Drive to stiffen animal cruelty laws cites beating death of Grand Forks dog
May 4, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
People working to increase North Dakota penalties against animal cruelty are citing the recent killing of a pet dog during a Grand Forks home invasion and robbery as an example of why the cruelty laws should be toughened. Continue Reading
Alleged bank robber Mark Edward Wetsch, 49, Minneapolis, formerly of East Grand Forks, is accused of robbing the Rolling Hills Bank of Brewster on Jan. 3, brandishing a handgun to threaten a bank teller. The robbery took place shortly before noon. Wetsch was picked up in St. Peter, Minn., as he drove through the city.
Alleged bank robber Mark Edward Wetsch, 49, Minneapolis, formerly of East Grand Forks, is accused of robbing the Rolling Hills Bank of Brewster on Jan. 3, brandishing a handgun to threaten a bank teller. The robbery took place shortly before noon. Wetsch was picked up in St. Peter, Minn., as he drove through the city.
The court’s ruling on Thursday says police illegally arrested Kyle Pederson in a Grand Forks motel before they took him away for questioning. But the opinion says problems with the arrest shouldn’t prevent prosecutors from using Pederson’s statements as evidence against him. 
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