Fargo Police Department

Sex Offender Jumps in River in Attempt to Evade Capture

The incident was originally reported by the Moorhead Fire Department as a river rescue.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A registered sex offender is back behind bars after an escape attempt required rescue efforts from the Moorhead Fire Department. The Fargo Police Department says that just after 3 P.M. on Saturday, August 9, they responded to a report of a sex offender who was not in compliance with registration requirements. 39-year-old Raybert Joseph Littlewind Jr. reportedly…

Overnight Shooting Unrelated to Recent Violence, Police Say

The victim is said to be in critical but stable condition.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Another shooting incident took place in the early hours of a weekend in Fargo, continuing an unsettling recent trend of violence. This one did not occur downtown, but a few blocks north, near the intersection of 10th Street North and 6th Avenue North. The Fargo Police Department says they responded to the scene on Saturday, August…

United Way of Cass-Clay Begins Backpack Distribution

Foundation staff say they hit their goal of stuffing 6,500 backpacks full of school supplies, and are incredibly excited to hand them out.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Families and students in need flocked to the Fargodome this afternoon to pick up vital supplies for the coming school year. It’s the distribution days for United Way of Cass-Clay’s annual backpack drive. Police set up cones and directed traffic to ferry hundreds of cars into the Fargodome parking lot. The foundation packed 6500 backpacks this…

Law Enforcement Holds News Conference Regarding Downtown Assault, Lack of Communication

The Cass County Sheriff's Office is conducting an internal investigation to determine why responding deputies did not flag the incident as an assault.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – More downtown crime news and more police news conferences, as the FPD and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office informed the public on August 6 about a violent assault that took place shortly after this weekend’s shootings. In the early morning hours of August 3rd, the Fargo Police Department were occupied with the crime scene down in…

Fargo police looking for two suspects in another downtown assault

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police are looking for two suspects in an assault that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 3rd. The victim, a 55-year-old man, is in critical condition at a local hospital. During the initial response to two separate homicide investigations on Sunday, Fargo police requested mutual aid from partner law enforcement agencies to handle…

Police tell residents to avoid flooded roads

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — Authorities in North Dakota were urging drivers to avoid traveling and remain vigilant as widespread flooding swept across the state on Tuesday. Fargo police posted images showing cars navigating deep water that rose nearly to the tops of their wheels. They also issued a travel advisory reminding motorists to never drive through flooded roads, and that…

Police identify victims in Fargo shootings

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Police Department are releasing the names of the two victims in the shootings Saturday night. 19-year-old Azeem Holmes of Fargo was killed in the shooting in the 50 block of Broadway North. 20-year-old Elijah Hughes of Fargo was killed 30 minutes later in the 4700 block of 16th Avenue South. Fargo Police are seeking…

Suspect Identified in Fargo Bank Robbery

66-year-old Jay Douglas Barker has been arrested for bank robbery in the past.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department have released the name of the man accused of robbing a downtown Wells Fargo bank on August 1. The robbery took place around 1 P.M., and FPD reported they had their suspect in custody around 4 P.M. that same afternoon. We now know the man is Jay Douglas Barker. Back in 2017, Barker…

UPDATE: Multiple Fargo Police Officers detain man in Downtown Fargo

Multiple officers arrived on scene outside the Salvation Army with lights and sirens on

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Multiple Fargo Police Officers detained a man in downtown Fargo following a call for a physical altercation. Witnesses say the officers arrived on the scene with their lights and sirens on before detaining, with the help of security, a man outside the Salvation Army on Roberts Street. According to Fargo Police, the victim left the scene…