Polk County Sheriff Investigating After Teen Found Tied Up Along a County Road

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a 17-year-old female was found tied up along 410th Avenue Southwest in Bygland Township, south of East Grand Forks.

She was found by a local resident around 4:30 Monday afternoon.

The teen told deputies that she had been abducted and brought to that location.

She was checked and medically cleared by Altru Ambulance.

Deputies are working to determine if this was an isolated incident or if there is a threat to the public.

Anyone who saw anything suspicious while driving south of East Grand Forks on Highway 220 in the area between Highway 2 and the Thompson Bridge or has any information on this case is asked to call the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 218-281-0431.