Tag: North Dakota agencies

Fargo Officer Wounded in 2023 Attack Returns to Duty

Officer Tyler Hawes underwent 19 surgeries and countess setbacks but his determination never wavered. From the moment he could speak in the hospital, he made one thing clear, he was coming back to serve Fargo.

February 6, 2025

Officer Tyler Hawes of the Fargo Police Department prepared to go on duty for the first time in 18 months. Officer Hawes was critically wounded by a gunman who killed another officer on July 14, 2023.

Surviving Winter as a Police Officer

Officers who work in the most frigid parts of Alaska and North Dakota share their tips for coping with winter at its worst.

December 19, 2024

The Fairbanks, Alaska, Police Department patrols one of the coldest beats in America.

North Dakota Highway Patrol Superintendent Plans to Retire

On Dec. 1 Colonel Brandon Solberg will be taking a position in state government as director of Facility Management Division in the Office of Management and Budget

July 10, 2024

North Dakota Highway Patrol superintendent Colonel Brandon Solberg has announced that he is retiring.

North Dakota Officer Honored by NRA for Courage Under Fire

Officer Zachary Robinson engaged the suspect, drew fire away from his wounded comrades, and fatally shot him.

May 7, 2024

Officer Zachary Robinson of the Fargo Police Department has been named the 2023 NRA Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Officer Robinson and several comrades were ambushed in the street and he engaged and killed the suspect.

North Dakota Sheriff’s Deputy Killed in Pursuit Crash Involving U.S. Senator’s Son

Ian Cramer, 42, “suffers from serious mental disorders which manifest in severe paranoia and hallucinations,” the senator said in a statement Wednesday.

December 7, 2023

Mercer County (North Dakota) Sheriff's Deputy Paul Martin previously served as a K-9 handler. He was killed Wednesday in a pursuit crash while trying to deploy spikes.

Fargo FTO Wounded in July 14 Ambush Wants to Return to Duty

Officer Andrew Dotas, a field training officers who was wounded in the attack that killed rookie Officer Jake Wallin, was released from the hospital in August and is now recovering at home.

September 11, 2023

Officer Andrew Dotas and his wife Hannah. Officer Dotas is recovering at home from critical wounds he suffered during a July 14 ambush that killed another officer.

Video of ND Officer's Firefight with Man Who Shot 3 Other Officers Released

The video shows Officer Zachary Robinson taking cover behind a civilian vehicle, telling dispatch to “send everyone,” and shooting at the gunman.

August 17, 2023

Video from Fargo Police Officer Zachary Robinson's body camera shows the gunman who just killed Officer Jake Wallin and critically wounded two other officers down but still holding his weapon as Robinson shot at him, advanced, issued multiple orders to the man to surrender, flanked him, and ended the threat.

Fargo Officer Wounded in Attack That Killed Another Officer Released from Hospital

Officer Andrew Dotas and Fargo officers Jake Wallin and Tyler Hawes were shot as they were working what was described by police as a routine traffic crash.

August 8, 2023

Fargo Police Officer Andrew Dotas walks out of the hospital with his wife and son. Dotas was wounded in a July 14 attack that also killed a fellow officer and wounded two more.

North Dakota Officials Believe Fargo Cop Killer Planned Mass Killing

Investigators found three rifles, 1,800 rounds of .223 caliber ammunition, a homemade grenade, a can of gasoline, explosives and other firearms in the killer's car, North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said.

July 20, 2023

Investigators found an arsenal inside the cop killer's car.

3 Fargo Officers Shot, One Killed, at Accident Scene

Officer Jake Wallin, 23, a military veteran who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq joined the Fargo Police Department less than three months ago.

July 17, 2023

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Man Who Shot ND Officer Gets 35 Years in Prison

"I feel my chest getting hit by a round, my lung collapsing, telling my best friend I was going to die. I don't hate you as a person, but I hate your decision that night," Officer Lucas Campoverde said.

July 28, 2021

Officer Lucas Campoverde of the Grafton (ND) Police Department told the court he still feels the effects of the shooting. (Photo: WDAY Screen Shot/Grand Forks Herald)

North Dakota Lieutenant Dies of On-Duty Heart Attack

Police say the autopsy on 40-yea-old Lieutenant Adam Gustafson determined he suffered from severe coronary artery disease and major arterial blockage.

June 2, 2021

Lieutenant Adam Gustafson of the West Fargo (ND) Police Department died last week after an on-duty heart attack. (Photo: West Fargo PD)

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