GRAND FORKS, ND — The head of a meth trafficking ring, convicted to ordering a hit on a Grand Forks man who was later murdered, will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Modesto Torrez of Angus, Minnesota was convicted in federal court in October including murder. He was charged in the March 2016 shooting death over drugs of…
GRAND FORKS, ND — Police in Grand Forks are investigating a string of nine home burglaries since November 3. In each case the intruder forced their way inside the home and took property. The majority of these crimes have occurred in an area north of Demers Avenue, east of 20th Street North, and west of 3rd Street North. These…
FARGO, ND — Dozens of fugitives have been rounded up this month by two law enforcement agencies in “Operation Déjà vu.” The U.S. Marshals Service’s High Plans Fugitive Task Force and Fargo’s Metro Street Crimes Unit targeted people wanted on federal, state or local felony warrants. They have arrested a total of 79 people in Fargo-Moorhead and Grand Forks….
LARIMORE, ND — A man wanted for an armed robbery in Grand Forks earlier this month was caught in Larimore. The sheriff’s office says 40-year-old Casey Featherstone was pulled over last night and gave the deputy a false ID. But through questioning, the deputy determined the man was Featherstone and he was wanted for the November 10th pistol-whipping and robbery…
BISMARCK, ND — Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Jay Knudson to a judgeship in the Northeast Central Judicial District. Knudson will fill the vacancy created by Justice Jon Jensen’s appointment to the North Dakota Supreme Court earlier this year. Knudson’s legal experience includes work in criminal, civil, domestic relations, juvenile, immigration and financial areas. He also has…
FARGO, ND — A man accused in an international fentanyl-trafficking operation has pleaded not guilty in Fargo to obstruction of justice. Authorities say Daniel Ceron, a Colombian national who allegedly ran the enterprise from a Canadian prison, wrote letters telling co-conspirators to remain silent. He also alerted other suspects about the investigation. He was charged earlier with five counts, including…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A Crookston woman is sentenced for her role in a drug-related death at Flying J in Grand Forks in 2016. 33-year-old Lorie Ortiz was given nearly 6 years in prison for her role as an accessory after the fact in the death of Austin Forsman. The investigation into his murder turned up a meth ring in…
GRAND FORKS, ND — Two UND students are behind bars after a lengthy drug investigation. Last Tuesday, officers served a search warrant at 1611 4th Avenue North in Grand Forks. They seized 60 pounds of marijuana, an AR15 rifle, nearly $70,000 in cash along with numerous pills and two vehicles. They arrested 21-year-old Cade Hoben and 21-year-old Mark Hildahl, both…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A high risk sex offender has moved to Grand Forks. Kelly Tanner was recently released from the North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown. Tanner is now living at 1001 University Avenue #2. He has convictions for gross sexual imposition in 2003 and sexual assault in 2008. Both cases involved juveniles. Tanner will have to register as…
GRAND FORKS, ND — Grand Forks police are looking for two white men who robbed Little Caesars at gunpoint. Authorities released these images from surveillance cameras. They say the men entered the business on Gateway Drive shortly after 10 p.m. They showed a gun and made off with an undetermined amount of cash. One of the men stood about 6…
