FARGO--The members of AC/DC weren't the only rock stars in town Thursday night. Fargo Sgt. Kevin Volrath estimates 200 to 300 concertgoers came up to him while he was working the event, wanting to shake his hand and offer condolences. Hours earlier, Volrath's co-worker, Fargo police officer Jason Moszer, had died of a gunshot wound that he sustained during an eight-hour standoff Wednesday night in north Fargo. It was a tragic loss for Fargo police, and Volrath was grateful for the comforting words. "To me, the biggest thing was that it wasn't just what I was doing," he said Friday morning. "The thanks was for the Fargo Police Department and police officers, and that even made it better because that is what it is."
Support for Fargo police has poured in following the death of Moszer, who was the second officer in department history to be killed in the line of duty. "The loss of Officer Jason Moszer is heartbreaking to us, and along with his family we are grieving the loss of a husband, father, son, brother and fellow officer," Fargo Police Chief David Todd wrote on the department's Facebook page Friday afternoon. As police mourn, the community is offering solace and solidarity in the form of bumper stickers, billboards, flowers and "trays and trays of sandwiches," Volrath said. In true Midwestern style, the police station has been flooded with enough food to fill two full-sized refrigerators, two mini fridges and several boxes that Fargo police then sent to other law enforcement agencies in the area, Volrath said. Individuals and businesses alike have sent pizza, pop, coffee, cookies, pies, bars and dozens of boxes of Sandy's Donuts. "It's just been phenomenal the outpouring that the citizens have given," Volrath said. Others, like Nicholas Barth of West Fargo, are showing support with their words. Barth stood outside the police station in zero degrees for hours Friday morning, holding a sign that read, "Police Lives Matter" and "Rest in Peace Jason Moszer." "I just wanted to show my support for the police," said Barth, who never met Moszer, 33, a six-year veteran with the department and father of two. Rick Nymark also made a sign of sorts. On the electronic billboard he owns at University Drive and Main Avenue, he put up a slide Thursday that says, "Our thoughts and prayers are with you," next to the logo for Fargo police. "Can't imagine what it's like for the family of these folks," Nymark said Friday. "I just put up a statement that I think reflects virtually almost everybody's feelings in Fargo and the area." Others are donating to fundraisers for Moszer's wife and two children, including a benefit fund set up by Fargo police and the city of Fargo, which Mayor Tim Mahoney announced in a news conference Friday. "The purpose is to protect and uplift the family of this brave public servant," Mahoney said. "The goal is $100,000, but we'd like to see what the community can do." Donors can give to the benefit fund at any Bell State Bank location or through the website of Impact Foundation, which runs Giving Hearts Day. "We can never make up for the loss of a loved one, but we can comfort them at this time and for many, many years, so they don't have to worry about the financial burden associated with losing part of the family," said Impact Foundation President and CEO Pat Traynor. Mahoney also noted there is state legislation, passed in 1987, that provides free tuition to the children of a slain peace officer at North Dakota colleges and universities. Before the fund was launched, several groups were already planning to raise money for Moszer's family, such as the North Dakota chapter of Brotherhood of Old Bikers. Secretary Sam Holland said a charity bike ride is in the works, tentatively scheduled for May. "This is why we all live here in the cold, because when something terrible happens in our community, we all come together," she said in an email. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2321020","attributes":{"alt":"An electronic billboard at Main and University shows support Friday, Feb. 12, 2016.","class":"media-image","height":"313","title":"","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Likewise, WDAY radio host Jay Thomas is selling blue-line window stickers, with "Moszer" printed in white letters on the blue line, and will be giving all proceeds to the officer's family. Thomas has barely been able to keep up with the demand. After announcing his first run of 500 Thursday, they were gone in 30 minutes--and had been replaced by more than $1,200. Another 750 Friday morning were gone in 40 minutes. "It's nuts, and everybody's donating. They don't have to. It's a freewill," he said. Police departments from around the region and even as far as Arizona are asking Thomas to mail them stickers, so that they can put them on their squad cars. "It just shows, the support is out there," Thomas said. Law enforcement in the region are also chipping in to help. For instance, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in Alexandria, Minn., is selling blue lightbulbs. The blue lights, intended to be used in outdoor porch lights, serve as a memorial to Moszer, and the donations for the lightbulbs, suggested at $5 apiece, will go to the slain officer's family. Todd said police are grateful for the funds set up to help the Moszer family, "as they will have to move forward without a husband and a father," he wrote on Facebook. "I can't express in words how that thought breaks my heart." How to help Donate directly to Jason Moszer's family at https://impactgiveback.org/app/#/charity/433, a secure website through Impact Foundation. There is a 2.9 percent credit card fee on the site, the same as what was charged during Giving Hearts Day, Pat Traynor said. Gifts are not tax-deductible. If you're interested in helping out with or donating through the charity bike ride, email Sam Holland at property42004@yahoo.com. You can pick up a commemorative car sticker at the WDAY building, 301 8th St. S. Listen to Jay Thomas on 970 WDAY or check his Facebook page for updates on when they're in stock. Funds for the family have also been created on GoFundMe, at www.gofundme.com/zv8ssg, and Crowdrise, at www.crowdrise.com/fargopoliceofficermoszersfamilybenefit. FARGO--The members of AC/DC weren't the only rock stars in town Thursday night. Fargo Sgt. Kevin Volrath estimates 200 to 300 concertgoers came up to him while he was working the event, wanting to shake his hand and offer condolences. Hours earlier, Volrath's co-worker, Fargo police officer Jason Moszer, had died of a gunshot wound that he sustained during an eight-hour standoff Wednesday night in north Fargo. It was a tragic loss for Fargo police, and Volrath was grateful for the comforting words. "To me, the biggest thing was that it wasn't just what I was doing," he said Friday morning. "The thanks was for the Fargo Police Department and police officers, and that even made it better because that is what it is." [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2321018","attributes":{"alt":"Quartermaster Anise Lean helps Officer Mike Erbes with a fork in a food-lined hallway of Police headquarters.","class":"media-image","height":"419","title":"","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Support for Fargo police has poured in following the death of Moszer, who was the second officer in department history to be killed in the line of duty. "The loss of Officer Jason Moszer is heartbreaking to us, and along with his family we are grieving the loss of a husband, father, son, brother and fellow officer," Fargo Police Chief David Todd wrote on the department's Facebook page Friday afternoon. As police mourn, the community is offering solace and solidarity in the form of bumper stickers, billboards, flowers and "trays and trays of sandwiches," Volrath said. In true Midwestern style, the police station has been flooded with enough food to fill two full-sized refrigerators, two mini fridges and several boxes that Fargo police then sent to other law enforcement agencies in the area, Volrath said. Individuals and businesses alike have sent pizza, pop, coffee, cookies, pies, bars and dozens of boxes of Sandy's Donuts. "It's just been phenomenal the outpouring that the citizens have given," Volrath said. Others, like Nicholas Barth of West Fargo, are showing support with their words. Barth stood outside the police station in zero degrees for hours Friday morning, holding a sign that read, "Police Lives Matter" and "Rest in Peace Jason Moszer." "I just wanted to show my support for the police," said Barth, who never met Moszer, 33, a six-year veteran with the department and father of two. Rick Nymark also made a sign of sorts. On the electronic billboard he owns at University Drive and Main Avenue, he put up a slide Thursday that says, "Our thoughts and prayers are with you," next to the logo for Fargo police. "Can't imagine what it's like for the family of these folks," Nymark said Friday. "I just put up a statement that I think reflects virtually almost everybody's feelings in Fargo and the area." Others are donating to fundraisers for Moszer's wife and two children, including a benefit fund set up by Fargo police and the city of Fargo, which Mayor Tim Mahoney announced in a news conference Friday. "The purpose is to protect and uplift the family of this brave public servant," Mahoney said. "The goal is $100,000, but we'd like to see what the community can do." Donors can give to the benefit fund at any Bell State Bank location or through the website of Impact Foundation, which runs Giving Hearts Day. "We can never make up for the loss of a loved one, but we can comfort them at this time and for many, many years, so they don't have to worry about the financial burden associated with losing part of the family," said Impact Foundation President and CEO Pat Traynor. Mahoney also noted there is state legislation, passed in 1987, that provides free tuition to the children of a slain peace officer at North Dakota colleges and universities. Before the fund was launched, several groups were already planning to raise money for Moszer's family, such as the North Dakota chapter of Brotherhood of Old Bikers. Secretary Sam Holland said a charity bike ride is in the works, tentatively scheduled for May. "This is why we all live here in the cold, because when something terrible happens in our community, we all come together," she said in an email.
Likewise, WDAY radio host Jay Thomas is selling blue-line window stickers, with "Moszer" printed in white letters on the blue line, and will be giving all proceeds to the officer's family. Thomas has barely been able to keep up with the demand. After announcing his first run of 500 Thursday, they were gone in 30 minutes--and had been replaced by more than $1,200. Another 750 Friday morning were gone in 40 minutes. "It's nuts, and everybody's donating. They don't have to. It's a freewill," he said. Police departments from around the region and even as far as Arizona are asking Thomas to mail them stickers, so that they can put them on their squad cars. "It just shows, the support is out there," Thomas said. Law enforcement in the region are also chipping in to help. For instance, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in Alexandria, Minn., is selling blue lightbulbs. The blue lights, intended to be used in outdoor porch lights, serve as a memorial to Moszer, and the donations for the lightbulbs, suggested at $5 apiece, will go to the slain officer's family. Todd said police are grateful for the funds set up to help the Moszer family, "as they will have to move forward without a husband and a father," he wrote on Facebook. "I can't express in words how that thought breaks my heart." How to help Donate directly to Jason Moszer's family at https://impactgiveback.org/app/#/charity/433, a secure website through Impact Foundation. There is a 2.9 percent credit card fee on the site, the same as what was charged during Giving Hearts Day, Pat Traynor said. Gifts are not tax-deductible. If you're interested in helping out with or donating through the charity bike ride, email Sam Holland at property42004@yahoo.com. You can pick up a commemorative car sticker at the WDAY building, 301 8th St. S. Listen to Jay Thomas on 970 WDAY or check his Facebook page for updates on when they're in stock. Funds for the family have also been created on GoFundMe, at www.gofundme.com/zv8ssg, and Crowdrise, at www.crowdrise.com/fargopoliceofficermoszersfamilybenefit. FARGO--The members of AC/DC weren't the only rock stars in town Thursday night.Fargo Sgt. Kevin Volrath estimates 200 to 300 concertgoers came up to him while he was working the event, wanting to shake his hand and offer condolences.Hours earlier, Volrath's co-worker, Fargo police officer Jason Moszer, had died of a gunshot wound that he sustained during an eight-hour standoff Wednesday night in north Fargo.It was a tragic loss for Fargo police, and Volrath was grateful for the comforting words."To me, the biggest thing was that it wasn't just what I was doing," he said Friday morning. "The thanks was for the Fargo Police Department and police officers, and that even made it better because that is what it is."
Support for Fargo police has poured in following the death of Moszer, who was the second officer in department history to be killed in the line of duty."The loss of Officer Jason Moszer is heartbreaking to us, and along with his family we are grieving the loss of a husband, father, son, brother and fellow officer," Fargo Police Chief David Todd wrote on the department's Facebook page Friday afternoon.As police mourn, the community is offering solace and solidarity in the form of bumper stickers, billboards, flowers and "trays and trays of sandwiches," Volrath said.In true Midwestern style, the police station has been flooded with enough food to fill two full-sized refrigerators, two mini fridges and several boxes that Fargo police then sent to other law enforcement agencies in the area, Volrath said. Individuals and businesses alike have sent pizza, pop, coffee, cookies, pies, bars and dozens of boxes of Sandy's Donuts."It's just been phenomenal the outpouring that the citizens have given," Volrath said.Others, like Nicholas Barth of West Fargo, are showing support with their words.Barth stood outside the police station in zero degrees for hours Friday morning, holding a sign that read, "Police Lives Matter" and "Rest in Peace Jason Moszer.""I just wanted to show my support for the police," said Barth, who never met Moszer, 33, a six-year veteran with the department and father of two.Rick Nymark also made a sign of sorts. On the electronic billboard he owns at University Drive and Main Avenue, he put up a slide Thursday that says, "Our thoughts and prayers are with you," next to the logo for Fargo police."Can't imagine what it's like for the family of these folks," Nymark said Friday. "I just put up a statement that I think reflects virtually almost everybody's feelings in Fargo and the area."Others are donating to fundraisers for Moszer's wife and two children, including a benefit fund set up by Fargo police and the city of Fargo, which Mayor Tim Mahoney announced in a news conference Friday."The purpose is to protect and uplift the family of this brave public servant," Mahoney said. "The goal is $100,000, but we'd like to see what the community can do."Donors can give to the benefit fund at any Bell State Bank location or through the website of Impact Foundation, which runs Giving Hearts Day."We can never make up for the loss of a loved one, but we can comfort them at this time and for many, many years, so they don't have to worry about the financial burden associated with losing part of the family," said Impact Foundation President and CEO Pat Traynor.Mahoney also noted there is state legislation, passed in 1987, that provides free tuition to the children of a slain peace officer at North Dakota colleges and universities.Before the fund was launched, several groups were already planning to raise money for Moszer's family, such as the North Dakota chapter of Brotherhood of Old Bikers. Secretary Sam Holland said a charity bike ride is in the works, tentatively scheduled for May."This is why we all live here in the cold, because when something terrible happens in our community, we all come together," she said in an email.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2321020","attributes":{"alt":"An electronic billboard at Main and University shows support Friday, Feb. 12, 2016.","class":"media-image","height":"313","title":"","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Likewise, WDAY radio host Jay Thomas is selling blue-line window stickers, with "Moszer" printed in white letters on the blue line, and will be giving all proceeds to the officer's family.Thomas has barely been able to keep up with the demand. After announcing his first run of 500 Thursday, they were gone in 30 minutes--and had been replaced by more than $1,200. Another 750 Friday morning were gone in 40 minutes."It's nuts, and everybody's donating. They don't have to. It's a freewill," he said.Police departments from around the region and even as far as Arizona are asking Thomas to mail them stickers, so that they can put them on their squad cars."It just shows, the support is out there," Thomas said.Law enforcement in the region are also chipping in to help. For instance, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in Alexandria, Minn., is selling blue lightbulbs. The blue lights, intended to be used in outdoor porch lights, serve as a memorial to Moszer, and the donations for the lightbulbs, suggested at $5 apiece, will go to the slain officer's family.Todd said police are grateful for the funds set up to help the Moszer family, "as they will have to move forward without a husband and a father," he wrote on Facebook. "I can't express in words how that thought breaks my heart."How to helpDonate directly to Jason Moszer's family at https://impactgiveback.org/app/#/charity/433, a secure website through Impact Foundation. There is a 2.9 percent credit card fee on the site, the same as what was charged during Giving Hearts Day, Pat Traynor said. Gifts are not tax-deductible.If you're interested in helping out with or donating through the charity bike ride, email Sam Holland at property42004@yahoo.com.You can pick up a commemorative car sticker at the WDAY building, 301 8th St. S. Listen to Jay Thomas on 970 WDAY or check his Facebook page for updates on when they're in stock.Funds for the family have also been created on GoFundMe, at www.gofundme.com/zv8ssg, and Crowdrise, at www.crowdrise.com/fargopoliceofficermoszersfamilybenefit. FARGO--The members of AC/DC weren't the only rock stars in town Thursday night.Fargo Sgt. Kevin Volrath estimates 200 to 300 concertgoers came up to him while he was working the event, wanting to shake his hand and offer condolences.Hours earlier, Volrath's co-worker, Fargo police officer Jason Moszer, had died of a gunshot wound that he sustained during an eight-hour standoff Wednesday night in north Fargo.It was a tragic loss for Fargo police, and Volrath was grateful for the comforting words."To me, the biggest thing was that it wasn't just what I was doing," he said Friday morning. "The thanks was for the Fargo Police Department and police officers, and that even made it better because that is what it is."[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2321018","attributes":{"alt":"Quartermaster Anise Lean helps Officer Mike Erbes with a fork in a food-lined hallway of Police headquarters.","class":"media-image","height":"419","title":"","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Support for Fargo police has poured in following the death of Moszer, who was the second officer in department history to be killed in the line of duty."The loss of Officer Jason Moszer is heartbreaking to us, and along with his family we are grieving the loss of a husband, father, son, brother and fellow officer," Fargo Police Chief David Todd wrote on the department's Facebook page Friday afternoon.As police mourn, the community is offering solace and solidarity in the form of bumper stickers, billboards, flowers and "trays and trays of sandwiches," Volrath said.In true Midwestern style, the police station has been flooded with enough food to fill two full-sized refrigerators, two mini fridges and several boxes that Fargo police then sent to other law enforcement agencies in the area, Volrath said. Individuals and businesses alike have sent pizza, pop, coffee, cookies, pies, bars and dozens of boxes of Sandy's Donuts."It's just been phenomenal the outpouring that the citizens have given," Volrath said.Others, like Nicholas Barth of West Fargo, are showing support with their words.Barth stood outside the police station in zero degrees for hours Friday morning, holding a sign that read, "Police Lives Matter" and "Rest in Peace Jason Moszer.""I just wanted to show my support for the police," said Barth, who never met Moszer, 33, a six-year veteran with the department and father of two.Rick Nymark also made a sign of sorts. On the electronic billboard he owns at University Drive and Main Avenue, he put up a slide Thursday that says, "Our thoughts and prayers are with you," next to the logo for Fargo police."Can't imagine what it's like for the family of these folks," Nymark said Friday. "I just put up a statement that I think reflects virtually almost everybody's feelings in Fargo and the area."Others are donating to fundraisers for Moszer's wife and two children, including a benefit fund set up by Fargo police and the city of Fargo, which Mayor Tim Mahoney announced in a news conference Friday."The purpose is to protect and uplift the family of this brave public servant," Mahoney said. "The goal is $100,000, but we'd like to see what the community can do."Donors can give to the benefit fund at any Bell State Bank location or through the website of Impact Foundation, which runs Giving Hearts Day."We can never make up for the loss of a loved one, but we can comfort them at this time and for many, many years, so they don't have to worry about the financial burden associated with losing part of the family," said Impact Foundation President and CEO Pat Traynor.Mahoney also noted there is state legislation, passed in 1987, that provides free tuition to the children of a slain peace officer at North Dakota colleges and universities.Before the fund was launched, several groups were already planning to raise money for Moszer's family, such as the North Dakota chapter of Brotherhood of Old Bikers. Secretary Sam Holland said a charity bike ride is in the works, tentatively scheduled for May."This is why we all live here in the cold, because when something terrible happens in our community, we all come together," she said in an email.
Likewise, WDAY radio host Jay Thomas is selling blue-line window stickers, with "Moszer" printed in white letters on the blue line, and will be giving all proceeds to the officer's family.Thomas has barely been able to keep up with the demand. After announcing his first run of 500 Thursday, they were gone in 30 minutes--and had been replaced by more than $1,200. Another 750 Friday morning were gone in 40 minutes."It's nuts, and everybody's donating. They don't have to. It's a freewill," he said.Police departments from around the region and even as far as Arizona are asking Thomas to mail them stickers, so that they can put them on their squad cars."It just shows, the support is out there," Thomas said.Law enforcement in the region are also chipping in to help. For instance, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in Alexandria, Minn., is selling blue lightbulbs. The blue lights, intended to be used in outdoor porch lights, serve as a memorial to Moszer, and the donations for the lightbulbs, suggested at $5 apiece, will go to the slain officer's family.Todd said police are grateful for the funds set up to help the Moszer family, "as they will have to move forward without a husband and a father," he wrote on Facebook. "I can't express in words how that thought breaks my heart."How to helpDonate directly to Jason Moszer's family at https://impactgiveback.org/app/#/charity/433, a secure website through Impact Foundation. There is a 2.9 percent credit card fee on the site, the same as what was charged during Giving Hearts Day, Pat Traynor said. Gifts are not tax-deductible.If you're interested in helping out with or donating through the charity bike ride, email Sam Holland at property42004@yahoo.com.You can pick up a commemorative car sticker at the WDAY building, 301 8th St. S. Listen to Jay Thomas on 970 WDAY or check his Facebook page for updates on when they're in stock.Funds for the family have also been created on GoFundMe, at www.gofundme.com/zv8ssg, and Crowdrise, at www.crowdrise.com/fargopoliceofficermoszersfamilybenefit.
