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Update: Court documents provide more details of triple stabbing

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo police have identified the suspect in the stabbing of three people as 30-year old Ashley Larson who has no permanent address. She was arrested after a 4-hour standoff with police while she was barricaded inside a vehicle belonging to one of the victims. Larson voluntarily gave up and was arrested on three counts of aggravated assault….

Update: Suspect in custody after stabbings and police standoff in downtown Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – A police standoff involving a female suspect who barricaded herself inside a vehicle near a downtown Fargo restaurant is over. Fargo Police say three people suffered non life-threatening injuries when they were stabbed Thursday afternoon in the parking lot at Mexican Village at 814 Main Ave. Debra Schreiner of Fargo told KFGO how she was able to…

Fargo PD releases “Break The Silence” documentary to prevent suicide

The Community Engagement Team wants to help bring awareness to mental health

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – This past year, the Fargo community suffered the tragic losses of two students by suicide and the Community Engagement Team wants to do all it can to prevent further tragedies like these from happening. The department hosted a viewing and launch party for its new video, “Break the Silence,” in the City Commission Chambers. The team…

Barnesville woman jailed after Fargo cemetery incident

FARGO (KVRR) – A Barnesville, Minn. woman was arrested at a Fargo cemetery after witnesses say she drove over several graves and nearly hit two people during a funeral. Police were called Saturday to Riverside Cemetery at 2102 5th St. S. Twenty-eight-year-old Blair Rebecca Whitten was arrested for aggravated reckless endangerment. “Multiple complainants reported Whitten was driving her vehicle, inside…

Video shows Jesus statue being vandalized, police seeking information

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police have released surveillance video of a person who vandalized a statue of Jesus outside St. Mary’s Cathedral. on April 17. The face of the marble statue at 604 Broadway was spray-painted black.  Police say it happened in the early morning hours of April 17. Investigators are seeking assistance in identifying the person responsible. Anyone with…

UPDATE: Fargo Police no longer asking for help locating runaway children

UPDATE (4/23/21 at 9:36 p.m.): Both girls have been found and are safe. ORIGINAL: FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating two runaway children. Twelve-year-old Mary Jane Sundby is around 5’0″ with a thin build, light brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing an oversized gray sweatshirt. Eleven-year-old…

Fargo Police partner with tire shop to reduce catalytic converter thefts

FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Dept. is partnering with a local tire dealer in an attempt to reduce the number of catalytic converter thefts. OK Tire will mark catalytic converters with heat resistant paint and engrave a partial Vehicle Identification Number. The service is available free of charge. An appointment is not required. Since December, police have received 137…

Police say so far, cocktail drugging claims not verified

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo police say no specific people or locations have been linked to recent reports of people being drugged at various liquor establishments in downtown Fargo. Police say they’re investigating several reports of people who claim that illicit drugs were dropped into their drinks without their knowledge. Deputy Police Chief Joe Anderson says that while police take…