ROBBERY

Police searching for suspects after attempted Fargo jewelry store heist

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Lockdowns are lifted at five West Fargo schools and police are looking for suspects involved in an attempted armed robbery at a Fargo jewelry store. Officers responded to Gunderson’s Jewelers on the 5600 block of 28th Avenue South at 10:30 Wednesday morning. Police say several people tried to rob the business, one with a gun. Authorities…

Shooter In Taxi Driver Killing in Moorhead Sentenced to Prison

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The man who admitted killing a taxi driver in Moorhead is sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison. 19-year-old Willie Sparkman Jr. pleaded guilty in September in Clay County District Court to the second-degree murder of 24 year old Abdullahi Mohamed Abdullahi. Court documents show Sparkman and Kristy Vo attempted to rob Abdullahi for rent money…

Moorhead police arrest robbery suspect

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police arrest a man they say committed a robbery saying he had a gun. Officers responded near Horizon Middle School around 5:30 Thursday for a disturbance. A 911 caller said they met with a man who took money from them and threatened to shoot the victim. The man fled on a bike and no one was…

Detroit Lakes man sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbery

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal judge has ordered a Detroit Lakes, Minnesota man to serve 7 years in prison and three years of supervised release for robbing a convenience store on the White Earth Indian Reservation. In November, 2020, 34-year-old Levi Jerome entered the M&W Convenience Store in Ogema, pointed a rifle at the clerk and demanded she open the cash…

Fargo Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing Woman Around 10 Times

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is now charged with attempted murder after stabbing a woman he met downtown around 10 times. 56-year-old Fabian Henderson was arrested early Sunday morning – about 24 hours after police responded to the 3100 block of North Broadway. Court documents show Henderson and another man were invited back to the woman’s apartment for…