GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Charges are pending following an assault involving juveniles outside the Grand Forks Public Library Thursday afternoon. Police responded shortly before 4:00 to a disturbance involving a firearm. Several witnesses described a fight involving several people. One of the suspects had a gun and struck another person in the head, causing a laceration. The victim was…
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…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Police are investigating multiple reports of a man targeting kids with indecent exposure. Police say they’ve gotten word of three separate incidents all directed at children. In each one, a driver slowly drives by someone then thrusts his hips up, exposing his genitals. Witness describe the suspect at a man in his 40’s…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO/KNOX: 5:30pm UPDATE) — The search for a man wanted for attempted murder comes up empty in Grand Forks. Grand Forks Regional SWAT team attempted to arrest 25-year-old Omar Martinez this afternoon at an apartment in the 12 hundred block of 39th Street North. A shelter in place was issued and then lifted around 3:45 when…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks woman is hurt after the dog she was caring for attacked and killed her dog and went after another one in the home. Officers were called to the 1600 block of 28th Avenue South around 5 p.m. They tried to contain the aggressive dog but it broke the steel catch pole and…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — Attorneys for a man accused in federal court of distribution of child pornography and related charges say key evidence in the case should be thrown out because it was discovered during the service of a search warrant in an unrelated construction fraud case. Magistrate Judge Alice Senechal heard testimony from investigators and forensic experts in the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Grand Forks say some funny money is going around. They have taken several reports of fake $100 and $20 bills being passed at local businesses. The counterfeit currency looks legitimate until you notice the word “replica” stamped on the bills. The paper quality isn’t as good as real currency and the bills all…
STEARNS, CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A woman accused of stabbing a man at an apartment on the north side of Grand Forks has been identified. 28-year-old Amber Lee Behrens of Grand Forks is charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence, interference with a 911 call, and criminal trespass. Police responded Thursday afternoon to a report of a man that had been…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Grand Forks are called to Riverside Manor after a man was stabbed in his arm. They arrived just before 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon and detained a woman at the scene. She was arrested for trespassing. The man was taken to Altru by ambulance to be treated for his stab wound. Police have not…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Police say they arrested a man for drugs after a three car crash at a major intersection in the city. Officers responded to the intersection of North Washington Street and Demers Avenue around 8:45 Sunday night. They say a car driven by 31-year-old Shawn Schweigert of Grand Forks was turning onto Washington when…
