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Las Vegas Stripper Convicted in North Dakota Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced

Toelle pleaded guilty in January to being the leader of a drug-trafficking ring that involved her children and friends from 2009 to 2016

May 3, 2017

TJ Nelson,

NORTH DAKOTA — A former Las Vegas stripper who ran a drug trafficking ring that stretched from Washington to North Dakota has been sentenced. Loren Toelle was given more than 17 years in prison. The 52-year-old was also sentenced to five years of probation. Toelle pleaded guilty in January to being the leader of a drug-trafficking ring that involved…

Case Concerning Minnesota’s Sex Offender Treatment Program on Hold

Lawyers for the offenders have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court finding that the program is constitutional

May 3, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MINNESOTA — A federal judge has stayed further proceedings in a class-action lawsuit over Minnesota’s sex offender treatment program. Lawyers for the offenders have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court finding that the program is constitutional. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank declared the program “unconstitutional” in 2015 because only a handful of offenders had ever…

Fight at Garfield Restaurant Ends in Drug Bust, Three Arrests

It spilled out into the parking lot and Walker was seen smashing a vehicle's windshield with a shovel before fleeing the scene

May 3, 2017

TJ Nelson,

GARFIELD, Minn. — A fight at the Fire Station Bar and Grill in Garfield, Minnesota on Monday ended in a big drug bust. Witnesses told deputies that Joseph Walker got into an argument with his girlfriend, Kaylee Anderson, at the bar. It spilled out into the parking lot and Walker was seen smashing a vehicle’s windshield with a shovel…

Minnesota Lawmakers Looking for Harsher Penalties for Genital Cutting of Children

Prosecutors say the girls were brought to Michigan by their mothers

May 3, 2017

TJ Nelson,

Minnesota State Capitol ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers are moving to levy harsh penalties on parents who subject their children to genital cutting after a Detroit-area doctor was charged. Dr. Jumana Nagarwala was charged last week with female genital mutilation and other crimes for allegedly performing the procedure on two seven-year-old Minnesota girls. The manager of the clinic and…

Minnesota Couple Sentenced for Helping Hide Teenagers from Father

A Dakota County judge has sentenced the Dahlens to two years of probation

May 3, 2017

TJ Nelson,

HERMAN, Minn. — The couple who helped a mother hide her two teenage daughters from their father on a ranch near Herman has been sentenced to probation. Douglas and Gina Dahlen kept the girls at White Horse Ranch for two and a-half years to hide them during their parents’ bitter divorce. A Dakota County judge has sentenced the Dahlens…

Community Participates in Active Shooter Drill at New Sanford Medical Center

Local Hospitals, Law Enforcement Agencies, and Emergency Responders Worked Together to Prepare For an Active Shooter Scenario

May 2, 2017

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FARGO, ND — You can never be too prepared for dangerous situations. Sanford Health and Essentia Health partnered with F–M police, fire, ambulance and dispatch to prepare for an active shooter situation. “It’s a complex scenario,” said Ken Krupich it’s got a lot of emotion tied to it, it can be quite devastating obviously so it tests a lot of…

West Fargo Police Lieutenant Being Investigated by the BCI

Lt. Greg Warren is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation

May 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

WEST FARGO, ND — The longest-serving active member of the West Fargo Police Department has been placed on administrative leave. Investigations Lt. Greg Warren joined the department as a patrol officer in 1975. The move is pending the outcome of an investigation on Warren by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The leave comes during the same week…

Six Now Charged in Shooting Death of Bloomington Teen

Police say all six suspects regularly bought drugs from the victim, 19-year-old Corey Elder

May 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — All six arrested suspects have now been charged in the shooting death of a teen in Bloomington. Tarrance Murphy, Maurice Verser, and Alec Streit are charged with murder, burglary and assault. The charges are identical to those that were passed down Monday to the first three suspects-Megan Cater, Noah Peterson and Briana Martinson, despite Verser being…

Grand Forks Man Arrested for Terrorizing

After getting pepper sprayed, Asaiah Scott continued to fight officers just before being arrested

May 2, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, ND — Police in Grand Forks arrested a man who they say fought them with a knife. Officers say 23-year-old Asaiah Scott was walking along the 600 block of 2nd Avenue North near Central High School around 10:30 last night. Police were called to the scene after reports of terrorizing. When they arrived, Scott pulled out a knife….

Area Law Enforcement: Three Sex Offenders on the Move

Tina Haws, Robert Lilley and Colten Pede are all changing addresses and are all registered sex offenders

May 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

From Left to Right: Tina Haws, 36, Colton Pede, 32, Robert Lilley, 23 NORTH DAKOTA — Area law enforcement officials want to let people know about three separate sex offenders who are on the move around the state. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said 36-year-old Tina Haws is now living at 4404 147th Street Southeast in Wheatland. Haws was convicted…