher G. Cortner, Littlefork, was forcibly entered, according to a Nov. 27 report. Construction tools were taken, but no value of the items was available.

Fire: Northome Fire Department and sheriff’s deputies responded Nov. 26 to a fire at a metal works shop at the Roger Cook residence, County Road 25, near Gemmell. According to the report, the cause of the fire appears to have been an overheated wood pellet stove. The structure, valued at about $20,000, was destroyed, as were contents valued at about $200,000.