Nine New Officers Sworn Into Fargo Police Department

Nine new officers took the oath Monday, Nov. 9, after completing an 18-week course at the Fargo Police Academy, InForum reported.

Residents will soon see these fresh faces patrolling the streets of Fargo following a swearing-in ceremony held at Fargo City Hall. Among the new graduates is class speaker Daniel Exell, a native of Bermuda who chose North Dakota’s largest city because it offers a big-city atmosphere with a small-town feel.

This morning was an important day for the #FargoPD as we gathered for our Academy Class X Graduation, and Department Swear-In and Promotion Ceremony. Nine recruits officially graduated from the Fargo Police Department Academy and took their Oath of Honor, marking the beginning… pic.twitter.com/H3ryBnrUQR

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Exell noted that personal connections to the crisis heavily influenced his career path. “I’m personally looking forward to what I can do to take illegal narcotics off the streets,” Exell said, according to InForum. “I’ve had people close to me that have been personally affected by narcotics use, and that’s kind of my big drive. I want to be on the drug task force.”

Another new recruit, Mia Langerud, stepped into the department following an internship there last year during her senior year at North Dakota State University. Her father pinned her badge to her uniform during Monday’s ceremony.

Fargo Police Academy Graduation, Swearing-In & Promotion Ceremony – 11.09.2026

While Langerud initially looked toward community engagement, her time inside the department revealed a wider array of career tracks. “K-9, investigations, crowd management, there’s just a bunch of different things to do here, so it’s not like you are stuck in one spot, which I found very interesting because my idea of policing was not just one spot,” Langerud told InForum.

The newly sworn-in officers will now embark on a 16-week training course working directly on the streets. Alongside the graduation of the academy class, the department also marked a leadership change on Monday as Jesseca White-Tuton was promoted to lieutenant. White-Tuton has served with the Fargo police since 2008 and currently works within the Neighborhood Services Division.