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City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
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Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 5/15/2013
SUBJECT: Duluth Man Charged w/Possess Precursor to Manufacture Methamphetamine
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen (218) 390-2232
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Duluth Man Charged w/Possess Precursor to Manufacture Methamphetamine
CASE NO.: 13092316
INCIDENT DATE: 5/13/2013
INCIDENT TIME: 3:58 PM
INCIDENT LOCATION: 700 block East 6th Street
SUBJECT: Duluth Man Charged w/Possess Precursor to Manufacture Methamphetamine
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen (218) 390-2232
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Duluth Man Charged w/Possess Precursor to Manufacture Methamphetamine
CASE NO.: 13092316
INCIDENT DATE: 5/13/2013
INCIDENT TIME: 3:58 PM
INCIDENT LOCATION: 700 block East 6th Street
On Monday, May 13th, 2013 at 3:58 PM Investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force arrested Gerald Clayton Koss, a 43 year old male resident of Duluth. He was arrested on a Felony Saint Louis County no bail warrant for Violation of Probation at his residence in the 700 block of East 6th Street.
During the arrest of Koss, investigators located substances which are used for manufacturing methamphetamine. The task force then executed a search warrant and located household substances commonly used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine. Several of those items had residue on them which tested positive as methamphetamine. The residence has been condemned by a city of Duluth Building Safety inspector.
Gerald Koss has the following convictions in Minnesota:
1989-Gross Misdemeanor Escape
1992-Check Forgery
1993-Attemtped 1st Degree Burglary
1996-4th Degree Burglary
1999-5th Degree Possession of Methamphetamine
2003-Driving after Revocation
2004-Driving after Revocation
2006-False Name to Police
2006-Driving after Revocation
2007-Driving after Revocation
2008-Driving after Revocation
2010-Felony Theft by Check
Gerald Koss was transported to the Saint Louis County jail and booked on the warrant and has now been formally charged with Felony Possession of Substances with Intent to Manufacture Methamphetamine.
