Bismarck  (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP), Bismarck Police Department (BPD),  Burleigh County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), Mandan Police Department (MPD), and Morton  County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) conducted a detail on Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 16,
2021, involving the NDHP airplane. During the detail, the NDHP airplane monitored traffic  stops conducted by law enforcement agencies in the Bismarck-Mandan area. This two-day  detail resulted in several arrests and the recovery of a stolen vehicle. Here is a description of  the events that occurred over the two-day detail.


• On Friday, Oct. 15, a BPD Officer located a suspected stolen vehicle. When the BPD  officer attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled with the vehicle. The NDHP aircraft  was monitoring and tracked the vehicle north of Bismarck where an NDHP trooper  initiated a traffic stop. The driver and vehicle fled through rural Burleigh County on  paved roads, gravel roads, and eventually went off-road. The NDHP airplane tracked  the vehicle during the pursuit, allowing officers to disengage when the vehicle went
off-road. The suspect vehicle drove into a field east of Highway 83, approximately 5  miles south of Sterling, where it got stuck. The airplane monitored the suspect vehicle
until officers were able to take the two subjects inside the vehicle into custody. The  McLean County Sheriff’s Department assisted with this incident.


• On Friday, Oct. 15, the NDHP airplane was targeted by a green laser from a subject on  the ground. The airplane located a suspect in the 500 block of East 14th Street in  Bismarck. Officers responded to the area but were unable to locate the suspect. The  NDHP is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the individual from this  incident. If you have any information, please contact the NDHP at 701-328-2447
and request to speak with a SW Region Supervisor.