Crime

Fargo Police announces details for the celebration of life to honor fallen FPD Officer Jake Wallin

FARGO, ND (KVRR) — Sen. Kevin Cramer took a few minutes to honor the life of fallen Fargo Officer Jake Wallin on on the floor of the United States Senate. “A lifelong public servant gunned down simply because of the uniform and badge that he wore. He has been, is and will forever be a hero to our community,” said…

West Fargo Daycare Provider Pleads Not Guilty to 9 Counts Against Her

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo in-home daycare provider enters not guilty pleas to all nine counts of child neglect and abuse. 42-year-old Miranda Sorlie entered the pleas on Friday in Cass County District Court. Sorlie is accused of neglecting children under her care between January 2020 and last May. According to court documents, a one-year-old boy was taken…

Fargo Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is sentenced in Cass County District Court for sexually abusing a minor. The judge gave 49-year-old Marc Leslie 20 years in prison for gross sexual imposition with a victim under 15 and 5 years for solicitation of a minor victim under 15. The terms will be served concurrently and he’ll be eligible for…

Wallin laid to rest in Minnesota

Fargo Police and its community honors fallen FPD officer Jake Wallin from Pequot Lakes High School in Minnesota.

PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. (AP) – The Fargo police officer who was responding to a routine traffic crash when he was ambushed and fatally shot by a heavily armed man was remembered Saturday as a dedicated officer and an exceptional young man taken too soon. Jake Wallin, 23, was killed July 14 when a man armed with 1,800 rounds of ammunition,…