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LAKE LILLIAN — A North Dakota man was apprehended Sunday in Kandiyohi County after law enforcement officers terminated a pursuit three times for safety reasons in Big Stone, Chippewa and Kandiyohi counties.
According to a news release from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office, deputies on Sunday were monitoring radio traffic of a black Cadillac car being pursued eastbound by the Big Stone County Sheriff's Office. That pursuit was terminated.
Shortly thereafter, the Cadillac was reported in a pursuit with Chippewa County officers, and that action was terminated just outside of Clara City.
Around 4 p.m. Sunday, a Kandiyohi County sheriff's deputy located the vehicle on Minnesota Highway 7 in the southeastern part of the county and a short pursuit began.
According to the news release from Sgt. Tim Fischer, that pursuit also was terminated due to safety reasons, but the deputy continued to follow the vehicle at a distance.
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The vehicle was located a short time later in a field approach near Highway 7 and 90th Street Southeast near Lake Lillian. A 36-year-old man from Hankinson, North Dakota, was arrested and transported to the Kandiyohi County Jail.
According to the online jail custody roster, the man was still being held as of Monday afternoon, awaiting formal charges related to fleeing police in a motor vehicle.
Assisting agencies in the pursuit in Kandiyohi County included the Renville County Sheriff's Office, Willmar Police Department and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
