WEST FARGO, N.D. — After becoming the West Fargo Police Chief more than a year ago, Chief Heith Janke says one of his goals was to bridge the gap between the department and New Americans in his city. “We have a large New American population, and from the police department, we weren’t doing enough to interact and build those relationships, and…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A 17–year–old South Fargo boy got stuck in the mud while swimming in the Sheyenne River Tuesday morning. He was going for a swim with his dog around 9:30 am on Tuesday, but he ended up getting caught in the muddy current. A West Fargo Police Officer happened to be driving down Sheyenne Street when the boy…
DILWORTH, Minn. — The lip sync battle challenge between police departments has spread to Dilworth. Police Chief Ty Sharpe, looking sharp, has posted a video to Facebook of his lip sync rendition of “Driving In My Car”. The song was a top-5 hit in the UK for the group Madness in 1982. Chief Sharpe’s video on social media has already…
West Fargo Police DepartmentWEST FARGO, N.D. — Challenge accepted in West Fargo. Police departments across the country are challenging each other in an online lip sync battle. The dispatch call went out: “Attention all units, attention all units respond to the lip sync challenge. Attention all West Fargo units is there anyone available to respond?” In the social media video,…
FARGO, N.D. — For the past few years, opioid addiction has been a major issue in the Fargo-Moorhead area. But now, some more potent opioids have emerged on the scene. “Fentanyl is a hundred times as potent as morphine, and then there are some derivatives like carfentanil which has been around and can be obtained as hundred times as powerful…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo’s Disco is a German shepherd who was born in Slovakia. But he was raised right here in West Fargo. Not a day has gone by over the last seven years where he hasn’t worked with his best friend and handler Sgt. Pete Nielsen. “You spend an awful lot of time your canine so you…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo has been named the safest city in North Dakota. City officials say it wouldn’t have been possible to receive the honor without the help of the community. Some strangers leave such a lasting impact on us that we never forget their names. For one West Fargo neighbor, it was a policeman who showed her some…
WEST FARGO, ND — Some say there’s no better way to get to someone’s heart than through free pizza. Deeks Pizza provided 20 pies to the West Fargo Police Department to hand out to students at the Mustangs versus Packers game. It is part of the pizza shop’s way of helping the police department get out into the community and interact…
WEST FARGO, ND — The West Fargo Police Department is warning people after a series of vehicle break-ins were reported. Around 9 o’clock yesterday morning, police responded to multiple break-ins in the area south of 32nd Avenue West and west of Sheyenne Street. They want to remind people to not leave anything valuable their vehicles and to lock their…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — The West Fargo Police and Fire Department went head-to-head in their “Guns vs. Roses- Police vs. Fire” charity softball game. Former Minnesota Vikings players Chuck Foreman and Ted Brown coached each team. Brown, despite losing to the police department, was able to add a bit of humor to the fun-filled night. “We decided to let them…
