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It’s back-to-school season, and Crookston Public Schools Transportation Director Rick Niemela, along with the Crookston Police Department, wants to make sure the community is aware of proper bus safety procedures. One significant change occurred in March, when Minnesota state laws regarding proper bus-to-vehicle distances were changed. The law requires drivers to stop at least 20
On Friday, August 28 at approximately 8:09 AM the Crookston Police Department received a report of a motorcycle traveling westbound into Crookston on US Highway 2 at a high rate of speed. Crookston PD Officers located the motorcycle entering Crookston at a high rate of speed and initiated a traffic stop. The driver of the
UPDATE: The Crookston Police Department released the following information on Tuesday, August 25. On August 16th, 2026, the Crookston Police Department was dispatched to a child custody complaint involving Hector Castilleja, age 37, of Crookston. Through the course of that investigation, officers from the Crookston Police Department received information that Castilleja was using cocaine and
The Crookston Police Department, in conjunction with the Grand Forks Police Department, arrested Cathy Lajesse, 53, in Grand Forks, ND, on Monday, August 17. This arrest is related to a theft investigation filed with the Crookston Police Department in May of 2025. Cathy Lajesse has been charged in Polk County District Court with eight counts
On Monday, August 10th, at approximately 2:45 p.m., the Crookston Police Department responded to the intersection of North Broadway and 3rd Street in Crookston for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving an electric scooter. Officers learned a 47-year-old male was traveling northbound on North Broadway on an electric scooter and collided with a
United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Joseph Robert Thompson, a Crookston man, has pleaded guilty to one count of attempted production of child pornography. According to court documents, on October 13, 2024, Thompson took a series of photos of sexually explicit conduct of a then-six-year-old minor for the purpose of producing visual
