In our People Press video of 2-12-25 City Council meeting Part 1 of 2, John Foss, Harvey police chief gave a report that was not expected for a small town of Harvey, North Dakota.  He laid the foundation of his report with his expectations of moving to a small town in North Dakota from his previous residence of in northern Minnesota. His move here was a desire to avoid major crimes and sexual assaults trading them for the quietness of a small-town living. The town appeared to look good on the outside with all the business advantages including medical centers friendly people. To his surprise, Harvey and Wells County statistics did not reflect the actual criminal activities he found active here.

After six months of residence here, Foss gave a report to the Harvey’s City Council on 2-12-25. Foss reported that his department has filed more charges in the last six months than what was recorded in Wells county in the last 10 years.  “It has been an interesting ride”, so far, stated Foss to the council that night.  He continued remarks were the following:  “In August, all hell broke loose.”  January was worse yet, according to the chief of police.

John Foss and his police officers answered 81 calls in January: eight involved arrests for serious crimes, including three charges of sexual assaults by two repeat offenders’ adults.  As he works with the state Bureau of Criminal Investigations and other agencies, he warns the city council of the negative effects that crime can have on their little town. Clean up in Harvey and Wells county is needed, and Foss and his officers are arising to the occasion even though it was not what he expected to see when he moved here.

Many in our community have been praying for this small town. Mr. Foss may be an answer to prayer, and he may not even know it. The interesting part of this report was that many of the community did not know about these criminal activities or that statistics had changed so dramatically. Keep our law enforcement in your prayers and continue to be alert as to what is happening in our area. See People Press Harvey 2-12-25 video for the complete city council meeting.

As Protestia reported on Monday, North Dakota Republicans killed a bill that would have criminalized abortion, and it’s time to remember the role that the “pro-life” establishment plays in sabotaging legislation that would actually see abortion abolished; as the writer quips, Planned Parenthood and “professing pro-life groups” found themselves in ideological harmony.