Overview
- The East Range Police Department said Sgt. Cody Siebert died Friday and described the loss as unexpected.
- CBS Minnesota reported he died shortly after being diagnosed with a brain infection, with no further official medical details released.
- The department’s tribute called him “happy-go-lucky” and said the hole left by his passing “will be impossible to fill.”
- Siebert served as a K-9 officer who launched Babbitt’s K-9 program and worked with students at Mesabi East Schools in Aurora.
- A GoFundMe for his partner and two sons, ages 1 and 2, has raised more than $85,000 in two days.