Recent Crime Has Residents on Alert

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A robbery last night at a pizza store in south Fargo has some people in the area on edge.

They say they are hearing about more robberies in Fargo than usual, but as KVRR’s Aries Serrano tells us, police say robberies aren’t up.

“It makes you a little bit uneasy”

Seepal Amedy enjoys living in the Fargo–Moorhead area but is concerned after hearing about the robbery at Papa Murphy’s.

“It’s really surprising living here for a while you don’t really see a lot of that.”

Fargo police say they see about 10 to 12 commercial robberies in a year and that number is relatively low compared to the population.

“The dollar amount that the suspects get is relatively small, and the penalties for this type of offense are up to ten years.”

They also say that commercial robberies can happen in cycles
However, a new street crimes unit is in the works that can potentially help.

“If we believe we have a rash of armed robberies and we believe that there is a certain group or individual that is responsible for them you know that could become a focus of that unit.”

“Some people say they aren’t worried by the crime in the area and it’s to be expected from a growing city like Fargo.”

Kerry Horst comes from a small town and remembers little crime.
When he heard about the robbery at Papa Murphy’s, he thought:

“Oh jeez here we go again another burglary you know it seems to be quite a rash of them recently.”

Police say they don’t think the community should be alarmed.

“It’s a fairly safe community and I don’t want to spread that fear with the clerks that work in these establishments.”

Police say the Papa Murphy’s robbery is one of two in Fargo this year.
The low number means people like Amedy don’t have to be worried too much.
Aries Serrano, KVRR News.

Lt. Mitchell tells us police are developing leads for the Papa Murphy’s case and that they are looking for video of the robbery.