Violations lead to 8 arrests in Fargo, including a cameraman for CNN

[uppityperson]

Source: inforum.com

As of Thursday night, Fargo police had arrested a total of eight people for violating state of emergency ordinances – such as climbing dikes – including a cameraman for CNN, Lt. Joel Vettel said Thursday night.

Arrested were Kyle Czech, 19, Moorhead; Gregory Elsner, 24, Fargo; Dane Hammer, 19, Moorhead; Rebecca Iwanicki, 21, Fargo; Katrina Ruh, 19, Farmington, Minn.; Kevin Ruhland, 24, Fargo; Laura Winter, 40, Moorhead; and Marissa Wolfgram, 20, Fargo.

Police have not had any incidents where individuals resisted arrest or where force was required to detain them, Vettel said. “Most of them were ashamed of why they were there,” he said, saying they were all sightseers.

Throughout the week, area authorities have received reports of people on dikes, stolen sump pumps and sandbags, according to police dispatch e-briefings. Authorities received a report just about 7:20 p.m. Thursday that five or six people were taking sandbags from a levee and placing them around a nearby home, according to police scanner traffic.

Read more: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/235413 /

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Hmmm, 7 young adults, 1 40 yr old. Most from FM, one from Farmington near Minneapolis. Which would be the CNN camera person and SHAME ON THEM! I read that a woman was arrested last night for climbing on a dike to take pictures, so will go with the 40 yr old for my guess.

[NOW tense]

1. Please Delete use the newer post

Source: AP

A CNN journalist and seven other people have been arrested for standing on top of sandbag levees in flood areas in the Fargo area.

Read more: http://www.valleynewslive.tv/artman2/publish/valleynews...

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Get off of the sandbags you idiots!

[bluestateguy]

2. I think those police just became my personal heroes

Too many media people think they are above the law; that they have a vested to access in places that other people don't have.

[AlinPA]

3. Good, they should lock up the stupid media assholes.

[KansDem]

4. What? No names?

Just "cameraman" and "journalist?"

If those arrested were non-media-connected malefactors, would we read "a man" or "a woman?"

[marshall]

6. Anderson Cooper?

He was very visible in the Katrina disaster.

[theblasmo]

7. Nope...

...he's in El Paso, doing live features about the border problems. They might get him there for climbing a fence.

[uppityperson]

10. names above in joined OP

[KansDem]

12. Thanks!

[benld74]

5. Take my picture on top of the sandbags!,,,

Take my picture in the river!
Take the picture of the blown dike!

[uppityperson]

9. Thanks for posting also. They were warned.

Good grief. You don't threaten dike integrity for pictures OR to take sandbags for your own home.

[pansypoo53219]

8. didn't they shoot pigs that were on sandbags?

why not shoot these idiots?

[uppityperson]

11. My dad used to patrol dikes at night and shoot rats.

They didn't shoot these people because they could arrest them instead.

[provis99]

15. damn, that actually sounds like fun!

Sneaking around at night by the dikes and plinking rats? Did he get paid, too?

[uppityperson]

16. No pay, volunteer. He said it was fun, hanging out with friends,

bb guns (22s?), drinking coffee. Of course it wasn't 15 degrees that yr, only down in the 40's.

[AndrewP]

13. I suppose you can't throw them in the river, so arresting is the next best thing

[carlyhippy]

14. stay off the friggin sandbags and away from the river, ya idiots

what happens is you fall in the ice water and the rescue people who are trying to evacuate people have to stop what they are doing to save your stupid arse. Lookie lous need to get back, this is serious stuff, go stand way back and get a telephoto lens for your camera if you have to take pics for Ireport.

[Odin2005]

17. Uffda. Put them idiots on sandbagging duty, including the CNN guy. I'll get my whip...