CRIME AND COURTS
GF man pleads guilty to sexual contact
A Grand Forks man has admitted to having sexual contact with three underage girls. Brandon Jon Kuntz, 21, pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition, a Class A felony, in a case involving a 14-year-old. In separate cases of contact with a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, he entered guilty pleas on two misdemeanor counts of corruption of minors.By Archie Ingersoll , November 07, 2009
Police probe report of person in trunk
A Grand Forks radio show host tells police she saw a person in the trunk of a car in a parking lot Thursday, leaving investigators to wonder whether what she witnessed was foul play or just hi-jinks. “Certainly, we hope it’s a prank or something innocent, but we have to take it serious,” Lt. Rahn Farder said Friday.By Archie Ingersoll , November 06, 2009
Bail set at $1 million for suspect in Fargo dentist slaying
Bail has been set at $1 million and a preliminary hearing set for Dec. 3 for Michael Nakvinda, accused of murdering Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Attorney in Bismarck wife-killing case wants trial delayed
The attorney for a 78-year-old cancer patient charged with killing his wife of nearly 50 years wants to delay the trial.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
DWI recliner gets $10,099.99 top bid on eBay without famous brand name
The auction ended at 7:12 p.m. Thursday, and $10,099.99 emerged as the winning bid for a motorized recliner. Proctor Police Chief Walter Wobig had no quarrel with the price to be paid for a vehicle his department seized after the drunken-driving conviction of its owner and operator, Dennis LeRoy Anderson.
By Peter Passi , November 06, 2009
Gattuso brother wants death for suspects
The brother of Philip M. Gattuso says he wants the death penalty on the table for the two Oklahoma men accused in the Fargo periodontist’s death.By Mike Nowatzki , November 05, 2009
Bismarck man pleads guilty to soliciting girls
A man accused of trying to solicit sex from girls on their way home from school in Bismarck has pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting minors.By Associated Press , November 05, 2009
Raid finds 400 pot plants in Hermantown home
A raid on a Hermantown home by St. Louis County sheriff’s deputies found two young children living among nearly 400 marijuana plants and evidence of meth use.By Associated Press , November 05, 2009
Man pleads guilty in Duluth murder during drug deal
Spencie Walker, 22, pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder in the shooting of Stanley Michael Boody during a drug deal gone awry.By Duluth News Tribune , November 05, 2009
Man charged with murder of Fargo man no longer in Oklahoma jail
Michael Nakvinda, the man accused in the murder of Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso, has been released from jail in Oklahoma.
By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , November 05, 2009
26 vehicle vandalisms reported in Dickinson
An official from the Dickinson Police Department said a string of 26 vehicle vandalisms totaling more than $9,000 in damages occurred Tuesday throughout town.By Beth Wischmeyer , November 05, 2009
Hebron man found guilty in SWAT team shooting case
A man who was shot in the shoulder by a SWAT team member during an 8½-hour standoff at his home in Hebron has been convicted of two felony counts.By Associated Press , November 05, 2009
Police: Man kicked and beaten during Fargo robbery
Fargo police say two men were arrested Wednesday night after a man was reportedly duct-taped to a chair, kicked and beaten during a robbery in his apartment.By Associated Press , November 05, 2009
Red Lake man, 21, indicted on child sexual abuse charges
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 21-year-old Red Lake, Minn., man for allegedly sexually abusing two boys ages 6 and 7 on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.By Molly Miron , November 05, 2009
Eight West Fargo Mexican restaurant workers held for immigration status
Police were called at 4:20 a.m. to the duplex at 413 7th Ave. E. for a report of loud voices, stomping and the sound of people falling, said Mike Reitan, assistant West Fargo police chief. Officers made contact with eight men who appeared to range in age from 18 to 35 and had been drinking alcohol, he said.By Mike Nowatzki , November 04, 2009
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OUR VOICES Other fun city laws
Speaking of Grand Forks city laws, did you know that: You can't throw candy from a car in a parade: It is unlawful for any person to throw, scatter, or cast any candy, favors, or objects from moving floats, vehicles, or structures during the course of a parade, march, procession of any kind or a
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 19, 2009 at 12:50 PM | The City BeatOUR VOICES GF's noise ordinance unconstitutional?
Normally, the City Beat doesn't cover the ongoing tension between UND students and police over the noise ordinance, but Student Sen. Michael Rocks-McQueen made an interesting case against the law yesterday at the Student Senate meeting with the Grand Forks City Council. He said the Grand Forks law
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 19, 2009 at 11:42 AM | The City BeatOUR VOICES It wasn't me!
Where was the City Beat about noon Thursday? That was the joke on Friday in the Herald newsroom. Police had reported that one of the suspects in the two robberies was an 5-foot-6 Asian male in his mid-30s with black hair who speaks with a South Vietnamese accent. This rules out quite a few people
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Jul 27, 2009 at 9:36 PM | The City Beat
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