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Newfolden Man Accused of Biting Trooper, Breaking Out of Vehicle

May 17, 2021

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. — A Newfolden, Minnesota man is accused of biting a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper before breaking out of the patrol vehicle only to be recaptured moments later. It all went down Monday morning around 8:30 when a trooper tried to stop 38-year-old Douglas Reierson for going 95 on I-29 between Grand Forks and Thompson. Reierson…

Man Accused of Assaulting Menard’s Worker Over Masks, Hits Officer With Hammer

April 15, 2021

TJ Nelson,

HUTCHINSON, Minn. — A man accused of assaulting a Menard’s employee in Hutchinson, Minnesota on Wednesday, also drags an officer and hits him in the head with a hammer. Police say the 61-year-old suspect hit the Menard’s worker with some lumber after a mask dispute. Police responded and a “slow speed pursuit” began near the Hutchinson Mall. The man stopped…

Update: Tuesday assault in West Fargo not related to earlier incidents

March 30, 2021

Jim Monk,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Precautionary lockdowns were ordered at four West Fargo schools Tuesday morning while police responded to a report of an aggravated assault. The assault was reported in the area of 9th St. and 13th Ave. E. The suspect was seen running eastbound from the scene. West Fargo High School, Willow Park Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary and…

Cramer co-sponsors bill that would make assaulting officers a federal crime

March 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Sen. Kevin Cramer is co-sponsoring a bill that would create federal penalties for people who target local, state, or federal law enforcement officers with violence. Cramer says the Protect and Serve Act would make it a federal crime to knowingly cause, or attempt to cause serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer. Offenders could be sentenced…

Six charged after violent assault at Mayville State University

January 15, 2021

Jim Monk,

Norberto Zapata, Jr.MAYVILLE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Four men and a juvenile have been charged with a violent assault on the Mayville State University campus. The search continues for another suspect, 37-year-old Norberto Zapata, Jr., who has been charged with attempted murder. The others face assault-conspiracy charges. Traill County Sheriff Steve Hunt says none of the suspects attend Mayville State and…

Former U.S. Attorney for ND breaks down riot investigation

"As a former federal prosecutor I was thinking to myself the variety of tools in the federal prosecutor tool box to hold people accountable."

January 11, 2021

George Gonzales,

WASHINGTON – Days after the attack on the U.S. capitol federal agencies have made dozens of arrests. “As I was watching the attack unfold, as a former federal prosecutor I was thinking to myself the variety of tools in the federal prosecutor tool box to hold people accountable,” Former U.S. Attorney for North Dakota Tim Purdon said. Those tools include…

Minnesota trooper assaulted after Brooklyn Center crash

January 5, 2021

Jim Monk,

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota state trooper who was attacked by a driver at the scene of a crash in Brooklyn Center managed to subdue the suspect with the help of a Taser and a passing motorist. The attack happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday after the trooper stopped to investigate a single vehicle crash. The suspect, a 38-year-old…

Man accused of assaulting woman at MATBUS Center in Fargo

January 5, 2021

Jim Monk,

Devin BangsFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A man was arrested for assault and terrorizing at the MATBUS Ground Transportation Center on NP Avenue in downtown Fargo. Police responded around 3:00 p.m. Monday to a report of a fight where they found Devin Bangs attacking a woman. The victim had minor injuries. Police say Bangs also threatened another woman. The 33-year old Bangs…

Four arrested in aggravated assault involving an axe and bat

Fargo Police responded to 809 10th Street South for a man being attacked

November 30, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police arrest four people connected to a Monday afternoon assault involving an axe and bat. It happened at 809 10th Street South after 1:00 p.m. Witnesses tell police they saw several people attacking a man. Twenty-nine-year-old Valeen Blueshield is accused of using the axe and was arrested for aggravated assault. Sixty-seven-year-old Juan Flores, 41-year-old Tylando Laroque,…

One arrested in connection with Grand Forks stabbing

November 27, 2020

Jim Monk,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Police in Grand Forks are investigating a stabbing. Police were called Thursday to the 400-block of North 7th St. on a report of a disturbance. Witnesses reported that someone had been stabbed, but the victim couldn’t be found. Minutes later, Altru Hospital called police to report that a patient was dropped off with multiple stab…

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Newfolden Man Accused of Biting Trooper, Breaking Out of Vehicle

Man Accused of Assaulting Menard’s Worker Over Masks, Hits Officer With Hammer

Update: Tuesday assault in West Fargo not related to earlier incidents

Cramer co-sponsors bill that would make assaulting officers a federal crime

Six charged after violent assault at Mayville State University

Former U.S. Attorney for ND breaks down riot investigation

"As a former federal prosecutor I was thinking to myself the variety of tools in the federal prosecutor tool box to hold people accountable."

Minnesota trooper assaulted after Brooklyn Center crash

Man accused of assaulting woman at MATBUS Center in Fargo

Four arrested in aggravated assault involving an axe and bat

Fargo Police responded to 809 10th Street South for a man being attacked

One arrested in connection with Grand Forks stabbing

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