On Wednesday, December 8th, 2021, at approximately 1:19 p.m. an Officer with the Grand Forks Police Department attempted to stop a male subject who was riding a bicycle in the roadway and obstructing traffic in the 1300 block of Stanford Rd.
The officer had activated his emergency lights and siren and the male subject took off on his bike and entered an apartment building in the 3500 block of 11th Avenue North. The officer followed the male subject on foot and into the building. The male suspect kicked in the door of an apartment and entered in. Once inside the apartment, the suspect barricaded the door. The officer identified himself and attempted to contact anyone inside the apartment. A short time later a female came to the door and said that she was inside the apartment when an unknown male subject kicked in the door, entered the apartment, and barricaded the door before running into the back of the apartment.
Officers located the male who was inside a bathroom and was refusing to come out. After giving verbal commands for several minutes and speaking with the suspect he did open the door and come out and he was secured in handcuffs.
Investigation of the incident identified the male suspect as Clifford L. Bays, age 34 of Grand Forks, ND.
Bays was arrested for Refusal to Halt, Burglary, and Possession of Drugs Bays also had two active warrants for his arrest, one from the ND State Penitentiary and one from ND Parole & Probation.
