FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A jury convicts a Fargo man of kidnapping and attempted witness tampering in U.S. District Court. 31-year-old Sharmake Abdullahi kidnapped a woman at gunpoint in October 2021 as she was driving in Fargo. Prosecutors say he forced her to drive him to a Gate City Bank location in Moorhead to get money out of an ATM….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Make sure you’re not a victim of porch pirates by making a plan on sending your packages somewhere other than your home. Some companies can open your garage door or put your items in a lock box at your door. If that’s not an option, think about where your package is going to be delivered when…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Valley City woman is arrested in Jamestown and tied to a string of vehicle thefts. Police say 36-year-old Heidi Hendricks was found sitting in a vehicle reported stolen in an alley behind some garages shortly after midnight. They say Hendricks was in possession of keys from four stolen vehicles. It is believed she stole three…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — An unnamed man is arrested by Wahpeton Police after a high-speed chase. Officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle being followed by friends of the owner. The driver went several blocks before he stopped and fled on foot through a neighborhood. He was taken into custody a block away and a firearm was recovered…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) — Moorhead police arrest a man after he broke into a house in the 1500 block of 2nd Avenue South last night. Police say the homeowner confronted 25-year-old Hartavious Akers. The homeowner had a gun and held Akers while he called police to report the break-in. Police told the man to leave the house. Officers arrived and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Two men are arrested after a stolen vehicle crashes on Main Avenue in Fargo Thursday afternoon. Police say an officer saw what he believed to be a stolen vehicle. While trying to confirm that, the vehicle turned onto Main, lost control and crashed into the median. Five people in the car were uncooperative and backup…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A Grand Forks man is sentenced to 15 years in prison for a rural home invasion in February. Joseph Espinoza was accused of breaking into a home south of Grand Forks after stealing a vehicle and crashing it. He scuffled with a man and woman before being shot in the driveway by two Grand Forks…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR: UPDATE 8:30PM) — Bemidji Police say a bank robbery suspect has been located and arrested. No other details were given. **Original story below** BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A bank robbery at Wells Fargo in Bemidji. Beltrami County authorities were alerted in the noon hour. They say the white male suspect was wearing a FEDEX jacket and black…
Receia Kollie/FacebookMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead woman killed by her own son last week died of “multiple sharp force injuries”. That’s according to Moorhead Police in the release of the preliminary autopsy for 56-year-old Receia Kollie. Her death on December 1 was confirmed as a homicide and her son, 29-year-old James Kollie Jr., is in custody. He was arrested…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The man suspected of killing a Moorhead woman late Thursday was arrested Friday night in Wahpeton and is awaiting extradition back to Clay County. Moorhead Police say 25-year-old James Kollie Jr. of Moorhead is being held in the Richland County Jail in Wahpeton. Formal charges are pending. They say Kollie became a suspect after officers were…
