MINNESOTA BCA

Two Crookston Men Join Three Others Arrested Last Month in Online Child Sex Sting

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office takes two more men into custody in an online child sex sting operation. They arrested 23-year-old Joseph Thompson and 34-year-old Trey Soder, both from Crookston. They join three other men arrested last month in a sting conducted by the sheriff’s office and Minnesota BCA. They included: 53-year-old Telesforo Ragrag from Thief…

New advancements being used to re-examine 2014 death of Tom Bearson

A designated phone line and email address have been set up to share information about the case

Tom BearsonMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Investigators looking for clues in the unsolved murder of a North Dakota State University student in Moorhead are using new technology to re-examine the case. Eighteen-year-old Tom Bearson was last seen with friends in the early morning hours of Sept. 20, 2014. Later that day, law enforcement was contacted after Bearson didn’t show up for a…

SWAT used to make arrest of wanted man in Perham

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR) — SWAT was used to make an arrest in Perham this afternoon. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 48-year-old Cleveland Mingo of Louisiana was wanted for several outstanding warrants. Authorities used a search warrant to make the arrest at an apartment on 911 Jenny Avenue around 1:00p.m. The SWAT team had help from the Perham Police Department…

BCA identifies officers, man killed in Crookston use-of-force incident

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — The man killed in a use-of-force incident in Crookston has been identified. 44-year-old Christopher Junkin died of multiple gunshot wounds on June 30. The Minnesota BCA has identified the law enforcement officers who used force during this incident. Crookston police officer Nick Fladland deployed his Taser and fired his handgun, Officer Corey Rich deployed his…

Man Fatally Shot By Officer Called To Confrontation at Crookston Shelter Sunday

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO/KROX) — A police officer in Crookston fatally shot a man during a confrontation at a homeless shelter. Officers were dispatched to Care and Share shelter around 11:45 last night on a report of a fight in progress. Police Chief Darin Selzer says one man was being combative toward officers and did not follow their verbal commands. Less…

Missing Person Alert for 13-Year-Old Moorhead Boy

UPDATE: The Moorhead Police Department is no longer seeking assist in locating Ericson. Ericson was located safe on 05/29/2024. Thank you for your assistance for sharing and looking for Ericson.   MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A 13-year-old boy in Moorhead has gone missing. Moorhead Police Department and Minnesota BCA issuing a missing person alert for Ericson Kpedeh. He was last…

Crookston man shot, killed by police identified

The man was involved in a May 16 use-of-force incident

Courtesy: KROXST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — The man accused of swinging a hatchet at police in Crookston last week has been identified. Police shot 35-year-old Andrew Dale who later died at a hospital. On May 16, they came across Dale just before 1 a.m. around 7th Street East. He rapidly approached officers and less lethal means were deployed and then…