By Tyler Trieglaff

Notes from the Chief

Notes from the Farm…The cows and calves are all separated. All the calves were put through the chute for processing and we had some excellent weaning weights – 22 of the 45 steers weighed over 600 pounds with a couple over 700.  

Smaller numbers per pasture, proper mineral nutrition and an extended pasture season surely helps with those weights. The calves are in their own feedlot and will receive a special ration that will hopefully gain them two pounds a day or more. We will feed them for two-three months before we sell them at the sales barn.  

The cows were also run through the chute for vaccinations, de-worming and preg checking. We had 72 out of 75 cows pregnant this year which is 96 percent pregnant. I would call that a successful breeding season.  

The cows are in a pasture close to the farm for deer hunting. We normally have them in the adjoining area from the calves for fenceline weaning, but that paddock is super muddy from all the rain. Working the herd those couple days was quite a chore as the mud in the corral and alleyways was over a foot deep. I definitely got my workout trudging back and forth bringing the different groups to the barn for processing. It was a nice day preg checking as we were inside the barn for the third year, out of the elements.  

Rifle deer season will be started by the time you read this, but please remember the most important safety rule, LET SOMEONE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND WHEN TO EXPECT YOU HOME. Have a safe and successful hunt!

Friday, Oct. 30

12:19 a.m. Three vehicles issued parking citations for 24-hour violation and parking on the wrong side of the street.

12:20 a.m. Suspicious vehicle with a male sitting in a residential area. Male was exercising his lungs and mind.

8:16 a.m. Asked to stand by while some parents were at the high school office.

7:04 p.m. Female calling wanting to get her stuff from her ex-boyfriends house.  

7:46 p.m. Male party calling to report harassment from his ex-girlfriend from above call.

9:40 p.m. Assist with a pursuit/traffic stop on Co Hwy 29.

Saturday, Oct. 31

3:27 p.m. Report of a cell phone left at the Event Center.

6:12 p.m. Traffic stop for vehicle without lights on. Driver was unfamiliar with the vehicle that did not have auto on/off lights.

Sunday, Nov. 1

5:10 p.m. Assist deputy with a safe that was found on Frazee Rd near Indy 500 Rd.

10:35 p.m. Assist with a medical.

11:36 p.m. Parking citation issued for 24-hour violation.

Monday, Nov. 2

9 a.m. Pick up a runaway juvenile and working with social worker for placement.

10:56 a.m. Welfare check on a female. Female was in the DL area.

3:21 p.m. Background check for a landlord.

8:38 p.m. Male reporting his ex-girlfriend was still harassing him. Information given for a restraining order.

Tuesday, Nov. 3

8:06 a.m. Assist with an administrative search warrant of a property due for abatement. 

8:31 a.m. Assist with an administrative search warrant of a second property due for abatement.

10:24 a.m. Report of a German Sheppard that escaped from custody. Dog was captured a short time later.

1:45 p.m. Motorcycle towed that was in the ditch near Co Hwy 10 for 3 days.

4:40 p.m. Warrant check for a female. Unable to locate.

8:57 p.m. Traffic stop for no tail lights. Switch setting issue.

Wednesday, Nov. 4

9:34 a.m. Assist with a medical.

11:41 a.m. Fire alarm at the high school. Cooks were using the wrong alarm timer.  🙂

11:58 a.m. Report of a lost wallet. Wallet was found soon after.

1:31 p.m. Assist with a domestic between male and female.

Thursday, Nov. 5

2:49 p.m. Report of someone driving through the new hydro-seeding across from the liquor store. It was a dually pickup that caused the damage. Please contact the police department if you have information.

3 p.m. Female reporting that she saw her daughter’s ex-husband drive by on October 14 and suspects he is continuing to drive by. 

5:14 p.m. Driving complaint on Cherry Ave. Male driver was located and grandma was going to have a chat with the driver.

6:11 p.m. Male calling for information about firearms safety for his son.  Male was told that the day before the hunting season is not the time to inquire about such a class.

9:55 p.m. Background check for the FBI.

(Tyler Trieglaff is the Chief of Police in Frazee and an award-winning beef farmer. Blue Line Farm was awarded the 2025 Outstanding Conservationist of the Year by the Minnesota Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts)