Moorhead Police

UPDATE: Police make arrest for Essentia Hospital lockdown

(UPDATE 4:48 PM) — Fargo Police determined the call was made from Moorhead. They arrested 57-year-old Jerome Lampley for Terrorizing and was taken to the Clay County Jail.   (UPDATE 1:02 PM) — Statement from Essentia Health-Fargo: The lockdown at Essentia Health-Fargo has been lifted as of noon today. All services and patient care have resumed normal operations. This morning,…

Fargo, Moorhead crews rescue female from Red River

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department says a female was rescued from the Red River Sunday afternoon. Capt. Ben Willey says around 3:20 p.m., someone called to report a person was in the river and needed help. Fargo and Moorhead Police and Fire crews responded and used Moorhead Fire’s boat to bring the female to shore on the Fargo…

Man indicted in Moorhead drive-by killing

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A grand jury has indicted Jerome Anthony Thomas III on charges of Second Degree Murder with Intent, Attempted First Degree Murder and Attempted Second Degree murder in the death of James Hamilton. Moorhead Police were dispatched on the morning of April 13th around 9:30 AM to the area of 2701 14th Street South for a call…

1 person displaced after Moorhead apartment fire

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO/KVRR) – One person was displaced after an apartment fire in Moorhead Monday morning. The Moorhead Fire Department says crews from Moorhead, Fargo and Dilworth responded to 1209 20th Street S. around midnight where firefighters could see heavy smoke and flames from a third floor window. Firefighters put the fire out before it spread to any other units….

Teenager arrested in connection with shots-fired call in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Moorhead police arrested a suspect in connection with a shots-fired call in the Romkey Park neighborhood that happened just after midnight Monday. Suspect information was developed while detectives continued to investigate the original call. A 16-year-old juvenile was taken into custody and is being held at the West Central Juvenile Center on charges of negligent discharge…

Moorhead intersection has area business owner concerned

Intersection of 2nd Ave. N. and 9th St. N. in Moorhead.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead intersection that’s part of the detour bypassing construction on First Avenue North has seen a rise in collisions. The corner of Second Avenue and Ninth Street North was where a driver suffering a medical episode crashed into a house. The owner of Olsen Awning…

Update: Police identify victim in Moorhead homicide; Two arrests made in Michigan

UPDATE (4:08 P.M.) — The male victim from the Moorhead homicide on April 13 was positively identified by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office as 39-year-old James Hamilton. He died from multiple gunshot wounds. Along with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, police were able identify a location where the suspect was hiding north of Ishpeming, Michigan. Thomas III and…

Man Who Died After Being Pulled From Red River in Moorhead is Identified

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The man whose body was pulled from the Red River in Moorhead last week has been identified as 63-year-old Robert Cartwright. Moorhead Police say the cause of death is still under investigation with help from Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office. They say preliminary autopsy information does not indicate any suspicious circumstances. Police were called to the…