FARGO, N.D. — A woman receives a call from the Fargo Police Department’s phone number asking her to pay for fines with gift cards. But police say it’s a scam. Scammers using spoof devices to call victims from a local phone number demanding payment is becoming more common. According to the FTC, gift cards and reload cards are now the…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A suspect is in jail, a second person is still being sought in an armed robbery in Fargo. Police responded to a 9-1-1 call from a person who had been robbed at gunpoint around 5:30 p.m Sunday in the vicinity of the Community Homes apartments on 23rd Street South. Police spotted the suspects and their car…
FARGO, N.D. — A new mural is covering the wall of the Fargo Police Substation on 25th Street South, but its main purpose isn’t just to look good. “I think it’s gonna speak to young people especially. The way our artist Alex Lopez is creating it and expressing it, the words on they are reflecting what we’re trying to do….
FARGO, N.D. — Officer Matt Niemeyer didn’t get into police work for the awards. But going above and beyond his call of duty lands him the Hometown Hero award and a ride in the Air Force Thunderbirds’ F–16. “I never would’ve thought something like this would come from that. I think everybody gets into the job because they want to…
FARGO, ND — On July 17, 2019, officers were called to a local bank because a male was reportedly trying to cash a fake check. Officers found the male and two other people in the parking lot, and they told officers that they received the fake check from another female. Patrol officers and detectives from our Criminal Investigation Unit were…
FARGO, ND — Fargo Police have identified the body found in a burning storage unit in north Fargo early Sunday. He is 58-year-old Jonathan Liles of Fargo. Police are not releasing any other new information at this time. Firefighters responded to the call around 2:30 in the morning Sunday. They had the fire out in ten minutes and then discovered…
Fargo, ND–Two Fargo police officers sustained minor injuries following a traffic stop Monday morning. 26-year-old Abraham Nyei initially refused to stop, but eventually pulled over and became non-compliant. Nyei placed the vehicle in reverse in an attempt to flee. An officer broke the driver’s side window to gain control of the vehicle, and sustained cuts to his hands. Once out…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo firefighters were called to a storage unit that went up in flames early this morning, only to find the body of a man inside. Firefighters say their first engine arrived four minutes after getting the call at 2:35 A.M. Crews put out the fire within ten minutes of the first engine’s arrival and then discovered…
FARGO, N.D. — It was a tough task for Fargo Police to get 30 cats out of an overheating van in downtown Fargo Thursday afternoon. “The cats were panting, which is a terrible sign when it comes to cats. When cats pant they are clearly in distress. We did remove them for their own safety,” Ofc. LaVerne Aventi with the…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) Fargo police believe a man was stabbed in the hip with a pocket knife around 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon on the 1600 block of Dakota Drive. They also discovered the rear windshield of a car had been smashed during the altercation. The man was treated on site by FM Ambulance and released. Police have not made any…
