Short answer
Fargo Police is the official law enforcement agency for Fargo. Call 911 for emergencies. The department's public site is fargond.gov, and the regional dispatch center publishes 701-451-7660 for non-emergency calls. Fargo Police do not serve West Fargo or Moorhead. Help Me does not dispatch officers.
The facts, in one place
- Emergency: 911. Non-emergency: published on fargond.gov.
- Online reporting exists for some non-urgent incidents.
- Fargo Police serve Fargo only.
- Help Me cannot take a report or send an officer.
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), activity that worries you and that 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.
Where Help Me fits
Help Me is not part of any police process. A neighbor can help with a dead battery, and an officer is for a crime.
Helpers can apply to be reviewed by our team. Help Me does not run background checks. Help Me is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Questions people actually ask
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.
No. Use 911, dispatch, or Fargo’s official online reporting for eligible incidents.
The city publishes online reporting for some non-urgent incidents. Read the current rules on fargond.gov, and call 911 for anything urgent.
Keep going
- emergencyEmergencies: 911, then the right local deskCall 911 in Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth. Campus police and 211 are next. Help Me is not emergency response.
- West FargoWest Fargo Police — official city law enforcementWest Fargo Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-515-5500 department line. Official site westfargond.gov. Not Fargo Police and not Help Me.
- MoorheadMoorhead Police — official Minnesota-side law enforcementMoorhead Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-451-7660 non-emergency dispatch, 218-299-5120 general information. Official site moorheadmn.gov.
- NDSUNDSU Police and Safety — official campus helpNDSU University Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-231-8998 for campus police and escorts. Help Me is not campus security.
- GuideDowntown Fargo at night, without making the alley the meeting placeBroadway after dark: public meeting places, a walk to the ramp, and when to call Fargo Police instead of asking a neighbor.
- Not 911Help Me is not an emergency serviceHelp Me is for small favors in Fargo-Moorhead. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number. 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.