The Good Life – November-December 2019

LOCAL HERO | KEVIN PALLAS
Fargo Police Sergeant Kevin Pallas
leads with inspiration, kindness and innovation.
WRITTEN BY: ALEXIS SWENSON • PHOTOS BY: URBAN TOAD MEDIA
As a police officer, Sergeant Kevin Pallas is as humble as
he is good. The 56-year-old West Fargo resident has been
an officer for 23 years with the Fargo Police Department
and is presently serving in his 35th year as a North
Dakota Police Officer. Currently, he supervises the School
Resource Officer (SRO) program, Community Trust
Officer (CTO) program, Cultural Liaison Officer (CLO)
program and the Park Liaison Officer (PLO) program.
A Full Resume
Originally from Superior, Wisconsin, Sgt. Pallas still
upholds his status as a bona fide Cheesehead proudly
supporting the Green Bay Packers. Upon graduating
from Superior Senior High School, he attended the
Law Enforcement Academy in Hibbing, Minnesota from
1983-85, along with attending the Community College
in Hibbing as well. He received his first law enforcement
position as an officer in Bowman, ND in 1985.
“Being so young, the instructors always said, ‘Go where
you get hired first and get some experience.’ That ended
up turning into Bowman, ND. The southwestern town was
smaller - about 2,500 people, so that was helpful. It was
a busy little city just coming out of the first oil boom in
the mid-80s with a lot of travelers coming through for the
Black Hills,” said Sgt. Pallas.
The following year in 1986, he became
an officer in Wahpeton, ND through late
1996. He enjoyed his years in Wahpeton as
a patrol officer and was able to be the
first school liaison officer to the schools
while developing a crime prevention
program in the city as well and in January of
1997, he joined the Fargo Police Department
as an officer.
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