{"id":35141,"date":"2026-06-28T08:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T13:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=35141"},"modified":"2026-06-28T08:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T13:35:20","slug":"grand-forks-dress-shop-burglary-suspects-sought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/grand-forks-dress-shop-burglary-suspects-sought\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Forks Dress Shop Burglary Suspects Sought"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Grand Forks Dress Shop Burglary Suspects Sought<\/h2>\n<p><strong>GRAND FORKS<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Police are seeking two men linked to a burglary at An Elegant Affair.<\/p>\n<p>The break-in happened overnight this week, according to information provided by the store owner.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects allegedly entered the dress shop and took cash, merchandise, and a donation jar.<\/p>\n<p>The jar held donations for an employee who is receiving cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The theft has drawn concern because the money was intended to help with the employee\u2019s treatment.<\/p>\n<h2>Store Owner Reports Overnight Break-In<\/h2>\n<p>The owner contacted law enforcement after discovering signs of an overnight burglary.<\/p>\n<p>Cash and merchandise were missing from the shop, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The donation jar was also gone when the owner checked the business.<\/p>\n<p>The amount of money taken has not been released.<\/p>\n<p>Police also have not provided an estimated value for the stolen merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>The exact time of the break-in was not included in the information released.<\/p>\n<h2>Surveillance Image Released<\/h2>\n<p>Police released a screenshot taken from the store\u2019s surveillance video.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said two young men were captured on camera during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>One person can be seen more clearly in the image shared with the public.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 600px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Grand-Forks-Dress-Shop-Burglary-Suspects-Sought.png\" alt=\"Surveillance image of a person sought in the Grand Forks dress shop burglary\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\"><em>Police are asking for help identifying this person.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Authorities hope someone recognizes the person or can provide useful information.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects\u2019 names have not been released because they remain unidentified.<\/p>\n<p>No booking photo is available at this stage of the investigation.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Asked to Help<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone who recognizes the pictured person should contact the Grand Forks Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>People with other information about the burglary should also speak with investigators.<\/p>\n<p>Useful information may include suspicious vehicles or people seen near the store.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses should avoid posting unconfirmed names or accusations on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Tips should instead be provided directly to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Contact information is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandforksgov.com\/government\/city-departments\/police-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Forks Police Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information may also be provided through the department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandforksgov.com\/government\/city-departments\/police-department\/submit-a-tip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official tip page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation remains active.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations have not been proven against any identified person.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRF News<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Forks police seek two men accused of stealing cash, merchandise and donations collected for a dress shop employee battling cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35490,"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":[12],"tags":[1192,772,632,820,457,671,3793,1053],"class_list":["post-35141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-burglary","tag-crime","tag-dress","tag-forks","tag-grand","tag-shop","tag-sought","tag-suspects","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35141","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=35141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35491,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35141\/revisions\/35491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}