The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says three men from the area have been arrested after a proactive, undercover chat operation used to identify online sexual solicitors of children. According to law enforcement, 45 individuals were being investigated from around the United States and Canada. The three locals arrested and charged are: 45-year-old Mark Richard Olson…
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CROOKSTON, MN—One man is dead after a shooting late Sunday night in Crookston. Crookston Police were called to the Care and Share homeless shelter around 11:45pm for a report of a fight. When officers arrived, they found a man who would not respond to the officers. Less lethal ways were used to subdue the man,…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the man shot to death by Crookston Police last Friday. 35-year-old Andrew Scott Dale was holding a hatchet when he was approached by law enforcement on East 7th Street in the early morning hours of May…
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