FARGO-Law enforcement agencies in Fargo, Moorhead and surrounding communities are launching a new multi-agency street crimes unit to battle growing crime concerns in the metro area, Fargo police said Tuesday.

Fargo police Lt. Mike Mitchell said law enforcement officials plan to announce the new unit at a news conference set for Thursday afternoon.

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North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is expected to join acting Fargo Police Chief Dave Todd for the news conference, along with North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation Director Dallas Carlson, West Fargo Police Chief Mike Reitan, Moorhead Police Chief David Ebinger and Cass County and Clay County sheriffs Paul Laney and Bill Bergquist.

The news conference, which will be held in the Community Room at the Main Library, 102 3rd St. N., is designed to discuss the formation of the new, multi-agency unit being developed to address concerns about growing street crime in the metro area, Mitchell said.