Crime

Police Confiscated Over 100 Fake Tickets at Super Bowl LII

The amount was seven times the number caught at last year's game

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, — One hundred fifty-four people didn’t learn that they had bought counterfeit Super Bowl tickets until they arrived at U.S. Bank Stadium. Minneapolis police say the number of fake tickets this year was seven times more than discovered at Houston’s game last year. People spent between $400 and $5,000 on the bogus tickets. Officers arrested 19 people in…

Another Burglar Confronted Inside Grand Forks Home

A burglar was confronted in another Grand Forks home last Thursday

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Another homeowner encounters a burglar in her home in Grand Forks. Police responded to a home in the 1800 block of 5th Avenue North at 6 pm Tuesday after a caller says she saw a man in her house. The suspect fled before officers arrived. Police say it looks like the suspect kicked or pried open…

West Fargo Police Say Two Shots Fired Incidents are Related

Incidents occurred a quarter of a mile apart on Monday night

WEST FARGO, N.D. — The West Fargo Police believes there is a connection between the arrest of Chad Andrew Ralph and two incidents involving gun shots in West Fargo. The initial incident involving Ralph occurred on the 3400 block of 5th Street West in West Fargo. Ralph, 44, was charged with reckless endangerment and resisting arrest. He could possibly face other…

Fargo Police Remind Public Not to Leave Unlocked Vehicles Unattended

"Lock It or Lose It" campaign aims to decrease auto theft

FARGO, N.D.– Police in Fargo are reminding all of us to keep our vehicles locked, or risk having them stolen. Police say 44 vehicles have been reported stolen in the first two months of the year. 25 of those vehicles were left unlocked, with the keys inside and most of the time running when they were taken. Winter is the primary…

Suspect in Attempted Robbery of South Fargo Gas Station Charged

18-year-old John Holeton has been charged with robbery, theft and felony assault

FARGO, N.D. — The teen who tried to rob a Fargo gas station until his rifle was taken during a struggle has been charged. Eighteen-year–old John Holeton is charged with robbery, theft and felony assault. Holeton was arrested shortly after attempting to rob Southpointe Tesoro on February 11. The complaint says Holeton entered the store with a stolen rifle. He’s…

Borup Man Accused of Recording Video of Children Taking Showers

Daniel Ward, 35, is charged with three counts of interfering with the priacy of a minor

ADA, Minn. — A rural Borup, Minnesota man is accused of using a camera to record a child taking a shower inside his home. Thirty-five–year–old Daniel Ward is charged with three felony counts of interfering with the privacy of a minor. Court documents say Ward’s wife contacted the sheriff’s office after she found computer photos of the child, naked from…

Charges Filed In Convenience Store Robbery Attempt

18 year-old John Holeton is charged with robbery, theft and felony assault.

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man who was arrested after a citizen struggled with him to take a rifle away during a convenience store robbery attempt has been charged.    18 year-old John Holeton is charged with robbery, theft and felony assault.  Holeton was arrested shortly after the robbery-try at Tesoro at 32nd Ave. and 33rd St. S Feb. 11.   The…

West Fargo Man Arrested For Firing Gun At Ex-Girlfriend

One of the bullets hit a house a quarter mile away

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – West Fargo police arrested a man who tried to shoot his ex-girlfriend. One of the bullets hit a house a quarter mile away. No one was hurt in the incident which started about 10:20 p.m. Monday when police responded to a report of shots fired at an apartment building in the 3400 block of 5th Street…

How Local Businesses Are Teaching People To Operate A Gun Safely

Like shops all over the country, they have the right to refuse service to anyone that seems out of the ordinary

FARGO, ND — In many states like North Dakota and Minnesota, recreational gun activity is common. Bill’s Gun Shop and Range in Fargo is giving the community an opportunity to learn how to operate a gun safely. Like shops all over the country, they have the right to refuse service to anyone that seems out of the ordinary. At Bills…

Grand Forks Police Arrest Man For Firing Gun In Home

Twenty-six-year-old Salvador Hernandez was arrested on charges of terrorizing, reckless endangerment and ingestion of a controlled substance.

GRAND FORKS, N.D (KFGO) – A man was arrested Sunday night after police responded to a report of two gun shots fired inside a Grand Forks home. Officers met a man leaving the house in the 1100 block of 55th Street North. He was identified as the suspect and taken into custody without incident. Twenty-six-year-old Salvador Hernandez was arrested on…