FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of purposely starting a fire that caused $69,000 worth of damage to a south Fargo apartment and displaced multiple residents. According to court documents, a Fargo Police detective says Larry Desjarlais admitted to starting his mattress on fire with a torch he uses for meth. The fire at 1202 1st Avenue…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department says a female was rescued from the Red River Sunday afternoon. Capt. Ben Willey says around 3:20 p.m., someone called to report a person was in the river and needed help. Fargo and Moorhead Police and Fire crews responded and used Moorhead Fire’s boat to bring the female to shore on the Fargo…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police are investigating yet another motorcycle crash in the city. They responded just after 7:32 p.m. at the intersection of 42nd Street and 9th Avenue South, just a few blocks north of West Acres Mall. The rider of the motorcycles was taken to a local healthcare facility with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle,…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A Fargo man is facing charges after officers say he threw a large knife at several vehicles. Police were called to the intersection of 1st Ave. S. and 10th St. S. just after 11:45 a.m. Thursday. Several witnesses said a man, later identified as 35-year-old Peter Isensee, damaged their vehicles. One witness told police Isensee threw…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man who fled police and caused a large search in south Fargo last week has been arrested. Police arrested 27-year-old Shelby Whitt after he was involved in a hit-and-run crash. Whitt and 33-year-old Miranda Risberg, fled the scene on foot and were arrested a short time later. He was wanted for allegedly hitting two…
FARGO (KFGO) – A large police presence in south Fargo on Tuesday ended with no arrests, and police are asking for the public’s help locating a man. Fargo Police say it started when they were called to the 2100 block of 21st Ave. S. around 3 p.m. Tuesday for a man with outstanding warrants. The man, 27-year-old Shelby Whitt, fled…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – By now, you’ve likely seen our viral video of three police officers being assaulted at this street corner behind me here in downtown Fargo. Viewers are questioning the response by Fargo Police that led to 37-year-old Joseph Manitowabi fleeing for several blocks before being apprehended. “Obviously it was a very dynamic situation that involved a number…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — People on social media continue to debate the now-viral KVRR video of a man punching three Fargo Police officers in downtown Fargo in broad daylight. According to court documents, the man was allegedly seen smoking meth in the Roberts Commons Parking Ramp before the assault happened. On Saturday, Fargo Police apprehended a man who assaulted three…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of pulling a gun on two people in a vehicle next to his early Sunday morning. Timothy Busche is charged with three felony counts for terrorizing, possession of meth with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. Court records show a couple called Fargo Police to report the incident in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is arrested on nearly a dozen outstanding warrants. 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 800 block of 17th Street South around 3 this afternoon. Antoren Bell, 35, was in the apartment and…
