STOLEN VEHICLE

Stolen Vehicle Recovered After Stop on Cass County 20, Two Men Facing Charges

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Two men are arrested after being stopped by North Dakota Highway Patrol in a stolen vehicle. They were stopped around 4 p.m. on Cass County 20 near University Avenue for speeding. During the troopers investigation, he discovered the vehicle was stolen. The driver, 61-year-old Jeffrey Schmitt of Fargo, was arrested for unlawful use of a…

Update: Two arrested after police find them inside stolen vehicle

FARGO (KVRR) – Two people were arrested Tuesday after several squad cars from Fargo Police and Cass County Sheriff surrounded a vehicle in the 500 block of 40th Street South. Police say officers on patrol spotted the vehicle that had been reported stolen. “After a thorough investigation, officers confirmed the two individuals inside the vehicle were not the owners of…

Study: North Dakota sees third largest increase of vehicle thefts

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over the last decade, North Dakota has seen the third largest increase in vehicle thefts across the country. It’s an 88 percent jump according to a study from QuoteWizard using FBI crime reports. An analyst says pickups are by far the most commonly stolen vehicle across the nation. He adds the most common stolen vehicles in…

Man with 8 active arrest warrants arrested in Douglas County

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) — A 49-year-old Inver Grove Heights man who had eight active arrest warrants was brought into the Douglas County Jail Saturday morning. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says Don Johnson was arrested after running from police several times and stealing multiple vehicles. The first pursuit by Alexandria Police officers began Thursday night when the Douglas County Sheriff’s…