U.S. Border Patrol

Suspects in Walsh County traffic stop no longer in area

Grafton, N.D. (KVRR) — The Walsh County Sheriff’s office says that the suspects that fled a traffic stop are no longer believed to be in the area. The traffic stop on August 21st was initiated by the North Dakota Highway Patrol and U.S. Border Patrol, and the Walsh County Sheriff’s Office assisted with searching for the four individuals who fled…

Seven illegal aliens apprehended last week in Bemidji, MN

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Information Agents with U.S. Border Patrol has apprehended seven illegal aliens in Bemidji, Minnesota. U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector says INF agents made the arrests last Monday. They say the criminal histories of the subjects include multiple DUIs, felony battery, and fleeing. Nationalities included Mexico, Guatemala, and Ecuador. All of the individuals are in…

U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Border Patrol agents make arrests in illegal crossing

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Pembina agents responded to an illegal crossing at the border and made arrests on Saturday, February 8. The U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector says a Small Unmanned Aerial System from Operation Stonegarden partners allowed agents to quickly locate and apprehend the illegal aliens and seize $16,000 of cash found on one of them. The…

Alleged Gang Rape Investigation Ongoing Includes 11 People Turned Over To U.S. Border Patrol

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — New details into an alleged gang rape investigation of an 11-year-old girl in Bemidji last week. While one man was arrested for sexual assault, 22-year-old Oscar Luna of Texas, twelve other people were located and identified. Bemidji Police say none of them could immediately be identified as suspects in the case and eleven were turned over…

Georgia Man Sentenced for Transporting Illegal Immigrants Into North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Tifton, Georgia man pleads guilty in Federal Court in Fargo to conspiracy to transport illegal immigrants. 39-year-old Rodolfo Arzola-Carrillo was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison. He was arrested in November after he was found with a group of seven suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico, including 2 kids, in northeast North Dakota. The plan fell…

Canadian Soldier With Links to Neo-Nazis Believed to Have Slipped into Minnesota

Mathews pickup was found abandoned just a few miles north of the U.S. border.

ROSEAU, MINN.–Authorities in northwestern Minnesota are on the lookout for Patrik Mathews, a missing, Canadian soldier who is believed to have crossed the border this week. Both the Roseau and Kittson County Sheriff’s Offices and U.S. Border Patrol are on alert for Mathews who was relieved of his military duties over allegations of his involvement with neo-Nazis. His pickup was…