Moorhead Police Department Archives - Page 3 of 12

Two Local Officers in Running to Become The Next Moorhead Police Chief

February 20, 2025

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The search for Moorhead’s next police chief is down to four finalists. They include Moorhead Patrol Lt. John Laddie Bata, Metro Transit Police Capt. Erin Dietz of Minneapolis, Fargo Police Capt. Chris Helmick and Aurora, Colorado Police Commander Matthew Brukbacher. On-site interviews are scheduled for next week. The next chief is expected to be named in…

Moorhead Police Department Lauds Progress After Introduction of Community Resource Navigator

Megan Lundborg has been in the position for about 7 months, and says the data she's gathered displays a clear difference.

January 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police departments around the country, including the Fargo-Moorhead area, have stated that calls for service regarding mental health have been steadily rising over the past few years. There were many frustrations with having officers take time out of their schedules to respond to these, especially if it was the same person multiple times. That’s why the…

Moorhead Police want help finding 51-year-old Leroy Schmidt

January 8, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, M.N. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police are asking for help finding 51 year-old Leroy Schmidt. He has not been seen or heard from since November 2. He was last believed to be possibly in the area of Las Vegas or Omaha, Nebraska. He is described as being 5′ 9″ and 180 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with…

UPDATE: Runaway Moorhead Teen Not Seen Since Early December is Located

January 7, 2025

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE (01/08/25 1 p.m.) Josiah has been located and is safe. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Minnesota BCA alert has been issued for a missing runaway from Moorhead. Police say 15-year-old Josiah Shipp has not been seen since leaving his home on December 4. Shipp is 5′ 7″ and 185 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with…

Moorhead Police Chief Shannon Monroe retiring, confident Bearson case will be solved

December 10, 2024

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – Change is coming to the Moorhead Police Department. Longtime Chief Shannon Monroe is retiring after 30 years. Monroe began his law enforcement career as a deputy with the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office. Monroe, 55, says he’s always tried to be honest with the public and take whatever action was needed to make adjustments when mistakes were made….

Moorhead is taking applications for its new police chief

December 2, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The City of Moorhead is taking applications to fill the position of the new police chief. Current Police Chief Shannon Monroe is retiring after over 30 years with the department. He made his announcement in September. The city has a population of nearly 45,000 residents. The city says the department is on the cutting edge of…

BCA Alert out for missing teen last seen in Moorhead

October 28, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police Department is asking for help finding 17 year-old Paige Reinke, who was last seen in Moorhead on September 27 Paige is described as being 5′ 4″ and 155 pounds with brown hair and eyes. She was last known to be wearing a blue sweatshirt and gray sweatpants. Anyone with information about Paige’s whereabouts is…

Three men arrested in drug trafficking bust

October 24, 2024

KVRR Staff,

From left to right, David White, Martin White, and 57-year-old Mark Watson. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Police arrest three men for trafficking drugs from the Twin Cities into Moorhead. David White, 45, and Martin White, 54, both of St. Paul, and Mark Watson,57, of Moorhead, are in the Clay County Jail for felony drug charges for possession and distribution. An…

Police Investigate Saturday Shooting Incident in Moorhead, No One Was Hurt

October 20, 2024

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Police in Moorhead are investigating another shooting incident but this time no one was hurt. Saturday afternoon around 1, they were sent to the 3600 block of 39th Street south for a shooting. Officers arrived to learn that nobody has been hit by the gunfire. They say the suspect and victim know each other and has…

Moorhead Police Investigating A Body Found in Red River

October 13, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead Fire Department recovered a body of a man at the Red River. An alert issued around 1 pm notified Fargo and Moorhead officals of an object in the water approxiametly eight to ten feet from the shore. Firefighters at the scene had pulled out a bag from the water. Moorhead Police are currently conducting…