The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in a burglary investigation. The Polk County Sheriff’s office shared photos of the person of interest on their facebook page, and the sheriff’s office believes the man is in the Clearbrook area on a regular basis. The vehicle…
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While bullying has always been an issue, one form that continues to get more prominent in the age of social media is cyberbullying. Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Chet Carlson tells us more about this growing issue. Many people think that once a message or post is opened or deleted it’s gone forever. Carlson says that’s…
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Being pulled over for a traffic violation is a stressful situation for drivers and police officers alike as both parties are unsure of what is going on at the other end of it. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman was in the studio to discuss the do’s and the don’ts to make the stop go as…
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was alerted about a scam on Thursday that is posing as a Polk County Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder, or other officials that are trying to scam residents by requesting payments for tax revenue collection. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reminds residents to never send callers or emailers you don’t know money…
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On Tuesday, 42-year-old Lucas Gilbertson of East Grand Forks was shot and killed by police in Polk County after law enforcement that consisted of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, EGF Police Department and Paul Bunyan executed a warrant at the house Gilbertson was staying in. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman was in studio and walked…
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Listen back to the KKCQ Food For Thought Program with Matt Erlandson and Ethan Nagel of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office from Thursday, November 10, 2023.
Listen back to the KKCQ Food For Thought program with Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman from Wednesday, November 2, 2023.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has identified the driver of the vehicle that crashed into Red Lake River on Friday. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says that at approximately 2:00 am they, alongside the Crookston Police Department, responded to a report of a crash near the intersection of Houston Avenue and South Broadway in the…
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UPDATE 2:24pm: The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has recovered the body of a man from the Red Lake River. Law enforcement began searching the river in Crookston after reports of a vehicle driving off the road and going into the water. The initial call came in around 2:20 a.m. on Friday, October 13 for a…
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office will be teaming up with the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) ahead of this upcoming Labor Day weekend. Polk County Chief Deputy Mike Norland explains this campaign. Norland also gives some tips on how people can avoid getting behind the wheel of a vehicle while intoxicated. More information on…
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