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Attorney General Releases 2023 North Dakota Crime Report

Report shows overall decrease; rise in crimes against persons

June 20, 2024

Alex Bertsch,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley held a press conference to discuss the release of the 2023 North Dakota Crime Data Report. The report, which categorizes crimes reported to police across the state, showed a marginal increase in so-called Group A Offenses, which include crimes like murder, robbery and drug violations. According to the report there…

Fargo Parole Seeking Missing High-Risk Sex Offender

June 20, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A high-risk sex offender has gone missing. Fargo Parole, Probation, and Pretrial Services Office says the global positioning monitoring bracelet for 61-year-old Ronald Thompson is not registering and can no longer be located. His bracelet showed his last location was in Grand Forks. Thompson is currently on supervision for possession of meth and unlawful possession of…

Fergus Falls Police officer breaks leg while making arrest

June 19, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – A Fergus Falls Police officer is recovering after their leg was broken during an arrest. According to court documents, a Fergus Falls officer stopped a vehicle for dark tint just around 7:30 Monday evening. During the stop, the driver, 62-year-old Joseph Cross, reached toward his side, in what appeared to be an attempt to hide an…

Republicans Block Bill to Outlaw Bump Stocks for Rifles after Supreme Court Lifts Trump-era Ban

June 18, 2024

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FILE – A bump stock is displayed in Harrisonburg, Va., on March 15, 2019. The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would have outlawed bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down…

Fargo Man Told Assault Victim He Would “Rip His Face Off”

June 18, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man found lying in the street, bleeding from his nose and mouth, told police he was assaulted by a man who threatened to “rip his face off”. Fargo Police identified Ahmed Hassan as the suspect and arrested him for aggravated assault and robbery. The attack happened around 5 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of…

Man arrested after false shots fired report in Wahpeton

June 17, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — A false report of shots fired in Wahpeton leads to an arrest. Wahpeton Police say Brian Hauge, of Fergus Falls, called police to say shots were fired at 521 7th Avenue South around 12:45 this afternoon. A perimeter was set up around the apartment building. All people inside the building were told to shelter in place….

Man Arrested After 10 Pounds of Meth Was Found During Search Warrant

June 17, 2024

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man was arrested last week after an investigation and search uncovered ten pounds of meth. 45-year-old Cory McKay was arrested on aggravated controlled substance charges. Last Wednesday, a number of agencies conducted a search warrant in the 200 block of 16th Street South after detectives concluded that McKay was trafficking large quantities of controlled…

St. Michael Man Gets Over 30 Years in Prison for Gun Crimes in 2021 and 2022

June 17, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A St. Michael, North Dakota man is sentenced in federal court in Fargo to 32 years in prison for his role in numerous crimes. 21-year-old Nathaniel Azure was sentenced for three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. He was involved in a shooting in Fort Totten in 2021, an assault while brandishing a firearm in…

K-9 Tracks Down Burglary Suspect South of NDSU

June 17, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man suspected of breaking into a north Fargo home early this morning is tracked down by a K-9, south of NDSU. Police say 49-year-old Jason Giemza of Fargo broke a window and attempted to steal property from a home in the 900 block of College Street North around 2 a.m. Officers attempted a brief foot…

Underwood, MN Man Accused of Stealing Over $3,400 From Former Employer in Ottertail

June 16, 2024

KVRR Staff,

OTTERTAIL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man from Underwood, Minnesota is accused of stealing over $3,400 from his former employer in Ottertail. According to court documents, the district manager of the business reported that 54-year-old Martin Krenz had taken two separate cash deposits from the store last November. Krenz told an Otter Tail County deputy that the store had wronged him,…