RAMSEY COUNTY, ND — A Dunseith man leads authorities on an early morning pursuit with punctured tires. A Grand Forks County Deputy tried to stop 34-year-old Quentin Demery Jr. east of Emerado around 1:30 this morning but he fled. A state trooper put down spike strips in Ramsey County damaging Demery’s tires and rims. But he kept driving for 40 miles…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A report of a drunk driver who almost hit numerous vehicles in Grand Forks set off a slow speed pursuit. The call came in around 6 o’clock Saturday night in the 4000 block of Walnut Street. Officers tried to stop 52-year-old Saha Darji of Grand Forks but he wouldn’t pull over. Darji, who had two kids in…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. — A Cass County deputy’s squad car is damaged after attempting to stop a driver during a pursuit. The pursuit started in West Fargo around 7:15 Monday night and led authorities out of town. The deputy placed stop sticks at an intersection north of Mapleton. The driver swerved and side swiped the squad car. The pursuit ended…
RICHLAND CO., N.D. — A Richland County deputy was hurt during the arrest of a man involved in a slow speed pursuit. Authorities say 70-year-old Thomas Mattson was driving erratically on a rural Lidgerwood road Sunday night. Mattson refused to stop and drove to his house where he continued to refuse deputies orders and a Taser was used but was…
HARWOOD, ND — One man is behind bars after firing shots during an overnight standoff in rural Harwood. Shortly after midnight, 57-year-old Steven Sorenson of Harwood called dispatch, wanting to talk to a deputy at the Cass County Sheriff’s office about a situation that happened earlier at a West Fargo bar. Police responded and heard what they say was six…
FARGO, ND — It was a close call for a Fargo police officer. The officer was responding to a disturbance call outside an apartment building in the 2900 block of 34th Avenue South around 3:30 this morning. That’s when the officer says Dalton Beyer made eye contact and backed up at a high rate of speed, almost running over the…
Michael Fasig (L) and Israel Hernandez (R) could see their charges dismissed. MORTON COUNTY, ND — Two men accused of felony reckless endangerment and criminal mischief during the Dakota Access pipeline protests could see their charges dismissed. Michael Fasig and Israel Hernandez are accused of ramming a private security officer’s truck, but a judge in the case says the charges…
MINOT, ND — A woman and three children were rescued after their SUV overturned in a slough south of Minot. The crash happened Sunday afternoon near Max. The highway patrol says 22-year-old Ashley Colby of Bismarck was pulling a car when she lost control, drove into the slough and overturned. Six bystanders stopped and were able to flip the…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. — A Fargo man is going to jail for six months for his role in his wife’s huffing death. In a plea deal, Brent Glarum pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment. Charges of negligent homicide and violating an order for protection were dropped. Glarum was accused of providing the cans of compressed air that the couple huffed…
