Suspect Involved in Chase and Officer Involved Shooting South of Crookston Is Identified

Court docs reveal details of wild police chase, shooting through Polk County

CROOKSTON, Minn. — New details are emerging about a high-speed chase that began near the Canadian border and ended in Crookston with an officer-involved shooting. Newly filed court documents reveal the extreme measures 34-year-old Caleb Coffey of Oklahoma is accused of taking to evade Polk County deputies on Monday, April 7. The pursuit reportedly started near Warren, Minn., when Coffey drove around a spiked stop strip on Minnesota Highway 1 an…

Sheriff’s Office: Man shot by officers in Polk Co. started a police chase at the Canadian border

UPDATE – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the man who was shot near Greenview on Tuesday was involved in a chase that began at the Pembina, North Dakota port of entry. Authorities say after being confronted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 34-year-old Caleb Coffey of Oklahoma drove away, entered Marshall County and continued on U.S. Highway 75 through Crookston. The vehicle stopped on County Road 9 near the intersection of 350th Stree…

Suspect Involved in Chase and Officer Involved Shooting South of Crookston Is Identified

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The man involved in a chase and officer involved shooting on Monday has been identified as 34-year-old Caleb Coffey of Oklahoma. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the chase started at the Pembina Port of Entry when Coffey was confronted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The chase eventually went through downtown Crookston and ended on County Road 9 where Coffee was shot. He was taken to Altru in Grand Forks with a n…

Polk County pursuit ends in driver shot by law enforcement; sheriff says injuries are non-life threatening

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A driver accused of fleeing Polk County law enforcement Monday morning, April 7, was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot by law enforcement, according to a Polk County Sheriff's Office press release. The shooting occurred on County Road 9, west of the intersection of 350th Avenue Southwest, at 10:07 a.m., the release said. The driver was the vehicle's sole occupant. No identifying…

Driver Fleeing Law Enforcement Shot by Officer South of Crookston

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a driver who was fleeing from law enforcement was shot by an officer Monday morning. The incident happened around 10 a.m. about 10 miles south of Crookston at the intersection of County Road 9 and 350th Avenue SW. The driver and sole occupant of…