POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two men arrested after a report of a burglary in progress in Belgium Township in Polk County on Wednesday have been identified and charged. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Robert Fish of Warren, Minnesota and 34-year-old Richard Paulson of Emerado, North Dakota are both charged with conspiracy to commit burglary in the 2nd and…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two men are arrested after a report of a burglary in progress in Belgium Township in Polk County. After a search around 6 a.m., the sheriff’s office arrested a 29-year-old man from Warren, Minnesota. A second suspect fled the scene but was arrested several hours later. That suspect is a 34-year-old man from Emerado, North…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Numerous tips about this person of interest poured in to Polk County Sheriff’s Office, resulting in an arrest. 64-year-old Dennis Hovet of Goodridge was taken into custody on Friday for charges related to burglary and theft. Polk County released these images on Thursday of Hovet at a service station. They worked with sheriff’s offices in…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Fire crews from Crookston, Fisher and East Grand Forks respond to a house fire in rural Fisher on Wednesday. When Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrived, the garage was fully engulfed. Crews were able to stop the fire from spreading fully into the house, which has limited damage. The garage is a complete loss. It is…
LENGBY, Minn. (KVRR) — A shot is fired during a rowdy bar fight in Lengby, Minnesota, northeast of Mahnomen. Polk County Sheriff’s Office was told about a gunshot and a dozen people fighting outside the Rockin A Bar around 1:30 this morning. They say no one was shot and they do not believe the firearm was used or was intended…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A pickup has gone through the ice on Union Lake in Polk County, south of Erskine. The sheriff’s office says it happened just before 4 p.m. in an area known as the narrows, where there is only 5 inches of ice. The two people inside the pickup were able to get out but the vehicle…
POLK CO. Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office now says there is no known threat to the public after the discovery of a 17-year-old girl, tied up and left on the side of a county road about 10 miles south of East Grand Forks Monday afternoon. The girl was alright after being checked by Altru Ambulance staff. She told…
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…
UPDATE (8PM 01/14/24) A Winger, Minnesota teen is being held in Crookston after a stabbing during a bar fight last night in McIntosh, about a half hour north of Mahnomen. Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 19-year-old Jayden Ray in connection to the incident. They were called to Little Bobby’s Bar and Grill just after midnight and found a number of…
UPDATE 01/10/24 6:30PM: Minnesota BCA has identified the man who was shot and killed by officers as 42-year-old Lucas Gilbertson of rural East Grand Forks. The BCA is actively investigating the incident. UPDATE 01/10/24 2:45PM: Minnesota BCA says the man shot by officers in a home just south of East Grand Forks on Tuesday died at Altru Hospital. They…
