Collin Forthun and Johnna Abrahamson WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another driver flees a traffic stop for a violation overnight in West Fargo. Police eventually stopped 30-year-old Collin Forthun by using a PIT maneuver in the 1400 block of 16th Avenue East. The vehicle spun out and hit a tree stump. Forthun, who has no permanent address, was arrested for…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — KVRR is learning the identity of the man involved in a high speed chase with North Dakota Highway Patrol on Saturday near Casselton. Court documents show the unnamed suspect is Jonathon Kinney of Fargo. The patrol issued a press release about the chase, which hit speeds of 115 miles per hour on I-94 and Highway…
Alan Steven Walker, 30. Picture courtesy of West Fargo Police Department.WEST FARGO — The West Fargo Police Department has arrested a man after he allegedly fled from police after a traffic stop. Police say the incident happened at around 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, where West Fargo police began to perform a traffic stop near the 500 block of…
CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is arrested after a high-speed chase in Clay County. It started around 9:30 last night on Highway 10. A deputy tried to stop 37-year-old Jason Bearking for not having his headlights on and having no registration displayed. He fled and hit speeds of 100 miles per hour before a mechanical issue caused…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Carolina man is arrested for attempting to assault an officer following a pursuit in Grand Forks. An officer tried to stop 22-year-old Martin Romo for speeding on Demers Avenue around 6:20 tonight but Romo fled. Spike strips and an initial PIT maneuver didn’t stop him, but a second PIT maneuver did in the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Police arrest 55-year-old Shane Koenig after a short pursuit that ended with a PIT maneuver and pepperballs. An officer tried to stop Koenig for a traffic violation just after midnight but he fled. The chase headed north on Sheyenne Street and then west on 26th Avenue West where his vehicle was stopped. Koenig…
Shelby Whitt and Derek KrauseWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Police used a PIT maneuver to stop a fleeing vehicle Saturday night. They arrested the driver, 27-year-old Shelby Whitt of Jamestown, for fleeing, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of meth and fentanyl and driving under suspension. A passenger, 35-year-old Derek Krause who has no permanent address, was arrested for…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces a number of charges after another high speed chase ended with the use of stop sticks and a PIT maneuver. Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Kyler Kleppe was spotted by Grand Forks police in a stolen vehicle but he fled out of town around 1 a.m. A…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A brief pursuit in West Fargo early this morning lands 42-year-old David Jacobsen of Moorhead behind bars. West Fargo Police saw a man passed out behind the wheel of a car parked at Circle K on 13th Avenue East just after 1 a.m. When an officer tried to make contact with Jacobsen, he drove off….
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fifty-four year old Steven Sturgill of Fargo is accused of leading West Fargo police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle. An officer tried to stop Sturgill in the 800 block of 9th Street Northwest shortly after 1:30 a.m. but he fled and the pursuit began. A PIT maneuver was used to stop the vehicle….
