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Items found near river prompt police to ask for info

Police are seeking information after a passerby found a car key and other items on a park bench near the Mississippi River in Brainerd. In a news release, the Brainerd Police Department reported a sweatshirt, towel, moccasins, eyeglasses, cigaret...

A passerby using the trail area found property shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 5, placed on a bench off the trail near Rotary Park . A sweatshirt, towel, moccasins, eyeglasses, cigarettes and a Pontiac car key were found and appeared to be purposely left there. Submitted photo
A passerby using the trail area found property shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 5, placed on a bench off the trail near Rotary Park . A sweatshirt, towel, moccasins, eyeglasses, cigarettes and a Pontiac car key were found and appeared to be purposely left there. Submitted photo

Police are seeking information after a passerby found a car key and other items on a park bench near the Mississippi River in Brainerd.

In a news release, the Brainerd Police Department reported a sweatshirt, towel, moccasins, eyeglasses, cigarettes and a Pontiac car key were located on the bench along a trail near Rotary Park. The passerby found the items shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 5.

The items appeared to be purposely left there, according to police, and the style and size of the items found led police to believe the owner is likely a female. Police believe the items were left there sometime in the 24-hour period prior to being found.

The sweatshirt is gray with "The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes" in green lettering on the front, and the cigarettes are Marlboro Black 100s. The moccasins are brown, and the towel is off-white with a purple and green stripes.

Police asked the public to report if they notice a Pontiac vehicle parked somewhere that seems out of place within the past 24 hours that has not moved. The key is a single key with a Pontiac logo with remote door unlock and vehicle start.

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Anyone with information about these items is asked to call the Brainerd Police Department at 218-829-2805.

Police are asking the public to report if they notice a Pontiac brand vehicle that is parked somewhere that seems out of place within the past 24 hours that has not moved. The key is a single key with a Pontiac logo with remote door unlock and vehicle start. Submitted photo
Police are asking the public to report if they notice a Pontiac brand vehicle that is parked somewhere that seems out of place within the past 24 hours that has not moved. The key is a single key with a Pontiac logo with remote door unlock and vehicle start. Submitted photo

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