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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…

Police Working To Improve Traffic Stop Data in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Department is working to improve data on traffic stops in the city. Chief Dave Zibolski told the Police Advisory and Oversight Board that it will help to gather data to determine trends, complaints, ethnic background and analysis. Traffic stops currently go through an electronic system but it does not cover all instances. Warnings are…

Fargo Police Identify Two Remaining Suspects in Vicious Beating Last Month

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police identify the two remaining suspects wanted for a vicious beating in downtown Fargo on April 6. They are looking for these men: 26-year-old Esiquio Hernandez and 48-year-old John Hernandez both of Moorhead. If they are spotted you should call 9-1-1 with information about their location, clothing, vehicle and direction. Anonymous tips can be submitted…

Fargo Police respond to death of 3-month-old, no foul play suspected

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Police Department responded to a medical emergency in the 3300 block of 17th Avenue South around 5 a.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived, a three-month-old infant was found not breathing and not responsive. Life-saving efforts were performed but were unsuccessful. The child was pronounced dead. Initial investigations have found no immediate signs of suspicious activity…

UPDATE: Police Respond To Threat at Northern Plains Steel in North Fargo, Make Arrest

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR 6:15 PM UPDATE) — Fargo Police arrest 38-year-old Nosakhere Holmes of Fargo for terrorizing after being called to Northern Plains Steel in north Fargo. The department received a report of a threat around 3:45 this afternoon. Lt. Junell Krabbenhoft says out of abundance of caution due to the information the caller provided, several officers responded. Our reporter…

Several Arrests Made in Early April Beating in Downtown Fargo

Travice Ledoux, Sergio Ganados, Angelica Hernandez and Terrell SmithFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several arrests have been made in a severe beating of a man in downtown Fargo earlier this month. Fargo Police confirming that 48-year-old Sergio Ganados of Fargo was arrested for aggravated assault. 24-year-old Angelica Hernandez and 35-year-old Terrell Smith, both of Moorhead, were both arrested as accomplices to…

Court records provide more detail in downtown Fargo assault case

FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – Court documents are providing more information about a downtown Fargo assault that left one man with serious injuries to his head and face. Travice Ledoux, 36, was arrested Friday, and is charged with aggravated assault and accomplice to aggravated assault. According to court records, Ledoux – known in those documents as suspect #4 – was one of…

Open House Planned for Input on Noise Issues In City of Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo city leaders are looking into cracking down on loud vehicles and other amplified sound issues. During last week’s city commission meeting, Commissioner Arlette Preston asked the police chief and city attorney to research what would be required to enforce the laws against illegally altered vehicles. Preston says she has heard complaints from a number of people…

Fargo Police arrest man after responding to hostage situation

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Lakeville, Minnesota man is arrested after Fargo Police respond to a hostage situation. Officers were sent to the 2600 block of 14th Street South on Monday when the victim texted her employer, saying she couldn’t come to work because she was being held hostage by her ex-boyfriend. The woman told officers she had been held…