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.
After realizing they forgot something they returned home to find the back door kicked in and someone burglarizing their home.
They recognized the suspect who then fled and was chased by one of the residents who then fought with suspect.
Earlier in the day, Duluth police said two men robbed another at knifepoint in an apartment at [address redacted].
According to police, officers responded to a report of a home-invasion robbery at 6:38 p.m. The male victim had been sleeping and was awakened by two black males, one of whom was armed with a small knife, who had entered the apartment through an unlocked door.
A Two Harbors man confessed Monday that he took part in the Congdon Park home invasion in which a mother and her 9-year-old son were terrorized by being bound at gunpoint as he and an accomplice searched the home for money.
Duluth police are investigating another armed home invasion in the Central Hillside.
Within a short time authorities stopped a vehicle and found a man hiding in the backseat.I'm glad he was caught. I'd be interested to know how the gun was registered in the thug's name, when Minnesota has no form of gun registration.
The man matched the description of the intruder and a gun, registered in his name was found in his possession.
The robbery happened around 4:45 p.m. at 1226 Missouri Avenue. Five college students were home when three suspects came in an unlocked door, carrying a gun. One of the victims jumped out of a window, while the rest were held at gunpoint.
"We're all a little bit shocked," said Alex Stein, another student held at gunpoint. "You don't think someone is going to walk into your kitchen and point a gun to your head and tell you to get on the ground."
The suspects made off with thousands of dollars worth of computers, iPods and an Xbox. No one was hurt, but even police are perplexed by the random attack.
"This is a very nice, quiet neighborhood," said Lt. Steve Stracek. "We have very few problems."
There was a home invasion armed robbery in Duluth.
Police say three men entered an unlocked door of a home at 1226 Missouri Avenue, near UMD.
It happened at about 5 Monday evening.
People living inside the home say the men pointed a gun at them.
However, police say their biggest concern isn't so much robberies, but home invasions.
Police say there have been at least five home invasions since September.
Even though this is a larger number than usual, police are saying that each one of the victims was targeted for a specific reason by the suspect.
"It's significant we had a number of them where it jumps out at me and I do want to clarify again that these are not random events," said Sgt. Bob Shene with the Duluth Police Department.
Police say it is important to be careful where you put a hide–a–key.
Don't put it in a place where it can be easily found.
Write down the serial numbers of all the expensive items in your home.
This will help police find them if they ever get stolen.
And if you are going to be out of town, put automatic timers on your lights and have your neighbors collect your mail.
Duluth police are investigating the second home invasion crime committed in the city in two days.
At 3:30 a.m. Friday, a reporting party said that several people came into his Morgan Park residence at [address redacted], tied him, put a gun to his head and stole two cell phones and other items.
Duluth police are investigating a home invasion burglary reported Wednesday morning....
Three men forced their way into the residence that was shared by three college students and one high school student, police said.
No one was injured....
A University of St. Thomas student and Army National Guard member has been charged with a home invasion that terrified a Duluth boy and his mother.
David E. Schiller, 19, of St. Paul studied robberies, burglary and blood forensics, and then staked out the Duluth home for 10 to 15 days before breaking in on Aug. 30, according to a complaint charging him with first-degree burglary and kidnapping.
That third man had driven Schilling to other home invasions and had told Schilling that the family kept money in a safe in their home, the complaint says.
