MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — Retired West Fargo Police Chief Denis Otterness will not be headed to Minot to serve as interim police chief. Minot City Council tonight voted for an alternate plan to keep current interim chief, Capt. Dale Plessas, in that role. The city manager had wanted to offer Otterness a six-month contract with the option to extend it…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Police Department celebrates Chief Denis Otterness as he is just days away from retiring. Otterness has been West Fargo police Department’s chief of police since September of 2020. “Chief Otterness is an exceptional leader, he’s been very instrumental to a lot of programs that have come to place within the police department he…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Amazon donates $3,000 worth of toys to the West Fargo Police Department. Officers will hand them out to kids throughout December and next year. While responding to calls officers will try and use the toys to help kids cope with trauma. Officers want to build relationships with the community and make sure kids’ first interaction…
UPDATE – Police tell KVRR News two juveniles, one from West Fargo and the other from Fargo, were taken into custody late this afternoon for making threats against the school on social media. Police say two locations were searched and the investigation indicated the individuals acted independently of each other. There are no other suspects. The Cass County State’s Attorney…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Police Officer Tim Brown is back home after recovering from a heart attack in an Omaha hospital. It happened while he was booking two women into the Cass County jail. “Yesterday morning was really uplifting. There was a lot of laughter. A lot of tears and I will tell you it was all…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Police officers in West Fargo sat down with people from the community to enjoy some cookies and good conversation West Fargo Police had their second Coffee with a Cop at Deaner’s Diner. The program is designed to increase understanding between people and the police. “It’s just an opportunity for us to get out and engage…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – West Fargo makes it official at its City Commission meeting. Denis Otterness is the city’s new Chief of Police. It’s a homecoming of sorts since he began his law enforcement career as a West Fargo Police Officer. Otterness has 29 years of service in law enforcement including the chief of the Montana State University Billings Police…
WEST FARGO, N.D.–The City of West Fargo will be interviewing the two finalists for chief of the West Fargo Police Department on Wednesday, July 8. Interim Chief Jerry Boyer and Montana State University-Billings Chief of Police Denis Otterness are up for the position. Boyer has more than 20 years of experience in law enforcement, 15 of those being served at…
