WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) – A Fairmount, N.D. man involved in a lengthy standoff with law enforcement Thursday has been charged with arson. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Adam Prochnow carried a backpack into the Richland County Law Enforcement Center in Wahpeton on Tuesday and started the fire. Court documents say Prochnow opened up the backpack, removed a “cylindrical container,” placed it on…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Authorities are seeking the person who entered the lobby of the Richland County Law Enforcement Center in Wahpeton who is suspected of setting a fire in the lobby. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. There was moderate damage to the lobby area and smoke throughout the building. For safety, all inmates were removed from the corrections…
MINNEAPOLIS – A Rochester man who fled to Mexico with his wife after being charged with setting fire to a St. Paul school and two stores during the riots that followed the death of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to arson. Thirty-five-year-old Jose Felan Jr. entered the plea in federal court last week in connection with the fires set on…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Dilworth say a fire that broke out in a row of apartment garages Tuesday is being investigated as an arson. At least two vehicles and personal property were destroyed in the blaze at 102 5th St. NW. Crews were on scene for about an hour and-a-half. No injuries were reported. Firefighters from Dilworth, Moorhead,…
FARGO, N.D. (7/28/21 5:30pm) — A Fargo Police Department spokesperson says the person in these photos has been identified and spoken to by the detective. The investigation is ongoing. The name of the woman has not been released and there are no charges at this time. **Original Story Below** Fargo Police are asking for assistance in identifying a suspect in…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police detectives have identified a juvenile as a person of interest in the fire that caused $1.25 million in damage to a strip mall this spring. A report has been forwarded to the Juvenile Court system for review. The arson gutted a large portion of the building along 32nd Avenue South in Fargo on May 11….
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police have tracked down the man suspected of starting a dumpster fire at the Fryn’ Pan restaurant. Police have been looking for 29-year-old Nathan Ouren. He was wanted on a charge of aggravated endangering by fire. The June 14 fire damaged both the dumpster and a portion of the building at 300 Main Ave. Damage was…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Fire Department’s Arson K9 is being used to help determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a vehicle Wednesday morning. The vehicle was located at 9th St. and 32nd Avenue. Firefighters were able to quickly put out the fire. No injuries were reported. Fire Chief Dan Fuller says the cause of the…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police are asking for assistance in identifying a person of interest connected to the dumpster fire at the Fryn’ Pan. The June 14 fire at 300 Main Ave. was reported around 1:30 a.m. The dumpster was located near the building and the fire damaged both the dumpster and a portion of the building. Damage was estimated…
FARGO (KVRR) – A fire that gutted a large portion of a Fargo strip mall last month was intentionally set. The May 11 fire at 3242 20th St. South tore through Bodyworks Physical Therapy and GiGi’s Playhouse. No one was seriously injured. One firefighter had minor injuries. Fargo Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says Fargo Police are conducting a criminal investigation….
