GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces charges after assaulting an officer during a traffic stop this morning on Washington Street South. Officer James Opp was responding to a report of a drunken driver and pulled over 43-year-old Brian Pyle. After a short conversation, Pyle tried to run on foot and Opp tried to stop him. That’s…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Horace, North Dakota man faces charges after a chase late Saturday night. A Cass County Deputy attempted to stop 32-year-old Christopher Schizzano north of Horace. But he fled and the pursuit began. It was briefly terminated when Schizzano drove through a residential area, then started again. Five minutes after it all began it was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Horace, North Dakota man is jailed on a number of charges after leading Cass County deputies on an early morning pursuit. They attempted to stop 29-year-old Nikolus Schnellbach near Horace around 2:40 a.m. for speeding but he fled. The chase crossed into Clay County then back into Cass County. Schnellbach eventually stopped and surrendered in…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A West Fargo man is arrested after fleeing a traffic stop on foot. West Fargo police tried to stop 47-year-old Timmy Bush around 9:30 this morning for a traffic violation. But Bush got out of his vehicle and ran. The officer caught Bush a short time later and arrested him for DUI refusal, driving under suspension,…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D.(KVRR) — A teen crashes a stolen vehicle into a snowbank in Thompson, North Dakota during a chase with a Grand Forks County Sheriff’s deputy. It was just after midnight when the deputy tried to stop 18-year-old Dominick Eley of Thompson on a rural road. But Eley fled into town, hitting speeds of 70 miles per hour…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two men are arrested following a high-speed chase early Tuesday morning in Moorhead. 28-year-old Jovan Gagnon of Mahnomen fled during a traffic stop. But the chase was called off due to the high rate of speed. The vehicle was later spotted near Village Green Boulevard and stop sticks were used to stop it and Gagnon and…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A Fargo man is facing charges after officers say they found him in a stolen vehicle with an infant inside. They were called Wednesday afternoon and tried to stop 26-year-old Michael Warren near 17th Avenue North and Broadway. He attempted to flee was but was caught several minutes later. The infant was found safe. Warren was…
Delano Minor, Diona Lafontaine and Leslielyn StevensWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The driver of a vehicle that fled from police in Fargo and West Fargo is arrested after getting stuck in a ditch in West Fargo around 5:30 this morning. Police took 37-year-old Delano Minor of West Fargo into custody for fleeing and driving under suspension. Two passengers were arrested…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says a mandatory minimum bill is needed to set tougher jail and prison sentences as violent crime continues to escalate. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the state capitol, Wrigley said many criminals who are convicted of dangerous crimes and imprisoned are out too soon. Wrigley says he has…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A laptop left inside a stolen vehicle helped officers track down the thief. Sunday night, Fargo officers responded to a call of a stolen vehicle that had been left with the engine running. The owner said the laptop was still transmitting its location and police were able to use that to track down 41-year-old Willshaun Boxley….
