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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department wants to warn Jamestown residents regarding a convicted sex offender living in the City of Jamestown.
37 year old Larry Gant resides at 223 First Avenue South Apt #4 in Jamestown.
He presently has no vehicle.
Gant is a black male 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 177 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
He has been assigned at high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the office of the North Dakota Attorney General.
Offense:
Gant and two other individuals entered a residence through a bedroom window. They raped a developmentally disabled teenager who was sleeping in the bedroom
Conviction Date: February 11, 2003 at Shelby County District Court, in Tennessee. Disposition: 8 years.
Gant is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and probation.
Gant is not wanted by police at this time, and is currently serving the sentence imposed by the court. This notification is meant for public safety, and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender. Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, or their families, landlords or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of Gant’s photo and demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered offenders is available on the Attorney General’s web site:
www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Also….
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department wants to warn Jamestown residents regarding a convicted sex offender living in the City of Jamestown.
Dallas John Henry resides at 517 4th Street NW in Jamestown.
He is a 51 year old male 5 feet 11 tall weighing 225 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.
He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the office of the North Dakota Attorney General.
Offense:
Indecent Exposure/Lewdness…Conviction date November 17, 2006, Carver District Court, Minnesota.
Disposition: four months , 28 days, 2 years supervised probation.
Offense: Criminal Sex Conduct, 2nd Degree. Conviction date November 29, 1994, Hennepin District Court, Minnesota.
Disposition: 58 months, credit for time served: 66 days.
Offense: Attempted Rape. Conviction date September 26, 1985, Elkhart District Court, Indiana.
Disposition: 12 years, 4 years suspended.
Offense: Attempted Criminal Deviate Conduct. Conviction date: September 26, 1985 Elkhart District Court, Indiana.
Disposition 12 years; 4 years suspended.
Henry is not wanted by police at this time, and is currently serving the sentence imposed by the court. This notification is meant for public safety, and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender. Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, or their families, landlords or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of Henry’s photo and demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered offenders is available on the Attorney General’s web site:
www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Planning Commission met in Regular Session Monday morning at City Hall.
Hillerud, Bensch, Bayer were not present.
A Public Hearing regarding a Zone Change Request was withdrawn that dealt the
Lots 133-138, Jones & Vennum Addition to Jamestown, from R-2-A (One to Twelve Family Residential District) to C-1 (Local Commercial District).
Secretary Wollan read the options available to bring the buildings into conformity and allow for the approval of a building permit for an interior remodel as explained in an email from Stephanie Falkers, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. as follows:
Option 1: Special Use Permit to allow buildings of essential services to be located within R2A district.
Option 2: Pursue the Zone Change request to C-1 (Local Commercial District).
Vice Chairman Trautman opened the public hearing.
Stutsman County Auditor/COO, Casey Bradley explained that the County would like to do some remodeling to the existing County building to house the Extension facility offices and possibly other County offices in the future.
Vice Chairman Trautman closed the public hearing.
Commission member Frye made a motion to recommend the City Council grant a special use permit for Lots 133-138, Jones & Vennum Addition. Seconded by Commission member Rhinehart, which passed unanimously.
City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf gave a brief update on the Land Use & Transportation Plan as he had sent out an email previously with a new copy of the presentation attached that was used at the NDDOT Management Committee Meeting held on December 18, 2014.
Bismarck (CSi) Governor Jack Dalrymple has proclaimed Tuesday, January 13, 2015 AMBER ALERT AWARENESS DAY in North Dakota. AMBER Alert programs have been implemented in all 50 states. North Dakota implemented the state’s plan in February 2003.
Dalrymple says, “North Dakota is committed to protecting its young people and keeping its communities safe, and the statewide AMBER alert system is an important part of those efforts.”
The AMBER Alert provides public notification of an abducted child 17 years of age or younger, and that the abduction is believed to have been committed by a stranger or family abduction in which the child is believed to be in grave danger of serious bodily harm or death. Descriptive information about the child, abductor, and vehicle description is obtained by law enforcement and broadcast through the AMBER Alert. This information is used to assist in the safe recovery of the victim and apprehension of the suspect. Six AMBER Alerts involving seven children have been issued in North Dakota. Six of the seven children were successfully recovered.
AMBER Alert information is broadcast via television, radio, wireless devices, and Department of Transportation message boards. Citizens can also receive the information by dialing 511 from any phone. Wireless users can receive a text message of AMBER Alerts activated in the subscriber’s area by simply signing up for the free service at www.wirelessamberalerts.org
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has developed a secondary distribution network to disseminate AMBER Alerts after receiving notification of state or regional AMBER Alert activations. The secondary distribution network includes several Internet service providers, the wireless industry, and many others. Nationally, AMBER Alert programs have helped save the lives of over 723 children.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police are searching for a man who fled from a traffic stop and then allegedly caused a chain-reaction crash that involved five vehicles and injured a woman.
Authorities say an officer stopped the 32-year-old man late Sunday for driving with a suspended license, and the man fled. The officer did not pursue, given the minor nature of the traffic violation.
Police say the man a few minutes later allegedly struck a vehicle at an intersection, causing the crash that involved five vehicles including his own. He then fled on foot.
A 60-year-old woman was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has thrown out a felony terrorizing conviction against a Lakota farmer who was involved in a standoff with police over a report of missing cattle.
A jury in 2013 found Rodney Brossart guilty of terrorizing, preventing arrest and failing to comply with state laws on wandering cattle. He was sentenced to six months in jail.
The justices said in a ruling released Monday that a judge should have told the jury what constitutes a threat and what qualifies as protected speech. The justices ordered a new trial on the terrorizing charge. The two misdemeanor convictions were upheld.
Brossart was arrested after a summer-long standoff with law enforcement in 2011. The case drew widespread attention because police used a drone to conduct surveillance on Brossart’s farm.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – All of the injured students admitted to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks after a fatal collision involving a Larimore school bus and a freight train have now been released.
Altru says the last of the seven patients was discharged Friday.
Three other injured students were transferred out of the hospital earlier, but officials haven’t said where. Their conditions aren’t known.
The crash at a crossing outside Larimore Jan. 7 killed 62-year-old bus driver Max Danner and 17-year-old student Cassidy Sandstrom, and injured 12 other students.
Highway Patrol Lt. Tom Iverson says the crash’s cause is still being determined. An autopsy has been conducted on Danner but results aren’t yet available. Investigators also have reviewed video from a camera on the train and conducted interviews with most students on the bus.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A former state lawmaker and a banker are the newest appointments to North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple announced the choices on Monday.
Nicolas Hacker is the president North Dakota Guaranty and Title Co. and a former state senator from Bismarck. He will replace Terry Hjelmstad of Minot, who is stepping down after one term.
Greg Stemen of Fort Ransom is president of First State Bank of North Dakota in LaMoure and Marion. He will replace Grant Shaft, of Grand Forks. Shaft has served the maximum two four-year terms.
Hacker and Stemen begin their terms on July 1.
The nine-member board is the governing body for the North Dakota University System, which includes the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-controlled Senate is moving ahead on a bill to construct the Keystone XL pipeline despite President Barack Obama’s veto threat.
A test vote was scheduled for late Monday, though winter weather could delay the roll call.
The legislation would authorize construction of the 1,179-mile pipeline. It would carry more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Canada to refineries along the Texas Gulf Coast.
The House approved the bill last Friday. Senate Republicans back the measure, arguing that it will create thousands of jobs. It’s expected to attract the support of several Democrats.
The White House has threatened a presidential veto of the measure, saying it conflicts with longstanding presidential authority and his ability to make decisions on issues in the nation’s interest.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota is opposing a bill that would extend a moratorium for a new nickname and moniker for the school.
Lawmakers put a three-year moratorium on replacing the UND “Fighting Sioux” nickname after residents voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to dump it.
Minot Republican Rep. Scott Louser is pushing the bill that would extend the moratorium until mid- 2017. Louser says there is nothing wrong with just calling UND “North Dakota” for now.
A task force is working on a plan for a new UND nickname and logo.
School President Robert Kelley says a delay “is unnecessary and does not help the University of North Dakota move on.”
Kelley says not having a nickname and logo also has hurt the sale of UND merchandise.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Gateway to Science Center in Bismarck is planning a new, $40 million facility.
Executive Director Beth Demke says the project will enable the center to expand from a hands-on science facility for children into one for all ages.
The science center occupies 3,200 square feet on the Bismarck State College campus. Organizers plan to begin public fundraising in the spring, with hopes of breaking ground by August on a 65,000-square-foot building on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River.
Demke says officials hope the new facility will make the science center a destination.
In sports…
Jamestown High School Girls Hockey vs. Mandan Postponed on January 8th due to weather will be made up on Saturday, February 21, 2015 @ 7:00 PM. Game will be played at Jamestown’s John L. Wilson Arena.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon is confirming that U.S. Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube sites have been compromised. The sites were taken over Monday by hackers claiming to be working on behalf of the Islamic State militants. American and coalition fighters have been targeting the group with airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. The hackers titled the Twitter page “CyberCaliphate,” while militant videos were posted on the YouTube site.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says it should have sent a higher level official to Sunday’s anti-terror march in Paris. The outdoor event was attended by more than a million people, including 40 world leaders. The Obama administration was represented by the U.S. ambassador to France. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says President Barack Obama or Vice President Joe Biden’s attendance would have had a significant impact on event security. But he says: “It’s fair to say we should have sent someone with a higher profile.”
DRESDEN, Germany (AP) – Strong crowds have shown up for an anti-Islam rally in German city of Dresden. Some protesters are wearing black ribbons to show their solidarity with the victims last week’s terror attacks in Paris. The rallies are being organized by a group called Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West. They have been held weekly since October. In other German cities, those attending counter protests heavily outnumbered anti-Islam demonstrators.
NEW YORK (AP) – New York Police Department officials are looking for signs that disgruntled officers have started making more low-level arrests. NYPD statistics show the arrests plummeted in the weeks after two patrolmen died in a daytime ambush. Ticketing for traffic and parking violations virtually stopped as well. The numbers were seen as further evidence of growing rancor between the rank and file and Mayor Bill de Blasio. Fresh numbers are expected later today.
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) – Idaho State University has canceled its order for 11 AR-15 rifles. The school says it ordered the weapons last August for its campus security detail in case of a campus shooting. But officials reconsidered and decided it would be better for local law enforcement to deal with an active shooter should the situation arise.