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KNIFE CARRYING CROOKSTON MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT

At approximately 10:12 AM Friday, June 19, the Crookston Police Department responded to 137 Marin Avenue in regards to a child custody dispute. Benjamin Strom, 24 of Crookston, was upset he was not being allowed to see his daughter. Strom was trespassed from the property at the request of the child’s grandmother.
At approximately 10:54 AM today Polk County dispatch received a 911 call of a man on Marin Avenue dressed in black clothing that had a knife. The caller was believed to be Strom. When officers arrived in the area they observed Strom pacing back and forth on the street in front of 137 Marin with a knife in his left hand. Officers, while waiting for assistance and from inside their squads, made several attempts to communicate with Strom and gave commands for him to drop the knife. Strom refused. At one point Strom rushed a squad which retreated from him. Dispatch received another 911 call, again believed to be Strom, stating the guy on Marin Avenue had a gun in his waistline near his back. Strom was then observed placing his hand in the small of his back as if he had a gun. Based on what officers were able to see, they didn’t believe there was a gun involved.
After repeated attempts to de-escalate the situation and multiple commands by officers for Strom to drop the knife, officers decided to use a less-lethal means of force to get Strom and the incident under control. A less-lethal bean bag round was deployed and made contact with Strom in the area of the left thigh/buttocks. Strom dropped to the ground where he was immediately taken into custody. Although bruised, Strom refused medical treatment and was transported to the Northwest Regional Correction Center where he’s being held for charges of Second Degree Assault and Obstructing the Legal Process.
Polk County Dispatchers, Deputies and Crookston Area Ambulance assisted.

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