GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A wanted man is arrested after a very short chase in Grand Forks. Street Crimes detectives spotted 29-year-old Lonnie Falcon Jr. of Grand Forks early this afternoon in the Valley Dairy parking lot. He refused to get out of a stolen car and fled a block before ditching the vehicle and running on foot. Falcon was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks Police tried to stop a vehicle for an improper turn and the suspect sped off. The vehicle fled northbound on South Washington Street from the 1700 block around 6 p.m. The pursuit hit speeds of 80 miles per hour before being terminated. The SUV was found abandoned minutes later and a police K9 was…
CLAY CO., Minn. — A Casselton, North Dakota man is in the Clay County jail after a wild chase through two states and three counties. The pursuit began in Mapleton. Cass County deputies attempted to talk to 31-year-old Travis Ranisate after they noticed him driving around storage units with a trailer Saturday night. He fled and almost hit a deputy….
WEST FARGO, N.D. A chase from West Fargo to Casselton reaches speeds over one hundred miles per hour this morning. West Fargo Police say an officer tried to pull the vehicle over at 13th Avenue South and 1st Street for going 52 in a 25 mile per hour zone. The driver then got onto I-94. Authorities say it’s possible a…
JAMESTOWN, ND — Two people were arrested for leading officers on a pursuit late Friday night in Jamestown. Police attempted to stop Cody Deese as he was leaving Casey’s for a probation hold and driving with a suspended license. Deese took off out of town and during the pursuit switched places with his passenger, Jessica Poux. Spike strips and a snow…
FARGO, N.D. — Authorities have identified the man arrested Wednesday after a high speed chase through the metro. 38-year-old Kellan Strutz is facing charges of possession of meth, paraphernalia possession and driving under suspension. He’s expected to face additional charges in Clay County. Strutz fled a traffic stop in Fargo around 1:30 yesterday afternoon and continued into Minnesota. He eventually hit…
Levi GuthmillerSTUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. — Stutsman County authorities spent the weekend searching for a man who fled into a corn field after a chase. The high-speed pursuit started Saturday afternoon when an officer noticed 25-year-old Levi Guthmiller of Jamestown who is wanted on felony warrants. The driver of the vehicle Guthmiller was in fled onto Highway 20 and reached speeds of…
Houston Crippen and Dusty KirkebyGRAND FORKS, N.D. — Four people were arrested after a chase in Grand Forks in which a police car was hit. Authorities say officers tried to stop a SUV that was driving with no headlights about 12:30 a.m. It eventually went over a curb, tried to back up and struck an officer’s car. All four fled…
WALSH COUNTY, N.D. — People in northeastern North Dakota are being told to be on the lookout for two suspects who ran from a chase. Walsh County Sheriff’s Office released snapshots of Ryan Schaf and Kayla Ramsrud. They say the couple was spotted Monday afternoon in a pickup that was stolen Sunday in Nash, near Grafton. The pursuit ended southwest…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — New information about the Fergus Falls woman abducted from her home shows the man police say took her led officer on a chase before his arrest. The Otter Tail Sheriff confirmed 39-year-old Anthony Randklev of Pelican Rapids entered Amber Simonson’s house armed from a unlocked basement door around 2 pm Sunday. Authorities say he forcibly took…
