Fargo
Fargo Police — official city law enforcement
If you need an officer in Fargo, you want Fargo Police. Not a helper. Not a Facebook flag.
How to reach Fargo Police
Emergency: 911. The Fargo Police Department’s public home is fargond.gov (Police). Fargo Police and the City of Moorhead both publish the Red River Regional Dispatch Center non-emergency number 701-451-7660 for situations that need a response and are not urgent. The city also still publishes 701-235-4493 on some police contact pages — if the two differ on a given day, trust the contact page you are looking at on fargond.gov, or call 911 if you are unsure and it feels urgent.
- Online reporting for some non-urgent incidents exists on the city police site when there is no known suspect and it happened in Fargo.
- Tip411: Fargo Police has published texting FARGOPD plus your tip to 847411. Tips are not a substitute for 911.
- Fargo Police serve Fargo, not West Fargo and not Moorhead.
What to call them for
Crime, threats, crashes with injury (911), suspicious activity you want an officer to handle, official reports. Delayed reports, noise, and parking issues are the usual non-emergency examples they give — still official, still not an app request.
What not to send to a helper
Anything that belongs in a police report. Help Me cannot take a statement, recover stolen property, or stand in for an officer on Broadway.
Questions people actually ask
Is the non-emergency number the same in Moorhead?
The regional dispatch non-emergency 701-451-7660 is published by both Fargo Police and Moorhead Police. City offices and records still differ. Use the city you are in.
Can I file a police report in Help Me?
No. Use 911, dispatch, or Fargo’s official online reporting for eligible incidents.
Keep going
emergency
Emergencies: 911, then the right local desk
Call 911 in Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth. Campus police and 211 are next. Help Me is not emergency response.
West Fargo
West Fargo Police — official city law enforcement
West Fargo Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-515-5500 department line. Official site westfargond.gov. Not Fargo Police and not Help Me.
Moorhead
Moorhead Police — official Minnesota-side law enforcement
Moorhead Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-451-7660 non-emergency dispatch, 218-299-5120 general information. Official site moorheadmn.gov.
NDSU
NDSU Police and Safety — official campus help
NDSU University Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-231-8998 for campus police and escorts. Help Me is not campus security.
Fargo
Downtown Fargo at night, without making the alley the meeting place
Broadway after dark: public meeting places, walks to the ramp, and when to call Fargo Police instead of asking a neighbor.
safety
Help Me is not 911
Help Me is for everyday, non-emergency help in Fargo–Moorhead. If you are in danger, call 911. Here is how to tell the difference.
Help Me is a community app for adults in Fargo–Moorhead. It is not a K–12 student program, not a youth chat, and not campus police.