Grand Forks Police Archives - Page 9 of 11

Streets covered for Officer Cody Holte’s procession in Grand Forks

Theisen and his family brought a sign they had left in their window of 639, Cody Holte's badge number.

June 2, 2020

,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Countless squad cars, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles made their way down University Avenue in somber moment as a region has lost one of it’s heroes. “It doesn’t happen often and when it does it affects the whole community and watching it all from home and then to come out and watch the processional it’s…

Grand Forks Police release safety protocols, processional route for Officer Cody Holte’s funeral

Anyone feeling ill is asked to stay home.

June 1, 2020

,

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–Grand Forks Police have released the processional route and safety protocols that will be in place for the funeral of Officer Cody Holte. Visitation prior to the funeral is scheduled for June 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Ralph Engelstad Arena. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Anyone feeling ill is asked to stay…

Memorial Fund Set Up for Family of Fallen Officer Holte

May 29, 2020

Site Staff,

Officer Cody Holte #639 On behalf of the GFPD, we wish to express our sincerest appreciation for your outpouring of support during this very difficult time, as we grieve and remember our brother Cody.Grand Forks County Sheriff's OfficeThompson Fire DepartmentEast Grand Forks Police DepartmentPolk County Sheriff's Office/Emergency ManagementBorder PatrolUniversity of North Dakota Police DepartmentEmerado Police DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection…

Man Stabbed In Grand Forks Attack

Victim Suffered Apparent Non-Life Threatening

March 25, 2020

Site Staff,

A man is hospitalized after a stabbing in Grand Forks. Police responded to a reported robbery in progress at 8:40 Tuesday night on the 800 block of North 51st Street. Police say a 29-year-old man was stabbed several times in the thigh when he was walking to his parents’ home. The victim went to the hospital with injuries that don’t…

Police Searching for Suspect after Early Morning Pursuit

Police are working to identify and locate the driver.

January 10, 2020

,

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–Grand Forks Police arrested one person and are searching for another after an early morning pursuit on Friday. When police attempted a traffic stop, the driver refused to stop and drove over the Kennedy Bridge into East Grand Forks. The East Grand Forks Police Department continued the pursuit until the driver drove back into Grand Forks where the…

Grand Forks Police Ask For A Little Neighborly Understanding

The department received a handful of calls after this last snow event.

January 7, 2020

,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Police in Grand Forks Police are asking people to be neighborly this winter. The department received a handful of calls after this last snow event. The calls were about disputes between neighbors over where snow should be blown or shoveled after major snow storms. The police made a Facebook post asking the public to simply communicate…

Grand Forks Police Secure Man Wielding Knife in Parking Lot

The suspect claimed he had the knife because another individual in the parking lot had threatened him.

October 18, 2019

,

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–Grand Forks Police secured a man wielding a knife in a parking lot on Thursday night. Officers reported to 307 1st Avenue South at approximately 5 p.m. for complaints of a man swinging a knife while walking around the parking lot of a business. When confronted, the man, identified as 29-year-old Kaiser Pittman, dropped the knife and officers…

Grand Forks Police Respond to Shots Fired Outside Gas Station

It is believed the incident was a continuation of a prior altercation between the two subjects.

October 8, 2019

,

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–Grand Forks Police arrested a man on Monday after he fired a gun at a moving car. Police received reports of an incident involving gunfire at approximately 5:38 p.m. in the 2000 block of S. Washing Street. When officers arrived they learned a man in the vicinity of Orton’s had fired a handgun towards a car driving past…

Grand Forks Police Theft Investigation

August 12, 2019

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, ND — The Grand Forks Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying this individual in an investigation regarding the theft of coins and damage to laundry machines from an apartment building in Grand Forks. If you have any information on this individual, or if you are this individual, please contact Det. Riedinger at triedinger@grandforksgov.com or call 701-787-8011….

People In Grand Forks Asked To Check Their Property For Missing Man

Fernando Balboa was last seen at his home on Saturday

July 10, 2019

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, ND — Police in Grand Forks are asking people to check their property, garages, sheds and more to try and find a missing man. Fernando Balboa was last seen at his home on Saturday. Police believe it’s possible he may have sought shelter somewhere to get out of the elements. They say the 55-year-old Balboa needs medication every…