Crime

Xcel Energy Scam Targets Local Businesses

Xcel Energy says the scammers are also targeting the elderly.

FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department became aware of a scam involving Xcel Energy Wednesday morning. Fargo Police say they heard from multiple local businesses claiming they received calls that appeared to be from Xcel Energy. The scammers threatened to disrupt services if the businesses didn’t pay within a certain time period. Xcel Energy says the scammers are also targeting the…

Man arrested for DUI after crash in Northwood, ND

NORTHWOOD, N.D. – A Hatton man faces a DUI charge after a crash in Northwood. It happened on the 400 block of 34th Street Northeast around 8:30 Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol says an SUV driven by 26-year-old Fernando Almanza drifted into the ditch, vaulted over a driveway and went into the other ditch. The vehicle struck two trees and…

Inmate who Walked Away from Centre Inc. Arrested

An investigation is ongoing to determine what additional charges will be filed.

FARGO, N.D.–The inmate who walked away from Centre Inc. on Sunday has been arrested. The High Plains Fugitive Task Force along with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Fargo Police received information from the public that led them to an apartment in North Fargo where 30-year-old Juan Francisco Martinez was seen getting into a vehicle. Police performed a traffic stop…

Man Arrested after Fleeing Police and Crashing Vehicle in Grand Forks

No one was injured during the incident.

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–A man was arrested after he fled from police and crashed his vehicle. The University of North Dakota Police Department attempted a traffic stop at the 1700 block of Demers Avenue, but the vehicle fled. Grand Forks Police located the vehicle a short time later and pursued until the vehicle reached speeds of 95 miles per hour at…

Businessman Facing Trial on Labor Trafficking Charges

State prosecutors have filed nine labor trafficking charges over the past decade.

MINNEAPOLIS–A businessman accused of exploiting his construction workers is going on trial in Minneapolis for rare labor trafficking charges. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Ricardo Ernesto Batres denied the employees health coverage and workers’ compensation and forced them to live in overcrowded housing with no hot water. A criminal complaint says the construction workers did not have authorization to be in the…

UPDATE: Fargo officer injured, man arrested after downtown shooting

Police Chief David Todd says their main priority is to make sure Sergeant Ysteboe fully recovers.

FARGO, N.D.- At 3:58 am police officers were dispatched to Radisson Hotel in Downtown Fargo on the report of a man with a gun. “Upon arrival, an officer reported seeing a green laser being pointed in all sorts of different directions.  The officer saw a male holding a gun with a laser outside in front of the entrance of the…

UPDATE: Man charged with murder in North Fargo apartment death

43-year-old Darrell Peterson is being held in the Cass County Jail

UPDATE: Darrell Peterson has been charged with felony intentional murder in the death of Duane Darling. We’ll have the latest on KVRR Local News at 6:00 and 9:00.   FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police say they’ve arrested 43–year–old Darrell Peterson for the murder of a Fargo man. Police officers were called at around 7:00 Wednesday morning to Pioneer Manor apartments,…

Man Arrested after Shooting in Downtown Fargo; Officer Injured During Incident

Aiken used a revolver with a green laser to fire a single shot.

Henry AikenFARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department arrested a man at the Radisson after he fired a gun. Officers reported to 201 5 Street North at approximately 4 a.m. and noticed a green laser being pointed in all directions. Officers then located Fifty-four year-old Henry Isalle Aiken, of Fargo. Aiken used a revolver with a green laser to fire a single…

A Man Charged With Criminal Vehicular Homicide Pleads Not Guilty

He is being charged for the death of a popular West Fargo hair stylist

WEST FARGO, N.D.- Back in June, Daniel Dal Pozzo was driving with his friend Johnny Grey when he drove into the wrong lane and crashed into a parked pickup. Police say his blood–alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. Grey was pronounced dead at the scene. “He is facing criminal vehicular homicide, charge of criminal vehicular homicide, he…

Man Charged in Death of Fargo Hair Stylist Pleads Not Guilty

Further court action has been scheduled for January.

WEST FARGO, N.D.– A West Fargo man charged in the death of a well-known Fargo hair stylist has pleaded not guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges related to the incident. Thirty-four-year-old Daniel Dalpozzo was driving when he slammed into a parked pickup in June 2018. The passenger, 38-year-old Johnny Grey, died at the scene. Dalpozzo admitted to drinking before the…