A 38-year-old man was attacked by two men in the entry of his home Sunday night.
Police were called to the 1500 block of Oak Grove Road Southwest at 11:45 p.m. The man sustained severe cuts to his face and was taken to St. Cloud Hospital.
A St. Paul couple heard the sound of someone in their home in the middle of the night and found a drunk, naked stranger, police said.
According to police, Whitfield and two other suspects broke into a man's home and stole his car, cologne, and a set of commemorative coins.
When the 52-year-old homeowner woke up, officers said the men stabbed him in the head and back, before setting his house on fire.
MOORHEAD, Minn. - Police say a Moorhead man shot and killed an intruder who walked into his unlocked apartment.
Lt. Tory Jacobson says the resident confronted the man and yelled at him to leave. He says when he didn't leave, a fight ensued. The resident then allegedly got his shotgun, which went off during a struggle.
Police detained the apartment resident for questioning.
Charges were filed Monday against an Iona man who allegedly broke into a house in the middle of the night and entered the bedroom of a 17-year-old girl while she was sleeping.
According to the criminal complaint filed in Dakota County, James Albert Silbernagel, 41, came into the boy's house last Thursday while the boy was showering.
Silbernagel, who lives in the same neighborhood, was permitted to use the phone earlier in the day while the victim's mother was home. She later told police that they are not friends and Silbernagel had never been invited into the home without permission.
Their bedroom door was closed, but Izzy seemed to sense something on the other side.
"She knew something was wrong," says Maggie.
Within seconds Tom was standing at his daughter's doorway staring that something in the face. "It was a silhouette of a man sitting in a chair next to my daughter's bed."
Maggie called 9-1-1, while Tom made sure the intruder would be waiting when police arrived. "He made a quick dart for the door but I was standing right by him and I was able to grab him and put him onto the ground and told him he wasn't going anywhere."
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. -- Authorities are investigating after eight people were bound and robbed early Monday morning inside a Brooklyn Center home.
Around 4 a.m. Monday morning, four suspects entered an apartment on the 6600 block of Humboldt Avenue, duct taped eight people inside the residence and emptied their pockets.
Reynolds tells 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS what makes the home invasion more disturbing, is the fact their police department is approximately 100 feet away from the apartment.
St. Cloud police are investigating a burglary that was reported Saturday. The incident occurred Friday night in the 300 block of Fifth Avenue North.
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When officers arrived, they learned that two victims had left the main door of their residence unlocked when they went to sleep and awoke to find items were stolen.
A 23-year-old Austin man appeared in court Tuesday for allegedly burglarizing two southwestern Austin homes in the past month while the residents were there.
On Monday, police Lt. John Mueller said there were no signs of forced entry in the burglaries.
