08-05-2025
Grand Forks police arrest driver after pursuit through Lincoln Park that later ended near downtown
May 7—GRAND FORKS — A driver was arrested after a chase through Grand Forks that went through Lincoln Park before finally ending near downtown.
The incident started at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, when an officer observed a vehicle driving eastbound on DeMers Avenue at a dangerously high rate of speed, according to a report sent to the media by the Grand Forks Police Department.
When the officer activated his lights and siren and tried to catch up to the vehicle, the 2003 Chevy Silverado passed through the intersection of DeMers and Washington Street. It eventually went through residential neighborhoods and into Lincoln Park.
After the chase went north on Cherry Street, police were able to use a maneuver to stop the fleeing vehicle in the 400 block of First Avenue South.
According to the GFPD report, "officers then performed a high-risk traffic stop on the individuals inside the vehicle and detained three subjects."
The driver, Martin Romo, 22, of North Carolina, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, reckless endangerment, fleeing in a motor vehicle and attempted assault on a law enforcement officer. The passengers were released without charges.
There were no injuries.
