Chanhassen woman fights off home invasion assailant

Date: April 25, 2012

http://www.chaskaherald.com/news/public_safety/chan-woman-fights-off-home-invasion-assailant/article_96958979-80b5-558f-a8da-ee229929f951.html

At 10:46 a.m., April 25, Carver County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to the 900 block of Santa Vera Drive in Chanhassen for a report of a 1st degree burglary and assault. It appears that the suspect forced entry into the home through the locked front door, according to the Sheriff's Office The female victim in the residence was able to fight off her assailant and escape. The suspect eventually fled the home in an unknown direction, the release stated. ...

It sounds like the suspect is still at large as of mid May.

Minnetonka officer is charged with home break-in

May 8, 2009

http://www.startribune.com/local/44625322.html

Daniel Thomas Saba, 37, of Shorewood was charged with first-degree burglary over a break-in at a Chanhassen home Wednesday. Saba was on administrative leave from the department prior to his arrest.

No violence, and the thug left when ordered to, but this is still a hot burglary. Lock your doors, please.

Police Seek Suspect In Chanhassen Home Invasion

Nov 11, 2006

http://wcco.com/topstories/home.invasion.kidnapping.2.362910.html

This is horrifying. This is beginning of some of my worst nightmares.

Chanhassen, Minn. (WCCO) ― A family of five is safe following a terrifying ordeal after they were abducted and held hostage inside their home. An armed gunman then made them drive him to two banks to get cash before he left with their money and their pickup truck, which was recovered in Minneapolis at around 8 p.m. Friday.

According to police the assailant wearing a ski mask and dark gloves entered the home's garage and confronted the father, who is reportedly in the banking business. Carrying a sawed-off rifle slung around his neck and a knife, the assailant forced his way into the family home and tied up the man, his wife and their three children.