Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Crookston, Minnesota, in Polk County, has about 7,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Crookston depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Crookston
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
Inside Crookston that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Crookston Police Department); outside it, the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Pine To Prairie Drug Task Force (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Crookston Police
For Crookston, SearchSystems opened and checked the Crookston police records page at crookston.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/737/Records-Request-Form (page title: 00WON Police Department), phone 218-281-3111, 321 W Robert Street Crookston, MN 56716, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Crookston had 17 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 235 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Polk County Sheriff's Office
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 116 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 218-281-0431. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at polkcountymn.gov/221/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Polk County, MN), phone 218-281-0431, 600 Bruce Street Crookston, MN 56716, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
What the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Requires
Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the agency must answer a request promptly, within a reasonable time, and it may charge copying, and staff time for requests over 100 pages. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at polkcountytx.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 800-437-7051, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Crookston?
From the agency that took it. The Crookston police records page is at crookston.mn.us, phone 218-281-3111; the sheriff's reports come from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Crookston have to answer?
Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, promptly, within a reasonable time. It may charge copying, and staff time for requests over 100 pages.
How do I get a report from the Polk County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 218-281-0431. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Crookston website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.