Fargo Police to Honor Nine New Graduates

The Fargo Police Department will swear in nine academy graduates and promote a lieutenant during a Monday ceremony at City Hall.

Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in People

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The Fargo Police Department will hold a ceremony on Monday, November 9, at 9 a.m. in the City Commission Chambers at Fargo City Hall to honor nine graduates of Fargo Police Academy Class X. Lt. Jesseca White-Tuton will also be promoted during the event.

Why it matters

The ceremony marks the addition of nine new officers to the Fargo Police Department, which will then move the graduates into a field training program. Officers Ana Morales and Cameron Albuquerque, who recently joined the agency from Hartford, Connecticut, are also being introduced to the department.

The department is swearing in nine recruits from Fargo Police Academy Class X, who will then begin a 16-week Police Training Officer Program. The extraction does not indicate the total size of the department or how the new class compares to prior academy classes.

The players

Fargo Police Department

The municipal law enforcement agency serving Fargo, North Dakota, which is holding the ceremony and welcoming the new officers.

Jesseca White-Tuton

A Fargo police lieutenant being promoted during the ceremony.

The details

The ceremony is scheduled for Monday, November 9, at 9 a.m. inside the City Commission Chambers at Fargo City Hall, 225 4th St. N. The event will be broadcast and livestreamed across Fargo Police Department and City of Fargo social media and aired on local access channels and through TVFargo.com.

Timeline

  1. Friday (before November 9): Department issues press release announcing the ceremony.

  2. Monday, November 9, 9 a.m.: Ceremony honoring graduates, promotion, and new officers.

Market Landscape

The extraction does not provide a named policy, precedent, or documented trend to place this local ceremony against, so no broader context is supplied.

Residents of Fargo will see nine newly trained officers begin field work after a 16-week program following the ceremony. The ceremony will be livestreamed and broadcast, allowing residents to watch the swearing-in and promotion directly.

The takeaway

The ceremony marks the entry of nine new officers into Fargo's police force, and residents can watch the event through the department's livestream or local access channels.

What happens next

Nine graduates enter a 16-week Police Training Officer Program following the Monday ceremony.

Further reading

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Source note: This article includes information reported by The Flag - AM 1100 and FM 92.3 WZFG.