{"id":16763,"date":"2026-02-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=16763"},"modified":"2026-02-05T06:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:19:29","slug":"larimore-burglary-2-grand-forks-men-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/larimore-burglary-2-grand-forks-men-charged\/","title":{"rendered":"Larimore Burglary: 2 Grand Forks Men Charged"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grand Forks County (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014<\/strong> Two Grand Forks men are facing felony charges. The case is linked to a burglary in Larimore, North Dakota.<\/p>\n

Bradley Leen and Justin Smithers are accused of taking property from a home at 618 Booth Avenue. Court documents say the homeowner had recently died. Deputies say the home was checked after the death. Missing items were reported soon after.<\/p>\n

What investigators say happened<\/h2>\n

Court documents say some missing items were posted for sale online. Deputies say the posts appeared on social media. Investigators say they matched listings to items reported stolen. They also say the listings helped identify suspects.<\/p>\n

Authorities say some of the property was sold to a Grand Forks pawn shop. Other items were recovered during a search at 251 Long Lawndale Road in Grand Forks, according to filings. Deputies say more stolen property was found during that search.<\/p>\n

\"Justin
Justin Smithers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bradley
Bradley Leen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Drug evidence reported in the search<\/h2>\n

Court documents say investigators seized meth at the Grand Forks address. They also seized drug paraphernalia, according to the filings. Those finds led to additional drug counts in the case. Officials did not release an item list in the filings.<\/p>\n

Charges filed<\/h2>\n

Leen and Smithers each face several charges, according to court documents:<\/p>\n