Moorhead Police Archives - Page 15 of 20

Moorhead Dairy Queen closes for the day following two-vehicle crash

March 13, 2021

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning causes damage to the downtown Moorhead Dairy Queen. That location at 24 8th Street South has closed for the day. Police responded to the crash at the the intersection of 8th Street and Main Avenue at around 8:20 a.m. When they arrived, officers saw that a vehicle had hit the outside of…

Fargo-Moorhead law enforcement prepares for Chauvin verdict

March 1, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo-Moorhead area law enforcement agencies are getting ready for a verdict in the upcoming trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death if George Floyd. Thousands of demonstrators gathered May 30 for a peaceful protest in Fargo, just days after Floyd died in police custody. About 20 people were arrested after the demonstration turned…

Update: Moorhead shooting injures one, person responsible missing

February 26, 2021

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – One person was injured in a shooting in south Moorhead Friday afternoon. Officers were called to the 1900 block of 41st Ave. S. for a reported accidental shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an 18-year-old male who had received a single gunshot wound to his lower abdomen. A small-caliber rifle, was located on the scene. The victim…

One In Custody After Overnight Shooting In Moorhead

Shooting Reported In 900 Block Of 18th Street. S.

February 11, 2021

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Moorhead Police have a man in custody Thursday morning after an overnight shooting. Officers responded to the 900 block of 18th Street South just after 10 p.m. for reports of gunshots. Officers found the apartment complex where the shooting happened. They then found 24-year-old Dexter Fox and detained him. Police also found the gun they think was…

Update: Search continues for suspect who crashed after fleeing law enforcement

February 10, 2021

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police are looking for a person who fled a traffic stop and was later involved in a high-speed crash in Moorhead. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle driven by a suspect wanted for outstanding warrants. Empting says when the deputy initiated the stop, the driver accelerated rapidly and fled…

Police in Fargo, Moorhead investigate stolen vehicle crash involving injuries

January 28, 2021

Jim Monk,

Stolen car crash 1/28/21FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Several people were injured Thursday morning when a stolen vehicle crashed in the vicinity of 12th Avenue and 2nd Street North in Fargo. Fargo police say the fast-moving vehicle crossed into Moorhead where it was spotted by police before the driver headed back to Fargo on the Center Ave. Bridge. The vehicle hit a…

Three Moorhead officers recognized for ‘exceptional actions and service’

January 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

Officers Hermes, Bischoff and YagowMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Two Moorhead police officers have received Lifesaving Awards and another officer was given the Distinguished Service Award. In December, Officers Anastacia Hermes and Maria Bischoff overheard an emergency dispatch for a female who was not breathing. Both officers quickly cleared their current calls to respond to the medical assist. Bischoff and Hermes…

Annual Moorhead Shop-With-A-Cop event adjusted due to pandemic

Although this year’s event looks different than normal, it continues to have a big impact on kids across the metro

December 15, 2020

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead Police Athletics & Activities League teams up with other local organizations to host the annual Shop-With-A-Cop event. For most, the usual hustle and bustle of shopping for the holidays is missing this year. That’s certainly the case for kids across the metro who were supposed to spend a day on a shopping spree alongside…

Dilworth Police looking for man connected to shooting that left another injured

Police say this is an isolated incident and say there is no danger to the public.

November 12, 2020

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DILWORTH, Minn. – Police continue to search for a man involved in an apartment shooting. An argument between two men early Thursday morning at a Dilworth apartment leaves one injured in the hospital as the other fled the scene. Officers responded to the 202 block of 5th Street Northwest at around 7:35. “When the officers arrived on scene, they found…

Moorhead Police department partners with the DEA for a drug take-back event

Take back program helps in the disposal of potentially harmful prescription drugs

October 25, 2020

Aaron Walling,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Moorhead police department offers a unique prescription drug drop off program to help people get rid of their; unwanted, unused or expired drugs hassle free. “This is the drug take back program that we have and what we do is we offer anybody who wants to bring any of their drugs or medications they’re not using…