Group Invades Friend’s Home for Money in Eden Prairie

Monday, 11 Oct 201 http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/group-invades-friend%E2%80%99s-home-for-money-in-eden-prairie

She returned with Marquis Rollins and Devonshier Agee, who were wearing masks and carrying what looked like a handgun.

Police say Rollins demanded the $25,000 and threatened to kill the victim. When the man screamed for help, Rollins pistol-whipped him, while Agee ransacked his apartment looking for cash.

Man Wakes to Burglar in St. Cloud, Suspect On the Loose

Sunday, 19 Sep 2010
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/Man-Wakes-to-Burglar-in-St.-Cloud-sept-19-2010

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - St. Cloud Police are searching for the suspect in a gutsy Sunday morning robbery in which the burglar was found in the bedroom of the awakening victim.

The 19-year-old victim awoke around 5:20 a.m. to find the burglar in his bedroom. The suspect fled upon being spotted, but escaped with more than $3,000 in electronics from the home.

Elderly Fridley man sexually assaulted in home invasion

9/20/2010
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=873059

FRIDLEY, Minn. -- An elderly Fridley man was sexually assaulted Sunday night after someone entered his home.

"I would classify it has a horrific crime for anybody to have to endure," said Lt. Mike Monsrud with the Fridley Police Department.

Police say the man entered the home through an unlocked patio door.

[snip]

It's the third similar incident in the last month in the neighborhood. Fridley police say in all three cases the suspect has entered the home through an unlocked door. All three victims were elderly, but up until Sunday, no on had been hurt.

Home invasion call escalates to shooting at police officer

September 16, 2010
http://www.startribune.com/local/103036964.html

Police say officers twice were called to a residence on a report that two gunmen had entered the home. The second time they responded, an officer spotted a person running from the home toward a nearby car in which three other suspects were waiting. Police says multiple shots were fired at the officer.

Garage Burglarized While People Home in St. Cloud

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/minnesota/stcloud-garage-burglary-people-home-sept-10-2010

Police said the suspects entered the attached garage of a home on the 1600 block of Poppy Road while three people were inside. Items were stolen from cars inside the garage. The residents said the burglary happened around 5:43 a.m. Thursday.

An attached garage is a part of your home. Make sure any doors leading the garage are sturdy and, most of all, locked.

9 Home Burglaries Overnight In Kandiyohi County

Sep 10, 2010

http://wcco.com/local/kandiyohi.homes.burglaries.2.1906626.html

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office wants people to know about a rash of home burglaries.

Thursday the sheriff's office received reports of nine burglaries having taken place that morning or Wednesday night. Property was taken from garages as well as inside the homes.

In all cases, investigators believe the homes were unlocked and residents slept through the burglaries.

Burglar cuts through screen to enter bedroom window

8/31/2010
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20100831/NEWS01/108310034/-1/RSSTOP

A resident called at 9:35 p.m. in the 1400 block of Sixth Avenue South. Someone cut through a screen to get into a bedroom window sometime between 4:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., police said.

The suspect stole a laptop and a book bag. The 35-year-old St. Cloud victim was asleep in a separate bedroom and was not harmed.

Police seek man who sexually assaulted Coon Rapids girl

08/31/2010
http://www.twincities.com/ci_15954161

Coon Rapids police and the Anoka County sheriff's office are looking for a man accused of entering a Coon Rapids home and sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl.

Police were called to a home on the 11600 block of Unity Street at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on a report of a sexual assault.

According to authorities, a man knocked on the front door and told the girl he was conducting a survey. He then began asking the girl who else was home.

Teach your kids NOT to open the door, for anyone. Then, test 'em.

Victim identified in possible home invasion in Blue Earth Co.

8/31/2010
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=869171&catid=391

LAKE CRYSTAL, Minn. -- A family member has identified the body of a person found dead in a home in Lake Crystal early Tuesday morning after an apparent home invasion.

The victim has been identified as 26-year-old James Mervin Nibbe of Lake Crystal.

The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office found a dead person after responding to a burglary call near Lake Crystal.

Man Robbed in Mankato Apartment Invasion

Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/minnesota/mankato-apartment-invasion-aug-24-2010

MANKATO, Minn. - A man who answered a knock on his apartment door in Mankato on Monday was knocked to the floor by several men and robbed.

Mankato police were called to the Highland Hills apartments around 9:22 p.m. on a report of a home invasion and robbery. According to police, the man heard a knock on his door, but the peephole was blocked when he tried to look out into the hallway.

Police Search for Home Invasion Suspect in Maplewood

Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010
 
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/police-search-for-home-invasion-suspect-in-maplewood-aug-18-2010

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. - Maplewood police are looking for three men who were involved in a home invasion on Wednesday afternoon.

The home is located at 1741 Edgerton Avenue in Maplewood. A woman was in the home at the time of the incident around 4:30 p.m.

Rash of burglaries reported in Marion Township neighborhood

8/7/2010

http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=464428

Police are asking residents in Marion Township to be more vigilant about locking their doors after two more burglaries were reported in the area Thursday morning.

According to Rochester police Lt. Casey Moilanen, between 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, a house in the 1800 block of 36th Avenue Southeast was burglarized after the resident had left a garage door open overnight.

Man shoots Eagan couple dead through window, then kills self; motive unknown; kids unhurt

08/12/2010

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_15748769?source=rss

A gunman shot through the front window of an Eagan home Tuesday night, killing a husband and wife in their living room before turning the gun on himself.

Eagan police called the double murder-suicide one of the most brutal acts of violence in the city's history.

No known motive. This is possibly a random double murder.

Caught in the Act: Female Homeowner Follows, Leads Deputies to ATV-Riding Burglar

08/03/2010
http://ksax.com/article/stories/S1680692.shtml?cat=10230

Frazee, Minn - A man broke into a rural Frazee home and stole a 32- inch-flat screen television and then took off on an ATV Monday, according to the Becker County Sheriff's Office.

A female homeowner, allegedly saw 21-year-old Anthony Block leaving her home and followed him to a nearby residence while calling the Becker County Sheriff's Office.

Burglar uses doggy door

7/31/2010
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=463505

A doggy door proved the perfect entry point for a burglar who crawled into a southeast city home while the residents slept Tuesday night and fled with more than $700 in cash.

Sgt. Scott Behrns with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office said family members were home and heard noises, but fell back asleep.

They also heard their dog growling, but didn't think anything of it, Behrns said. When they awoke, a purse and wallet containing more than $700 in cash and keys to the family car were gone.

Residents report early-morning burglary

July 31, 2010
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20100731/NEWS01/107310041/-1/RSSTOP

St. Cloud police are investigating a burglary that happened Saturday morning at a residence with people inside.

Officers were called about 5:13 a.m. to the 300 block of Fifth Avenue South. Police met with victims, a 23-year-old St. Cloud woman and a 26-year-old St. Cloud man, who said they woke up to the burglary, according to a St. Cloud police report.

Moorhead woman uses fan to block burglar

July 29 2010

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/286219/

Moorhead police say a woman used a window fan to block a suspected burglar from entering her apartment early Wednesday.

St. Paul woman says she woke up to man sexually assaulting her

07/23/2010
http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_15590230?source=rss&nclick_check=1

Police were called to an apartment in the 1000 block of Arkwright Street on Thursday. A 32-year-old woman "was crying and visibly upset."

She told police that one of her children must have left the apartment door unlocked. When she woke up in her bed, a man was performing a sex act on her. She told him to leave, and he ran out.

Man Charged In 4 Burglaries, Sexual Assault Cases

Jul 19, 2010

http://wcco.com/local/burglar.sexual.assault.2.1813211.html

The incidents occurred June 2, 7, 11 and July 5, according to police. In each case, Hill allegedly threatened the victim with sexual assault through their window and said he would shoot them. In one case, Hill allegedly entered a ground-floor apartment at 4 a.m. on Erie Street, where a woman was sleeping.

Police: Information on burglary sought

July 2, 2010
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20100702/NEWS01/107020030/-1/RSSLOCAL

A resident reported hearing footsteps on the main floor of the house while inside the home. When the resident went to investigate, an unknown person was walking south from the residence.

The resident reported a purse and wallet were taken from the kitchen. The purse, along with all of its contents, was found near the scene where the suspect fled.

Police: Burglar smashes window, steals purse at residence

July 3, 2010
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20100703/NEWS01/107030032/-1/RSSLOCAL

The incident was reported at about 4:51 a.m. today when a victim reported being awakened by the sound of breaking glass in the kitchen.

The victim told police they saw the unknown suspect crawling out of a broken kitchen window and a purse had been stolen. It is believed that the suspect was looking for targets in the area, according to a St. Cloud police report.

Five Arrested In Duluth Assault; Burglary

Jun 25, 2010
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/97200939.html

Duluth police have arrested five people following a break-in, assault and burglary on the 300 block of North 12th Avenue East.

According to authorities, the group broke in to a home, assaulted a man inside, and stole his gaming system.

St. Paul Looking For Sexual Assault Suspect

Jun 26, 2010
http://wcco.com/local/sexual.assault.suspect.2.1774413.html

St. Paul police are trying to find a man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman.

In a statement, police say the woman returned home around 5:30 a.m. June 19 to find the intruder in her home. He then blindfolded and bound the woman, drove her to an unknown location and held her for about 24 hours.

By Oleg Volk

Burglars enter home while resident sleeps

Date
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20100618/NEWS01/106180036/-1/RSSTOP

A resident was home sleeping this morning when burglars entered and stole electronics.

Attempted Burglary of Occupied Home

6/18/2010
http://mn-roseville.civicplus.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=3843

Minn. man finds armed intruders in his St. Cloud apartment

6/15/2010
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=852894

ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- A St. Cloud man awoke Tuesday morning to find a long gun pointed at him and several men burglarizing his apartment.

Public Safety Alert: Twin Cities Campus

Mon, 14 Jun 2010

Minneapolis Police have issued a Crime Alert concerning a series of
incidents in southeast and south Minneapolis and are advising the
public to take extra caution to avoid danger. In the past three weeks,
a man fitting the same description has threatened or attacked three
women. The most recent attack was the most brazen and occurred just
off campus, close to the Argyle House and Dinnaken House student
residences (see map below). The details of the incidents include:


- At 4 a.m. on _June 11_ in the 400 block of SE. Erie Street, a man
spoke to a woman through a window and then broke-in. The victim fought
back and was able to get away. - Just before midnight on _June 7_ in the 800 block of River Mews Court, a man appeared at a woman's bedroom window and threatened her
with physical and sexual assault. He tried to enter the window, but
the victim ran and called 911. - At 5 a.m. on _May 31_ in the 5600 block of Nicollet Avenue S., the man cut a bedroom window screen and threatened a woman with both
physical harm and sexual assault. She left the room, and the suspect
did not enter the home. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately five feet,
eleven inches tall with a light or medium build. The suspect has
shoulder length hair in braids and is 18 to 30 years old.

The University of Minnesota Police Department, along with the
Minneapolis Police Department and the Minneapolis Park Police, all
have intensified patrols in areas where the suspect may be working or
living. Residents are encouraged to keep doors and windows locked, or
to secure windows so that they can open only partially.

Anyone with information regarding these crimes should call Sgt.
Blauert of the Minneapolis Police Department at 612-673-2913.

Police arrest three in home invasion

May 26, 2010
http://www.edenprairienews.com/news/public-safety/police-arrest-three-home-invasion-105

Within a day of a home invasion and robbery in Eden Prairie, police tracked down and arrested three suspects. According to Eden Prairie Police Sgt. Bill Wyffels, three masked intruders entered a home late Thursday night on the 9800 block of Dorset Lane. Five people were in the residence at the time and one of the victims was beaten by the suspects during the robbery. The same victim, in trying to defend himself, grabbed a knife and managed to stab two of the three suspects, later identified as Matthew Vincent Suarez, 22, Victor Lee Childers, 24, and Renaldo Lamont Shell, 27.

91-year-old St. Paul woman robbed, assaulted in her garage

05/13/2010
http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_15074846?source=rss

A 91-year-old woman had just parked in the garage of her St. Paul home Tuesday when she heard a man say, "Hello." She said "Hello," and turned to him.

"He just punched me and I went down," said Gloria Fuchs, whose face was bruised and swollen Wednesday. "I thought, 'Oh my God, what next?' "

WE man charged with two counts of burglary

May 12 2010
http://www.dl-online.com/event/article/id/52820/group/News/

Kier was among several people who allegedly entered the home looking for money and drugs. Two adults and four children ages 4 to 17 were in the home. The intruders were persuaded to leave, but Kier, nicknamed “Bam Bam” allegedly came back inside and started fighting with a resident.

Another intruder began assaulting a person in the house and Kier allegedly kicked the victim in the head.

Somali Mom Attacked in Mpls Home Invasion

Sunday, 09 May 201
  http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/somali-mom-attacked-in-mpls-home-invasion-may-9-2010

“Somebody knock on my door, my son run and open the door they ask me if my son have a gun? Toy gun?” said the victim.

Not knowing what the two women were talking about, the victim was even more surprised when three men came in through her front door. She said one of the women slapped her and someone else hit her with a cell phone and a pot from her countertop. The victim’s 10-year-old son ran to a neighbor’s home for help.

Mankato Police Search for Robbery Suspect

May 9, 2010
http://keyc.tv/node/37068

During the investigation, police learned that two males entered the residence uninvited and demanded money from the victim.One of the suspects displayed what is believed to be a black handgun and verbally threatened the victim.The suspects took the victim's wallet and fled the area.The victim's wallet was later located a block from the scene.Won is currently being held in the Blue Earth County jail awaiting formal charges.But... Another suspect is still at-large, and was described as a black male, approximately 6'2' 180 pounds, wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt.Anyone with additional information about the incident is encouraged to call police at 507-387-8780.

Man working in yard finds burglars in home

05/03/2010
http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_15011419?source=rss&nclick_check=1/

The charges state a man was working in his back yard when his dog began to bark at the back door. The man spotted a maroon sport utility vehicle in the front driveway and went upstairs to his son's room, where he found one of the home invaders.

If you're out back, lock the front door.

4 Teens Arrested For Mankato Home Break-In

May 1, 2010

http://wcco.com/local/teens.arrested.mankato.2.1669137.html

Four teenagers are in custody in Mankato after police say they broke into a home with guns late Friday night.

Mankato Police said it happened around 11:30 p.m. at 430 Walnut Street. Officer received a call that their home was being robbed and that they had barricaded themselves in a room.

When officers arrived, they caught and arrested one person fleeing the scene. That person was armed with a handgun.

Woman fatally shot, man wounded, in their Hamline-Midway home; police investigate

04/25/2010
http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_14957077?source=rss

A St. Paul man told police today that his gun went off as he struggled with an intruder in their home this morning, killing his wife and wounding him.

Minneapolis Crime Highlights April 13---April 19, 2010

ROBPAG

42XX Humboldt Ave N      Saturday       4/17/10                 2007 hrs                                    10-106520

Victims were at home when unknown S1 & S2, BM’s, 19-21 yrs, came to the house & attempted to buy some weed.  V1/BF, 43 yrs, stated she didn’t have any & suspects pulled out black guns & pointed them at her, demanding weed & money.  Suspects searched the house after ordering V1 upstairs & taking her cell phone, so she couldn’t phone police.  Suspects fled after finding nothing.  No injuries.  Suspects GOA.

Police: Men Use Machete In Hudson Assault

Apr 21, 2010

http://wcco.com/local/machete.assault.hudson.2.1647478.html

Two men from Hudson, Wis. are in jail, accused of breaking into a home, assaulting a man with a machete and injuring a woman.

I realize Hudson isn't technically in Minnesota.

Minneapolis Police Precinct 4 (Sector 3) Update Last weeks update(4/6/2010)

4/6/2010

http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-statistics/

15XX Plymouth Ave N               Tuesday         3/30/10             1645 hrs                         10-086794

V1/BF, 31 yrs, borrowed money from a neighbor to buy ice cream for her children, stating she would pay her back.  S1/BM, 17-19 yrs, overheard this, & probably assumed V1 had money.  S1 knocked on V1’s door, brandishing a small serrated kitchen knife, demanding money.   S1 stabbed V1 twice in the stomach, stole her purse, & ran out the door.  V1 transported to the hospital.  S1was gone on arrival.   

 

Burglars flee when police called

April 6, 2010

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20100406/NEWS01/104060028/-1/RSSTOP

St. Cloud police are looking for the suspects who entered a north side residence late Monday but left when the occupants called police.

Nobody was injured in the burglary, which happened at about 8:35 p.m. in the 700 block of 26th Avenue North. The residents there reported that two or three people forced their way in and fled when police were called.

School locked down after Hopkins home invasion

04/05/2010

http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S1499256.shtml?cat=10151

A home invasion led officials to lock down a school in the Twin Cities west metro Monday evening.

Neighbors reported seeing two men enter a home on Van Buren Avenue South in Hopkins around 5:45 p.m. Then they heard screaming.

Police seek 3 in invasion of Golden Valley home

April 1, 2010

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/89743422.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUHK:uUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

About 9 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a report of a home invasion in the 4500 block of Douglas Avenue. Residents there told police that three black men entered the home through an unlocked door, "used force against the residents and demanded money," according to a information bulletin sent to Neighborhood Watch members.

The suspects had fled by the time police arrived. However, a search of the surrounding area with help from a police dog turned up loaded guns the robbers apparently discarded, the bulletin said.

Man arrested after St. Cloud woman assaulted in her home

March 31, 2010

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20100331/NEWS01/103310011/-1/RSSLOCAL

The 20-year-old female victim told police that Carl Joe Sanders, 28, entered her home without permission and assaulted her, according to police. Officers were called at 11:17 a.m. to the 400 block of 15th Avenue Southeast.

The victim has an order for protection against Sanders.

Don't rely on paper armor. If a criminal is will to assault you, he is clearly willing to ignore a note from a judge politely asking him to leave you alone.

Charges: Man Robbed House With 5 Kids Inside

Mar 23, 2010

http://wcco.com/local/minneapolis.robbery.children.2.1584785.html

A Minneapolis man has been accused of robbing a house with two teenagers and three children inside.

Ryan Steven Fore, 20, is accused of pushing his way into the 2827 Aldrich Avenue North home with only children inside and threatened to shoot them if they didn't do what he said. The ages of the children are 6, 9, 10, 12 and 13.

Teach your kids to lock the door when they are home alone.

Police: Man forced his way into Cannon Falls home

03/04/2010

http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1450318.shtml?cat=1

Police in Cannon Falls are searching for a man who forced his way into a home, bound a person with electrical tape and assaulted the person.

According to police, the man approached the front door and knocked. When the resident opened the door the man pulled out a knife.

Teen Girl Fights Off Home Invader in Fridley

01/18/2010

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1370666.shtml?cat=1

A teenage girl fought off a masked man who broke into her home in Fridley Monday, according to her family.

Angie Thompson told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS her 16-year-old daughter was alone at their home in the Fridley Terrace Manufactured Housing Community which is located near the intersection of Highway 65 and County Highway 8.

Thompson said her daughter was cooking lunch in the kitchen when a man barged in and attacked her.

3 dead in domestic dispute southwest of Mankato

01/17/2010

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_14212408?source=rss&nclick_check=1

LEWISVILLE, Minn. — A 28-year-old man who had a restraining order against him shot and killed the woman who took out the order, killed her stepfather, then took his own life Sunday at a home near Lewisville, southwest of Mankato, authorities said.

The Watonwan County Sheriff's Office said authorities were called to the house in Antrim Township at 7:45 a.m. When they were arrived, they were told some shots were heard in the basement.

[snip] 

Deputies said the suspect had been charged in December with domestic abuse against the female victim. He was released on bail Dec. 21, but was re-arrested Jan. 5 for violating the no contact order.

He posted bail and was released from jail on Thursday.

This is certainly not random. The tragedy is that it was predictable and preventable. This is a failure of paper armor. When your violent abuser with a history of ignoring a no contact order gets released from jail, don't be home. If you must be home, be prepared to protect yourself.

4th Precinct Weekly Highlights

1/5/2010

From the 4th Precinct Weekly Highlights, a source I've been neglecting.

Assaults:

ASLT2

26XX Sheridan Av N Tuesday 12-29-09 14:35 hrs 09-390872

Officers dispatched and S1/known BM – 49 yrs. was GOA. S1 had entered V1/WM – 61 yrs. residence w/out permission and began to assault him by throwing him out of his wheel chair and then hitting him with it causing a severe leg laceration. V1 believed he was trying to get his wallet and that he has a history of assaulting V1. W1 called “911.”


ROBBERY:

ROBPAG

51XX Washburn Av N Wednesday 12-30-09 11:53 hrs 09-391586

V1/BM – 50 yrs. stated he was taking out his trash when attacked by 3 unk BMs (17 – 29 yrs.) wearing black and faces covered. They duct taped V1, pistol-whipped him and then entered the single family home. V2/BM – 18 yrs. and V3/BM – 43 yrs. were ordered to the ground and searched by 2 suspects and the 3rd checked the bedrooms. Victims were robbed of $835 total along w/IDs and papers, etc. Suspects fled in a 90’s-2000 unk beige or lt. green minivan when other family members arrived.

FORCE

28XX Aldrich Av N 11:57 hrs 10-2837

2 BMs (1 armed) forced their way into residence while homeowner’s grandmother and 3 underage children were home alone. No injuries. Suspects described as 2 BM, 18-21 yrs old, 5-8 to 5-10, medium builds, both wearing black winter hats, black hooded sweatshirts, black jeans. 1 BM was armed with a silver handgun and wore a black mask.