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Four arrested in aggravated assault involving an axe and bat

Fargo Police responded to 809 10th Street South for a man being attacked

November 30, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police arrest four people connected to a Monday afternoon assault involving an axe and bat. It happened at 809 10th Street South after 1:00 p.m. Witnesses tell police they saw several people attacking a man. Twenty-nine-year-old Valeen Blueshield is accused of using the axe and was arrested for aggravated assault. Sixty-seven-year-old Juan Flores, 41-year-old Tylando Laroque,…

Juveniles are using bikes to menace drivers in Fargo

November 27, 2020

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo police are working to resolve a dangerous game that’s has been the source of complaints from the public for several months. Police spokeswoman Jessica Schindeldecker says juveniles using their bikes have been harassing drivers by blocking intersections, using offensive language directed mostly at women drivers, and sometimes even playing chicken with cars. She says it’s not…

Officials say Fargo businesses are following Covid-19 guidelines well

Response team continues serving as a staple tool in helping businesses comply with mandates

November 24, 2020

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. — A week after Covid-19 protocols were implemented for North Dakota businesses, the Fargo Cass Public Health Covid Business Response Team has an update on how local establishments are keeping up. Since mask mandates and capacity limits went into effect, Fargo Cass Public Health’s Business response Team has been an essential tool to helping businesses comply with mandates….

Fargo Man Suffering From Mental Disorder Accidentally Fires Gun

November 19, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Police respond to an apartment building in the 2000 block of 21st Avenue South just before 9 p.m. after a man claims people were trying to break into his apartment. He told told them he was armed with a gun. When officer arrived, they learned the man had accidentally fired the weapon. They say he appeared to…

Fargo officers injured during traffic stop

November 13, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND — Three Fargo Police Officers were injured Friday morning during a traffic stop. According to FPD at 6:05 a.m. the officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of 32 Avenue North because the ND Air National Guard Military Police located an impaired driver. A passenger in the car, Irvin Leo Peltier, 33 years old, exited the vehicle and…

Arrest made after domestic call to Fargo home

November 13, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Fargo Police Officers were dispatched around 11:30 p.m. Thursday to the 3200 block of 20th Street South for a domestic involving a man with a shotgun. Officers were advised 45-year old Cedric Elder, of Fargo, was inside the apartment with a shotgun, and his wife and two children were barricaded in a bedroom. Officers quickly…

Fargo Police release name of man found in Island Park

November 9, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND – Police have released the name of a man who was found dead in Island Park Friday afternoon. He was 37-year-old William Zaiser of Fargo. The body was discovered under a picnic table. Police do not consider the death suspicious and no autopsy is planned. Police and the Cass County Coroner’s Office conducted the investigation. Categories: Local News,…

Driver crashes into Fargo home overnight

November 8, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND – No one was injured when a pickup truck struck a Fargo home early Sunday morning. According to Fargo Police, they were called to the home at 3500 Woodbury Park Drive around 2:15. Officers found a pickup that struck a home causing significant damage to both the home and pickup. The driver was identified as 25-year-old Leighton Wellentin…

Police on patrol encounters structure fire

Building and contents were left significantly damaged.

October 31, 2020

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. — Fire crews respond to a building fire in Fargo just after three this morning. Firefighters were called to the corner of Fourth Avenue and 40th Street South by a Fargo police officer who noticed smoke coming from a vent on the roof. Crews noticed heavy smoke had taken over the west side of the Rusco Window company…

Woman fleeing police gets stuck in cemetery, arrested for DUI

Fargo Police says the driver had a BAC of .157, which is almost twice the legal limit

October 31, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — A woman driving the wrong way near 12th Avenue North and University got stuck in a cemetery Saturday morning. Fargo Police officers tried to stop 33-year-old Melissa Rasmussen of Thompson, North Dakota at around 4:30 a.m. but she did not stop immediately. That’s when she got stuck in the Holy Cross Cemetery near the airport. Rasmussen was…