Crime

LIVE: 411 Police Tip App

What's even easier than making a phone call? Using an app.

There’s a new tool at your fingertips to help stop the spread of crime in North Dakota’s biggest city. Fargo police are launching the 411 app for citizens in our community. Police say the app allows you to stay anonymous while you send in tips and concerns about potential crime to police They say the app will make it easier…

Grand Forks Police make arrest in fatal stabbing Sunday night

Police say a suspect is in custody.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A Grand Forks man is charged with murder after police say he stabbed a man Sunday night who later died of his injuries. It happened at an apartment in the 2200 block of 17th Street South at around 10:00. That’s when police found 46-year-old Ram Monger of Grand Forks with stab wounds to his abdomen. He…

West Fargo and Fargo Police arrest man on several charges

FARGO, N.D.–The West Fargo and Fargo Police Departments worked to arrest a man after he fled and crashed a vehicle Thursday evening. West Fargo Police officers were called to the 1000 block of Brookwood Lane at approximately 11:45 p.m. to remove a man from a property. When officers arrived, the man, identified as 35-year-old Jeremiah Fluegge, was seen backing off…

Man charged with threatening to kill Gov. Walz

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man accused of threatening to kill Gov. Tim Walz over his endorsement of Rep. Ilhan Omar for Congress has been charged in Ramsey County District Court. A criminal complaint filed Thursday says 51-year-old Shawn Simonson, of Blaine, left a message on the governor’s public State Capitol line Aug. 2 that threatened to leave Walz’s…

Governor Walz deploys Minnesota National Guard and State Patrol amid Minneapolis unrest

MINNEAPOLIS–Gov. Tim Walz has declared a Peacetime Emergency in Minneapolis after several nights of unrest. Additionally, at the request of the Mayor of Minneapolis, Gov. Walz mobilized the Minnesota National Guard and Minnesota State Patrol. The National Guard and State Patrol will help local authorities disperse crowds, prevent looting and make arrests. Walz said, “Minneapolis, it’s time to heal. We…

A Man Accused Of Shooting a Grafton Police Officer Faces Federal Charges

A trial date has unofficially been set for November third.

GRAND FORKS. N.D. – On August 14, Grafton Police officers and Walsh County Deputies were attempting to arrest 37-year-old Ruben Cruz of Bottineau, North Dakota on a federal warrant. “The defendant in this case had been charged with being a drug dealer by a federal court in South Dakota,” says U.S. Attorney for North Dakota Drew Wrigley . Cruz fled…

West Fargo man arrested on several charges Wednesday

WEST FARGO, N.D.–A West Fargo man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after shooting a BB gun at a vehicle. Police say 39-year-old Levi Glaser shot three BB gun rounds into the back of an unoccupied vehicle on Morrison Street shortly after 2 p.m. Glaser did not know the owner of the vehicle. Glaser was arrested for reckless endangerment, interference with officers,…

Suspect in Grafton Police shooting now faces federal drug charges

GRAFTON, N.D.–The suspect involved in the alleged attempted murder of Grafton Police Officer Lucas Campoverde is now facing federal charges for selling drugs. The North Dakota U.S. Attorney held a press conference Wednesday morning to announce the charges against 37-year-old Ruben Cruz. Cruz reportedly sold drugs in South Dakota prior to the shooting in Grafton. Officials have charged Cruz on…