CRIME
$3M directed for subsidized law enforcement housing
WILLISTON, N.D. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced Wednesday hes directing $3 million from the states share of a lawsuit settlement to subsidize housing for law enforcement in the Oil Patch. ...
Posted on 5/16/12 at 11:04 PM
The second coming of the Wild West...
I was not surprised, but still unhappy to read that criminal cases in the oil patch are skyrocketing. We probably all knew that would eventually come to pass. Let's face it, we have the second coming...
Posted on 5/4/12 at 7:13 PM
Headlines: Spiritwood-area volunteers assist with harvest after death of 3-year-old boy
* Help at harvest: I think right now, they (the family) can mourn the way they should and not worry about their crop in the field, said Joe Pesek, neighbor and long-time family friend of the Brayden M...
Posted on 10/19/11 at 12:40 PM
Areavoices Digest #41 - Ole and Lena go to Sturgis?
Awhile back during the spring flood I stumbled across a great blog called "The Adventures of Ole and Lena." In it, "Lena" documented the troubles she and "Ole" faced living near the rising Buffalo riv...
Posted on 8/10/11 at 12:01 PM
Today's Ask Your Government
Dear Teri, The other week, there was a young man from Washington state caught with lots of money in his vehicle passing through our area. There have also been drug busts in the area. I understand tha...
Posted on 6/18/11 at 8:40 PM
More false alarms, more police work: Dickinson law enforcement notice uptick in security system use
By April Baumgarten , May 25, 2012
Fargo police post crime photos to Facebook
FARGO — Small-time criminals, beware: You might soon be finding your picture on the Fargo Police Department’s Facebook page.By Sam Benshoof , May 24, 2012
New England man enters guilty plea to sex crimes
A New England man set to go to trial Wednesday for three counts of gross sexual imposition accepted a plea bargain Monday at the Stark County Courthouse, attorneys said. The agreement reduces the charges from Class AA felonies to Class A felonies.By April Baumgarten , May 24, 2012
ND man pleads not guilty to shocking woman
BISMARCK (AP) — A Bismarck man accused of shocking his ex-girlfriend with a cattle prod in a dispute involving money has pleaded not guilty to felony charges.May 22, 2012
ND man accused of using Internet to lure teenager 
FINLEY, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man is accused of using text messages and Facebook postings to try to attract a 15-year-old Illinois girl for sex.
May 15, 2012
Man makes amends for stealing plants - in 1958 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No matter how much digging investigators did, the crime remained open until a thief turned himself in and returned the fruits of his theft.
May 14, 2012
Caseloads up in Southwest District Court 
Caseloads in the Southwest District Court increased 9.1 percent from 2010 to 2011 and those working in the system say they are trying to keep up.
By Ashley Martin , May 13, 2012
Williston shooting victim identified as Idaho man 
By Amy Dalrymple , May 11, 2012
Man shot in Williston, treated for serious injuries 
WILLISTON – Williston police are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital with serious injuries Thursday.
By Amy Dalrymple , May 10, 2012
Leaf reaches plea deal in drug, burglary charges 
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Former Washington State and NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has reached a plea agreement on drug and burglary charges in Montana.
May 08, 2012
Crime spikes in Oil Patch, filings up nearly 50 percent in 1st quarter 
FARGO — Judges and other court workers are struggling to keep pace with a skyrocketing number of criminal cases filed in the booming oil-rich counties of northwestern North Dakota, officials say.
By Mike Nowatzki , May 04, 2012
Cross-border collaboration sought for Bakken crime 
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies from North Dakota, Montana and Canada have agreed to work across borders to police a spike in crime brought by the Bakken oil boom, the U.S. Attorney for Montana said.
April 29, 2012
Officials discuss public safety efforts on reservations 
BISMARCK — It’s “outrageous” and “unacceptable” that one in three Native American women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime, North Dakota’s U.S. attorney said Thursday.
By Teri Finneman , April 27, 2012
3 of suspect’s 4 wives meet unfortunate ends 
By Mike Nowatzki , April 24, 2012
Dickinson man pleads not guilty to luring a minor 
By Ashley Martin , April 24, 2012
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