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While it's easy to jump to conclusions and point fingers, let's remember that we’ve all made mistakes, especially when we’re young. Yes, what happened was reckless, and there are real consequences to his actions. What he did is inexcusable, but it’s also a chance for him to grow and hopefully understand the gravity of his actions. Everyone deserves the opportunity to make amends and become a better person. Let’s not forget that.

He ripped the cemetery up and all

Wonder if this is the same person that previously damaged the plots in the cemetery. Honestly what type of person does things like that?

I just want to say thank you so much to all of the officers keeping our town safe and I also want to say from experience sometimes mental health problems and not having healthy coping mechanism that actually works for you can be hard. Also sometimes alcohol addiction is one of the hardest things to overcome. Now getting a resolution and over coming both of those can sometimes (to some) seem like nearly impossible goals to reach. I’ve had nothing but good experiences with Cale and his work ethic and then his mother is doing everything she can to be the best mom possible to all of her kids. Which imo have been great kiddos. Let’s remember and think back to when we were all young and all of the things we have done. Now let’s all remember the saying “he who has not sinned may cast the first stone” and “don’t throw stones in glass houses”. Give grace where it’s needed but give guidance where it is needed as well!

Thank you to our police and sheriff departments for doing a successful arrest. Thank you for making us all aware of what's going on in our town. This person is 18 an adult and should know better so having consequences and treatment might help him "if and only if he accepts it and wants it" We all know how that goes. It's hard for families to go thru this kind of delemma cause I feel your pain / but they have to learn the hard knocks. I wish they would all learn but not all do. All we can do is pray that a good outcome comes from this. The police Dept. and sheriff Dept did an excellent job and need to continue to crack down on people not abiding by the laws. Now let's hope the judge doesn't slap ppl on the hands because they don't learn from that. There needs to be accountability and consequences for the crimes they commit. The saying kids will be kids is over rated / when they are 18 and over they know better and there is alot of fun to be had without drugs and alcohol and no destruction. This should be an example to others who are thinking on breaking the law / it's not worth it / think long and hard before causing yourself a world of hurt!

Crazy to think about people are sticking up for this kid calling him a good kid. Wasn’t this the same boy that made a bomb threat at the school a handful of years ago???

Brain dead the body suffers

Getting wild up there!

Please, anyone who reads this that’s thinking of destroying grave stones keep reading. Please don’t take out your frustration on someone’s grave stone. That’s the only thing they still have. It’s the last thing anyone can go to . I’m 7 hours away, unable to check my great grandmothers grave. I visit everytime I’m home. It’s the only thing I have to feel connected to her. It’s not cool to break others hearts. Take your trauma elsewhere. Leave the graves alone. Go punch a tree. This is the second time this year I’ve had to wonder if I had a memorial to go back to. How would you feel, if someone did it to your loved ones grave?

Great work Officers 👏

Sad that he couldn’t find something productive to do. Hope he is able to get help and maybe he should be required to go take care of the damage he has done as part of his punishment.

So I just want to clear this up alittle.. I personally went out to check out the damage to the cemetery.. Cale drove his truck through some grass areas yes he drove over a couple flat headstones but nothing got broke besides some grass.. please people understand Cale didn’t not break or push over any headstones… please no hate responses.. he’s a very respectful & good kid when there’s no alcohol involved.. I too hope he can get the help he needs & can put this bad night behind him

I pray that Cale learns from this mistake and is able to move past it. All of us have done things we regret.

I really think they (IFPD) need to consider moving away from a storytelling narrative style of press releases to minimum-compliant releases as this raises serious ethical concerns as it blurs the line between transparency and public shaming. Police are only required to release basic arrest info, but when they publish full stories it paints people as guilty before trial. That undermines the presumption of innocence, can taint juries, and leaves a permanent stain online even if charges get dropped. It turns law enforcement into judge and jury in the public eye, which erodes trust and fairness in the system. Especially in this case, as he has a whole life ahead of him. Was it okay what he did? Absolutely not. But EVERYONE makes mistakes, and fortunately in this case he got caught and is still alive and no one got hurt. I do understand some releases for public safety such as the one from a few days ago, however every single detail of EVERY report is not necessary.

I’m just saying for the people throwing nothing but hate and sending pitchforks, addiction and mental health are real, I know Cale personally and he has the biggest heart and works super hard to do better, there’s family members trying to deal with this also so all the people sending hate when they don’t know these people personally is insane to me. All the hate this town holds towards people that mess up is so sad. 😞 hope he gets the help he needs. And to the family worrying about their son, brother, boyfriend, and friend I hope peace for you also. Send the pitchforks after me for defending someone that screwed up I don’t really care. Some of yall are sad. And it makes it really hard to get better and do better when you have a whole town hoping you fail.

Great job! Hope they throw the book at him!

It seems there are a lot of "perfect" people around here. So many young people are already struggling with addiction and mental health issues and need support rather than judgement and shame.

It is very common now for police departments in Minnesota to release detailed press releases on their Facebook pages, sometimes with dash cam footage. They also leave the comments open. People may not like it, but it's better than the "rumor mill" which makes the stories distorted and worse. Even tearing up the grass over someone's grave is unacceptable, driving at speeds in excess of 90 mph could have killed someone, especially the driver being impaired. Yes we've all made mistakes, but we've all had to pay the price including being looked down on.

Thank you to the Police Department and Sheriff’s Department for keeping our community safe to live in.

Everyone will believe anything. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone is going through something. Everyone is a saint until all those skeletons that you hide are on full display for all to see. By the grace of God there go I.

If you have a public relations person, they would make a great guest on our morning show. I would love to ask you about your new social media strategy and these type of posts.

Thanks to officers for pursuing the suspect to completion/arrest. Absolute menace.

Glad you caught them there is no excuse for this. Thank you I Falls Police department

Thank you IFPD and KCSD!!! you all have been so busy!!! keep up the great work! hopefully the suspect recognizes that he needs help and accepts it when offered!

I don’t know this kid but I thought he was a good kid. I think he was cleaning blight and garbage runs for a while. Which is a pretty good deed. Maybe something triggered him to do this. Not sure how a person can go from being a Good Samaritan to messing with a cemetery. Out of respect for all the deceased and there families you just don’t mess with anything in a cemetery. Hopefully this boy gets help cemeteries are sacred grounds

Block away from me. Nice wake up call at 6am hearing that loud speaker 😏😏 glad no one was hurt

Seen this coming second guy to go crazy in that house with that woman

Thank you for keeping my neighborhood safe. Wowowowowow scary stuff 😰

He just needs help man, Jesus loves him. When this happens and nobody helps, they shoot themselves next time. I’m praying for you man. Hang in there

That's mental health.. Mike is a good dude when he's sober. Period

I've said it before, and I will keep saying it. A responsive and active police force is crucial to keeping a city and its culture "high trust". People can often times take it for granted. Glad no one was hurt. Thank you!

Glad all came out okay. Hope he gets the mental health treatment or substance abuse help he needs if that’s the case.

Thank you IFPD, Koochiching County Sheriff's Office & State Patrol for keeping the community safe.

Busy night for you guys yesterday wow. This guy and the one who pointed a weapon at a delivery driver. Good job!

I was thankful for how the police handled the evacuation process! I feel safe when I see the police in my neighborhood.

Praying protection over our PD/LEO.

Love our boys in blue stay safe

wow! The police had a busy night!!!! thankfully the situation was handled brilliantly and there were no injuries! hopefully the person realizes he needs help and accepts it! thanks again, officers!!!! stay safe!!!!

Was he shooting at the police?

Good work IFPD!!

So thankful!

I wish they could keep him locked up forever. He'll never change he's just getting worse.

My gratitude goes out to our men in blue once again👏🙏🖤💙

Thank you officers for a job well done, all of you !!

Great work for everyone involved. Glad it came to a peaceful end, and no one was harmed. Need to bring back mental asylums, with all the mental issues (due to drugs or family history) in town it’s needed!!

As sad as it is.....If I did not leave that town when I did I truly would have been over of these "give up in life //fkk it statistics that you see every day in these posts. I regret giving up on my plans to be with my children there but I would much rather them see me as the working 10hr days & doing my best to better myself, aside from being one of these post that show me as anything other than a person of growth & knowing my limitations as well as knowing that my personal growth makes me not better than anyone posted on here but truly lets me acknowledge that I needed to heal & took desperate measures to make sure I did not fall into the cage I felt I was in while there. Growth comes within & it is surely up to "OURSELVES" whether we actually change. Again I miss my kids but I played with these people,on this playground in the falls......I'm so much better for leaving than welcoming my being locked up or dead or killing someone else. 🫸🏼🫷🏼🖤

So few resources in the realm of mental health, add the stigma associated, the high cost monetarily. No injuries, great job to all that handled this crisis. I pray this man gets the help he needs🙏

You guys are awesome

Thank you for your service!

Nice job IFPD!!

Flippin nut case

Thank you for protecting the citizens of Koochiching County from those who seek to do harm. Thank you for putting your lives on the line for us to continue to live in peace and to have freedom to live our lives in safety. My husband and myself believe in praying for those in authority and the ones who do the work of protecting us. God bless you.

Thank you… and always prayers for safety for our UPS FedEx USPS and other delivery people… be thankful for them.

So glad they were all ok <3 ,it's just too bad that the old Holiday Inn couldn't have been renovated long ago into apartments for seniors, would have made a nice location. 😢

Thank you.prayers for delivery people.

Thank you Law Enforcement!! Keep up the good work trying to keep our area safe!!!👏👏

Omg this is horrible! Glad they are okay!

Glad everyone was ok. Thank you for keeping our community safe!

I have to say as someone that moved to Charlotte, NC from the Falls. IFalls police department is the best! They respond and handle a situation quick. Being down here, it's a wait and maybe. Be grateful for your police department! They work hard to keep the town safe and not becoming places like here.

Thank you IFPD! Keep up the great work!

Thank you IFPD

thank you you IFPD and all the other officers in our area for going above and beyond, every day to keep us safe. we appreciate you more than you can know!!! thankfully there was no one injured!!! prayers for all delivery people, as well! stay safe, everyone!!!

Damn..you guys had a busy day yesterday!! Thank you for keeping our community safe 🖤💙

Wow, what's going on at the Riverfront Hotel, used to be Holiday Inn and such a great place!!!! 😃

Thank you for keeping our town safe.

Thx for all you do.

Thank you IFPD for all you do to protect us.

Wow the falls has some mysteries coming out...

What is going on in the Falls lately?!

Thank you

Thank you

With everybody that complains about police officers... They always call 911 when they need help... Never complain because the police officer makes a mistake.. They've got one of the hardest jobs in the world.... It's not like being in the military we can just go shoot at somebody to defend yourself and by the way collateral damage that's war.. When you're a police officer it happens in a nano of a second and somebody pulls a gun or a knife.. So when you see a police officer wave at them and say hello.. They get enough people flipping them off all the time.. And then all of a sudden those people call 911 and complain because they didn't get to their house soon enough... Good job police officers of international falls.. Y'all do a great job..

I often don't agree with the "press releases" because it's a breeding ground for negativity and gossiping in the comments, but this one probably should not have been posted, in my opinion. There is a victim, and while she is not named, she still exists and probably has social media. I think her mental health should have been considered. Can you imagine being a victim of sexual assault and then reading about it on FB AND all of the comments, including villainizing your parents? Maybe her family was okay with this being posted and perhaps I'm way off about this. But it just seems inappropriate when considering the victim's mental health and well-being. We already are able to read about it in the public court records. I don't know that we needed to have the ability to comment on this on the Police Department FB page. I hope she receives the services and the support that she needs. ❤️

I am so proud of the victim. She is brave and a hero who brought to light how sick an adult member of the community is. It’s absolutely heartbreaking that this happened to her. It should have never happened. And unlike the adult defendant she did the right thing. It is not her fault this happened and it is not her family’s fault this happened. It is solely the fault of the adult defendant. If you have children or grandchildren nieces nephews cousins you should be thankful for the victim she is protecting others from the trauma she has been through and exposing an adult for being a predator.

People need to value .. values. Prior generations had them.. where did they go. Not sure if some Americans even care about this country anymore. When I went to Catholic school we started the day out with Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. Something definitely missing in today’s world. Not too late to get those values back.

Ignorance speaks very boldly in these comments

Anyone have a case number? I want to read the file..

Posts like this should have the commenting turned off. This was intended for public information, not a debate.

So sorry for the victim. Great work by our law enforcement finding the subject who committed the act and getting him off our streets.

Very Proud of the young victim that was Amazingly Brave. Stand Tall you have a Army standing with you!!

What's wrong with people

What a shame...

And when will charges be filed against the person or people that fed alcohol to this child?

💔🤢🤢 that poor girl. 💔😞

It was on the news 8/11/2025. That's where I first seen it.

These comments though 🫨🤦‍♀️ smdh

Prayers for that young girl and victim. Incredibly brave of her to come for forward.

The cops should thoroughly investigate this. Hold EVERYBODY involved accountable. The person who bought and gave the liquor as well as the suspect.

And he's not in jail I don't see him on jail roster

Yea how’s that going to stand up in court when she’s so wasted she couldn’t make it anywhere let alone later identify this guy

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I think that this is so inappropriate in so many ways that if these press releases are gonna be posted on FB then the comments should be turned off so knowone can comment so much ignorance and guarantee it causes more problems outside of this one with all these comments it's not a debate .

I hope he gets serious punishment and not a slap on the wrist. Poor kid.

it’s as easy as putting a quick 556 to their head instead of letting them take up space in prison. absolutely no excuse for his actions and needs to be put down.

IF SVU 💪🏼

God awful. To think 1k bail for that crime. Now this pedo walks the streets able to offend again. Great job IFPD on the quick and fast arrest, to sad the judge gave a weak bail. Just fyi also, he works at superone in the deli department, and pretty sure he is part of a band. Not sure if he is still working there or not, or still with the band

Sad situation all around, underage drinking amd sexual assault.. everyone failed this girl