{"id":34608,"date":"2026-06-22T14:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=34608"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:04:55","slug":"crookston-michael-tochalauski-booked-for-burglary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-michael-tochalauski-booked-for-burglary\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston: Michael Tochalauski Booked for Burglary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crookston: Michael Tochalauski Booked for Burglary<\/h2>\n

CROOKSTON, Minn.<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Michael John Tochalauski was booked into the Polk County Jail on June 20, 2026.<\/p>\n

The jail entry lists one felony count of third-degree burglary.<\/p>\n

It cites Minnesota Statute 609.582, subdivision 3.<\/p>\n

The entry describes the allegation as entering a building to steal or commit another qualifying offense.<\/p>\n

Tochalauski was born on April 12, 1980.<\/p>\n

He was 46 years old on the listed booking date.<\/p>\n

Booking Record Provides Limited Details<\/h2>\n

The supplied booking record contains only basic information.<\/p>\n

It does not identify the building involved in the reported incident.<\/p>\n

It also does not list any property that was allegedly taken.<\/p>\n

No victim, business, or home was named in the supplied entry.<\/p>\n

The record does not describe how the entry was allegedly made.<\/p>\n

The booking information also omits the reported incident date.<\/p>\n

A booking date can differ from an arrest or offense date.<\/p>\n

No court file number was included.<\/p>\n

The entry also does not provide bail, release terms, or a hearing date.<\/p>\n

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Michael John Tochalauski’s booking photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What Third-Degree Burglary Means<\/h2>\n

Minnesota law covers several forms of third-degree burglary.<\/p>\n

The law applies when someone allegedly enters a building without consent and intends to steal.<\/p>\n

It also applies when someone allegedly intends to commit a felony or gross misdemeanor inside.<\/p>\n

The statute covers certain offenses allegedly committed after someone enters the building.<\/p>\n

Third-degree burglary is listed as a felony under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n

The statute allows a possible sentence of up to five years.<\/p>\n

It also permits a fine of up to $10,000.<\/p>\n

Those are maximum penalties, not a prediction in this case.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 609.582<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Booking Is Not Proof of Guilt<\/h2>\n

A jail booking records that a person entered custody.<\/p>\n

It does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

Tochalauski is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors may amend, reduce, or dismiss charges after reviewing the evidence.<\/p>\n

A judge may later set release conditions and hearing dates.<\/p>\n

Those details can change as the case continues.<\/p>\n

County information is available through the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The local inmate roster<\/a> may provide updated custody information.<\/p>\n

TRF News will update this report when verified court information becomes available.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michael John Tochalauski was booked in Crookston on June 20, 2026, on a felony third-degree burglary charge, according to the jail entry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16518],"tags":[17733,1192,892,52,801,11819,19591],"class_list":["post-34608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-burglary","tag-crookston","tag-for","tag-michael","tag-recently","tag-tochalauski","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34611,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34608\/revisions\/34611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}