SOUDAN- The Breitung Town Board has made an offer to Daniel Reing to serve as police chief for the township. The board decided to make the offer at their Sept. 23 meeting after he received a clean …
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Tower council shows little interest in forming police department
Tower-Soudan looks to rely on county for law enforcement Posted
Marshall Helmberger
TOWER Residents here will likely be reliant on the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office for emergency law enforcement response for the foreseeable future, as officials in both Breitung Township and the city of Tower appear reluctant to re-establish a local police department in the wake of the resignation of former chief Dan Nylund.
Last week, Breitung supervisors said liability and expense were two key factors behind their preference to hand over local law enforcement responsibility to either St. Louis County or the city of Tower. Having Tower assume responsibility for establishing local police was Option Two on a list of five alternatives developed during last week’s meeting in Breitung.
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Car stolen in Tower recovered unharmed Posted Wednesday, February 3, 2021 7:32 pm It’s just a bad idea to leave a car unlocked with the keys in it.” Dan Nylund, Breitung Police Chief
Jodi Summit
TOWER- Leaving unattended cars running in the cold of winter is a rather common occurrence in these parts; just check out the Zup’s parking lot any day the temperature hovers below single digits.
But leaving your car to warm up a few minutes in your driveway can also be an invitation to someone to break the law.