On Wednesday, February 20 at approximately 12:45 p.m. members of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Pine to Prairie Violent Crime Enforcement team and the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Roland Edward Vanderplaats (Born July 7, 1947) in Mahnomen. Vanderplaats was transported to the Northwest Regional Correctional Center and booked in on Terroristic Threats and Reckless discharge of a firearm in the city of Fosston on Sunday, February 17. No further information is being released at this time.
ORIGINAL STORY
On Sunday, February 7, approximately 12:57 a.m. a Polk County Deputy Patrolling the City of Fosston heard what was believed to be two gunshots on the east side of Fosston. Polk County Sheriff Deputies began a search of the area. At approximately 4:45 a.m. EMS Staff from Fosston Essentia Hospital reported they found a bullet casing in the parking lot of the EMS building. Deputy’s searched the area and determined two Essentia Hospital employee vehicle had bullet holes in them. No person’s where in or around the parking lot when this occurred. At this time, it is believed this is an isolated incident. No further information will be released at this time as this is an active ongoing investigation. Anyone with any information pertaining to this incident is asked to contact the Polk County Sheriff Office at 218-281-0431.
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