Fargo Police Department Archives - Page 6 of 39

High-Risk Sex Offender registers at 123 15th St. N.

May 2, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Leroy Gordon Sonnenberg, 82. Picture courtesy of Fargo Police Department.FARGO — The Fargo Police Department is notifying the public of a registered sex offender change of address. Leroy Gordon Sonnenberg, 82, registered an address at 123 15th St. N. Sonnenberg was convicted of lascivious acts with children in Story County, Iowa in 1968. In 2008, he was convicted of exploitation…

Fargo man sentenced for having a gun while being a convicted felon

April 30, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is sentenced to over four years in prison for having a stolen gun as a felon. Kadar Pearson, 21, pleaded guilty in November. Last June, Fargo Police responded to shots-fired in the area of the Arbors apartment complex. They saw Pearson wearing a sweatshirt with something in the pocket and a ski-mask over…

Police respond to unattended death in south Fargo

March 31, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

(UPDATE) Police say the unattended death officers responded to in south Fargo appears to be a suicide. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Police respond to a body found in a ditch in south Fargo. Authorities are at the 3400 block of 64th Avenue South this evening. Police are calling it an unattended death and have not released any other details The…

Car Crashes into Circle K; Driver Flees Scene

Despite the damage done to the store, the car was apparently in serviceable enough condition for the driver to escape before police arrived.

March 30, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

A view of the aftermath of the crash.FARGO, N.D. – The entrance to a Circle K convenience store suffered severe damage after a person drove into it and then fled. The Fargo Police Department say the vehicle crashed into Circle K on Brandt Drive South at around 2 in the morning on Saturday. The driver left in the vehicle prior…

Former Moorhead Spud Goalies Find Their Ways to Law Enforcement

Beth, Lydia, and Betsy vary slightly in age, but all have found fulfilling careers as police officers.

March 12, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – “I don’t know what it is about hockey, especially Moorhead hockey,” says Moorhead police officer Beth Jutting. “It’s just – you feel this huge sense of community, not just between your team, but everyone supporting you, all the parents and everyone else.” She has fond memories of her time on the ice as a Moorhead Spud….

Fargo police, SWAT, street crimes unit take two wanted men into custody

February 28, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Red River Valley SWAT Team assisted Fargo police and the Metro Street Crimes Unit with a high-risk, knock-and-announce search warrant at an apartment building within the 1700 block of 40th St. S shortly after 2 p.m. Friday. Due to the criminal history of the suspects, the SWAT Team was was to serve the search warrant and…

Three Individuals Have Been Recognized For Their Heroic Deeds By Fargo Police Department

February 26, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — While taking care of one goat may seem like a lot, for Skip Anderson it was no hassle. “The big thing is just do the right thing. Do what’s in your heart and like I said if animals need to be cared for, take care of them. If people need to be taken care of, help…

Community remembers fallen Officer Jason Moszer in memorial ceremony

February 11, 2025

Eric Bolin,

FARGO, N.D. — Family, friends, and brother in blue gathered at the Fargo Police Department Tuesday to honor an officer who died in the line of duty nearly ten years ago. Fargo Police Officer Jason Moszer was killed in the line of duty on February 11, 2016, while responding to a domestic violence call in the area of 3rd Street…

Officer Dotas Returns To Work 19 Months After Being Ambushed in South Fargo

February 10, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police officer Andrew Dotas is back on the force. Dotas and two other officers were ambushed by a gunman on 25th Street South in July 2023. Officer Tyler Hawes and bystander Karlee Koswick were also wounded. Hawes returned to the force last week. Officer Jake Wallin was killed in the ambush. Dotas credits firefighters, who…

Man suspected of starting apartment fire arrested

January 27, 2025

KVRR Staff,

The aftermath of an arson fire on Jan. 15.FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police say a suspected arsonist has been arrested. 42-year-old Adrian Banks, from Wendell, Minnesota, was arrested Friday afternoon. Banks was arrested by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office for arson and burglary. Captain Bill Ahlfeldt says Banks is suspected of starting a fire inside a south Fargo apartment. Firefighters…