West Fargo Police Department

In 2007 the 60th Legislative Assembly authorized the Attorney General to establish a sobriety program pilot project modeled after the very successful 24/7 sobriety program of South Dakota. The pilot project was conducted in the South Central Judicial District. The project obtained...

Recently a West Fargo family was killed when their vehicle was struck head-on by a drunk driver. The individual was driving the wrong way on the interstate with a blood alcohol content nearly three times the per se limit in North Dakota. The tragedy was entirely preventable. The incident...

Did you know a simple Purchasing Power Calculator would set the relative value of a 20-dollar bill from 1960 at a value of $2.72 in 2010? This answer is obtained by multiplying $20 by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index from 1960 to 2010. Did you know many of the...

The West Fargo Police Department is searching for a suspect who robbed a video store at gunpoint Thursday night. The robbery was reported at 11:18 p.m. at Premiere Video, 1115 9th St. E. The suspect entered the store carrying a long gun believed to be a rifle, pointed it at the...

May is typically the first month of spring and brings the warm temperatures of the summer season to our area. It is also the time of budget preparation for the Police Department. Like any business, the department must analyze the goods and services that it provides to the customer,...

The West Fargo Police department will be working with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on safely removing and disposing unwanted prescription drugs. This will be the fourth time for this national event. From the three past events DEA has boosted participation from citizens...

The West Fargo Police Department didn't rest on its laurels in 2011. Instead, staff was busier than ever responding to a total of 15,924 calls for service, a 4,213 increase over the prior year as outlined in the 2011 annual report released last week by West Fargo Police Chief Arland...

(The following post appears courtesy of Richard Goldberg, Assistant Director of the Civil Division's Consumer Protection Branch.) Did you know that your telephone bills may contain charges for products or services other than telephone service, much like charges on a credit card?...

The West Fargo Police Department continues to accept applications for the spring session of the Citizens Police Academy that will begin on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. and continue weekly through May 10. This program is designed to increase the understanding between the WFPD and...

In recent weeks, the West Fargo Police Department has apprehended four separate groups for breaking into motor vehicles in our city. While officers are on routine patrol, they are actively seeking out those types of suspicious behavior. While officers on routine patrol did identify...

The West Fargo Police Department is accepting applications for the spring Citizens Police Academy. Classes which will begin on Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. and continue weekly through May 10. This program is designed to increase the understanding between the WFPD and the citizens it serves....