Nelson County Sheriff’s Office

Man arrested for stealing car in Fargo, impersonating highway patrol trooper

April 16, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Bruce Laverdure (Lake Region Law Enforcement Correctional Center)PETERSBURG, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office says a man is jailed in Devils Lake and facing a number of charges, including impersonating a law enforcement officer. A sheriff’s deputy made a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle near Petersburg in northeast North Dakota around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle was…

Sheriff’s office asks hunters to look out for missing woman

Search continues for Anne Fitzsimonds, 47

November 5, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

NELSON COUNTY, N.D. — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office is asking hunters to keep an eye out for a missing woman. Forty-seven-year-old Anne Fitzsimonds was last seen on October 4th. She has brown eyes and red hair. She’s 5’2″ tall and weighs 155 pounds. Authorities say she was last seen leaving a friend’s home four miles north of Petersburg, North…