Fargo Police Department welcomes 9 new officers

Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum By Matt Henson Today at 6:07 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? FARGO — Residents will soon see some new faces patrolling the streets of Fargo. Nine new officers took the oath Monday, Nov. 9, after completing the Fargo Police Academy 18-week course. ADVERTISEMENT The class speaker was Daniel Exell, who is a native of Bermuda. He says he chose Fargo because it's a big city with a small-town feel. Exell says he is looking forward to getting out and helping the community he serves, especially when it comes to the war on drugs. "I'm personally looking forward to what I can do to take illegal narcotics off the streets," Exell said. "I've had people close to me that have been personally affected by narcotics use, and that's kind of my big drive. I want to be on the drug task force." Mia Langerud decided to join the department after interning there last year during her senior year at North Dakota State University. Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum While Langerud wants to make a difference through community engagement, it was during that internship she learned she could make that impact in many different ways. "K-9, investigations, crowd management, there's just a bunch of different things to do here, so it's not like you are stuck in one spot, which I found very interesting because my idea of policing was not just one spot," said Langerud. The nine officers will now complete a 16-week training course on the streets. ADVERTISEMENT Also during Monday's ceremony, Jesseca White-Tuton was promoted to lieutenant. She's been with Fargo police since 2008 and serves with the Neighborhood Services Division. READ MORE FROM MATT HENSON Levi Larteh sentenced to 55 years in 2025 apartment stairwell slaying 4h ago Messages of hope support patients at Altru Cancer Center 2d ago Driver charged in fatal Cass County crash settles Grand Forks cases 3d ago Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags FARGO POLICE DEPARTMENT FARGO By Matt Henson Matt Henson is an Emmy award-winning reporter/photographer/editor for WDAY. Prior to joining WDAY in 2019, Matt was the main anchor at WDAZ in Grand Forks for four years. Listen to this article Conversation ADVERTISEMENT What To Read Next Fargo Report: Fargo tax incentives bring higher wages, fewer jobs than promised 59m ago · By April Baumgarten Fargo Winter warming operations to open at Fargo Resource and Recovery Center 6h ago · By April Baumgarten Business Company that owns Fargo manufacturing plant plans to sell off construction equipment business 7h ago · By Robin Huebner ADVERTISEMENT Get Local Must Reads West Fargo West Fargo police chief says Axon technology will replace Flock, bring new AI features 16h ago · By Sav Kelly Business The Bowler in Fargo for sale for $4.5M 14h ago · By Angie Wieck Fargo Winter warming operations to open at Fargo Resource and Recovery Center 6h ago · By April Baumgarten Lifestyle 701's Acme Mac and Cheese is a serving of savory food history 13h ago · By John Lamb