Cass County Sheriff’s Office

Fargo Man Gets Probation for Fleeing and DUI

Courtesy, KFGOFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man arrested after a high-speed chase will serve one year of probation after pleading guilty to fleeing and DUI. A judge gave Jens Tinjum a suspended sentence of 360 days in jail for fleeing and 30 days for drunken driving. He was arrested on May 5 after a Cass County deputy clocked him…

Cass County Sheriff’s Office issues Silver Alert

UPDATE: Silver Alert canceled but woman is still missing.     ARTHUR, N.D. (KVRR) — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for a missing vulnerable person. Around 10 Friday night, deputies were dispatched to Arthur and notified that 48-year-old Leita Golden was missing. She was last seen on July 5th, around 12:45 p.m., walking southbound away from the…

Fargo Man Arrested After Short Pursuit Near Casselton

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man was arrested after ramming a squad car and a short pursuit involving North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office near Casselton. Deputies located 32-year-old Jordon Wichman in the noon hour after a report of a man possibly under the influence of drugs and having a mental health crisis. Wichman was…

Sobriety checkpoint nets 2 DUI arrests in Fargo

NDHP set up the checkpoint between 5:15 and 6:15 pm Saturday on northbound exit from I-29 onto 19th Ave. N. in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Highway Patrol arrested two drivers for DUI during a sobriety checkpoint over the weekend. They set up the checkpoint between 5:15 and 6:15 pm Saturday on the northbound exit from I-29 onto 19th Ave. N. in Fargo. Highway Patrol says 481 vehicles went through the checkpoint. They screened 14 drivers for impairment and ended…

Mudding damaging rural roadways

FARGO (KVRR) — As temperatures get warmer, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public about the cost of damaging rural roadways. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says that every year Cass County’s rural roadways see significant damage from recreational mudding, when drivers purposefully spin their tires to create deep tracks in the roadway. This damage is expensive to repair, especially…

Sobriety Checkpoint Last Saturday at I-29 & 52nd Ave. South in Fargo Nabs Two Drunk Drivers

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two DUI arrests were made during the latest sobriety checkpoint in Fargo held early Saturday evening on the I-29 exit ramp onto 52nd Avenue South. One thousand vehicles traveled through the checkpoint. North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office screened 13 drivers for impairment which resulted in the DUI arrests. One vehicle stopped prior…

Two Girls Missing from Fargo Area Found Safely in Pennsylvania

FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says they’ve located two girls who went missing from the Fargo area last week. With the help of the FBI and several other law enforcement agencies, the 8- and 9-year-old girls were found safe in Pennsylvania with their father. No one was arrested, but the incident is still under investigation. Because of…