CRIME AND COURTS
THE CITY BEAT Two ways to classify sex offenders and the battle over which is better
A couple of weeks ago -- the City Beat forgets when because time flies when you're writing lots of stories -- I wrote about North Dakota's failure to comply with the Adam Walsh act, better known aroun...
Posted on 8/13/10 at 2:41 PM
REPUBLIC INSIDER School funding lawsuit goes down in flames
Recently, when the governor signed the state's new smoking ban, I noted that I wasn't terribly surprised or excited by it. The ban seemed like a foregone conclusion to me. I felt the same way yesterda...
Posted on 4/9/09 at 4:21 AM
Two Olivet pastors face DUI charges 
Fargo police arrested two Olivet Lutheran Church pastors Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving, an incident their bishop called a painfully public mistake.
By Dave Roepke , January 14, 2011
Fargo synagogue receives threat: Phone message warns of ‘special package’
Fargo police took a report last week of a threatening phone message left at Fargo’s lone synagogue.
By Dave Roepke , January 12, 2011
Best Buy 12 get redress options
Four have accepted restitution terms
Cass County prosecutors have inked agreements on restitution with at least four of the 12 men convicted in connection with a series of thefts from Best Buy that totaled $150,000.
By Dave Roepke , October 24, 2010
Suspect sought in Moorhead stabbing
Police believe victim, attacker know each other
Police were looking for a suspect in south Moorhead on Friday in connection with an early morning stabbing.
By Mike Nowatzki , October 23, 2010
Fargoan faces 10th DUI charge
Repeat offenses result in felony
A 55-year-old Fargo man is facing his 10th drunken-driving conviction after being arrested earlier this month in Wisconsin. It’s a history that’s drawn felony-level charges.
By Dave Roepke , October 23, 2010
Mental evaluation ordered for suspect in Fargo rape case
Doctors will examine a man accused of raping a multiple sclerosis sufferer in a public housing complex to see if he was competent enough to understand his actions and if he is able to assist in his own defense.
By Dave Roepke , October 08, 2010
Felony filed in road-wrecking crash
Man accused of driving on fresh concrete on highway also faces misdemeanors
A 21-year-old accused of driving through a patch of freshly cured concrete on Clay County Highway 52 faces a felony charge.
By Dave Roepke , October 08, 2010
Highway 52 repairs could run $200,000
Authorities: Motorist drove on stretch undergoing workIt could cost $200,000 or more to fix portions of Clay County Highway 52 damaged when a pickup drove across recently resurfaced areas of the road this past weekend, a contractor said Monday.
By Dave Roepke , September 28, 2010
Fight, chase in Moorhead draws charges
Police say two Moorhead men drinking in a garage Sunday night got in a fight, leaving one man hospitalized
By Mike Nowatzki and Dave Roepke , September 28, 2010
Accused wants evidence withheld
Suspect allegedly boasted of robberyWatching a news report on TV about a string of gas-station stickups, LaSamuel Richardson III allegedly did some boasting.
By Dave Roepke , September 24, 2010
Richardson sentenced for 2007 stabbing in West Fargo
A man who was found guilty of aggravated assault for a 2007 stabbing incident was sentenced Monday to a combined sentence of five years prison and probation time.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , September 21, 2010
Man gets 8 years for Mapleton stabbing
Nicholas Dodge Bruesch, upset at a drinking buddy for taking a few beers, put a knife in the man’s stomach and pierced his liver.
By Dave Roepke , September 18, 2010
City of Fargo to pay ex-bank executive in botched meth case
Settlement stems from search judges call illegalA former bank executive in Fargo who lost her job in 2005 while she faced felony methamphetamine charges that were later dismissed is set to get a settlement from the city of Fargo for $62,500 to cover her lost wages.
By Dave Roepke , September 13, 2010
Chicago man gets 3 years in prison
Admits to Fargo stabbing incident
After pleading guilty to a reduced assault charge, an Illinois 28-year-old initially accused of attempted murder was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison.
By Dave Roepke , September 10, 2010
Taking the bench: Fair McEvers sworn in as judge
Fargo’s new trial judge was sworn in Friday, donning her black robe for the first time and calling her ascension to the bench a dream come true.
By Dave Roepke , September 04, 2010
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