Two “suspicious” individuals taken into custody near Redwood Falls Thursday

Redwood Falls law enforcement took into custody two people reported as “suspicious” on Thursday.

On October 12, at about 7:19 a.m., the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 26000 block of Laser Avenue in rural Redwood Falls to the report of a suspicious person. As a result, one adult male was caught nearby, while the other fled into a corn field.

The second suspect was later located on a rural farmsite and taken into custody at about 3 p.m.. The investigation is still ongoing between the Redwood Falls Police Department and the sheriff’s office.

The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Redwood Falls Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Lower Sioux Police Department, Lamberton Police Department, Renville County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.