Lakeville PIMA Web, End of 2007

October 24, 2007

We found these entries on Lakeville's PIMA Web.

BURGLARY-1ST DEG-OCC DWELLING
ADDRESS: 175XX GILLETTE WAY
CASE: LA07-00005733
ENTERED: 10/26/2007 11:27:38 AM
OCCURRED: 10/24/2007 9:18:00 PM

I spoke with the records supervisor of Lakeville's PD and the home owner reported that some one entered the home while they were at home and took a woman's purse from the kitchen table. The homeowner did not encounter the intruder. There is no record of forced entry so the PD assumes the door was left unlocked.

Keep your doors locked for goodness sake.

And in case anyone sees this one on Lakeville's PIMA:

ROBBERY-RESID-KNIFE
ADDRESS: 83XX LOWER 208 ST W
CASE: LA07-00005643
ENTERED: 10/23/2007 9:37:42 AM
OCCURRED: 10/19/2007 6:30:00 PM

According to the Lakeville PD, the victims refused to cooperate after the initial report. They believe that the robbery may have been related to exchange of illegal contraband, i.e. criminal on criminal robbery. This doesn't fall into what we consider home invasions or hot burglaries. You reap what you sow might be applicable in this case.

Grampre Sentenced to 25 1/2 years for April, 2007 Rape-Invasion in Lakeville

12/14/2007

Lakeville Breezes Newsletter from Dec. 14, 2007

This week, the Honorable Judge Martha Simonett sentenced Chad Joseph Grampre to 306 months (25.5 years) in prison for a sexual assault against an adult female that occurred in early April this year in Lakeville. In the crime, Grampre broke into the residence and sexually assaulted the woman at knifepoint. The sentence given by Judge Simonett was an upward departure under Minnesota sentencing guidelines from 15 years for an individual with Grampre’s criminal history.

It's nice to see stiff sentencing for a violent crime.


However, whenever I see a writer/speaker mention that an attack wasn't random, I seriously question their motives. In this case, it Grampre clearly had opportunity due to proximity to the victim. From the Criminal Complaint filed in this case, it does not appear that there is any additional connection between Grampre and the victim.

The man told A.S.B. he did not know why he had picked her house and that he was not from the area. The male then fled the residence.

In my opinion, having a complete stranger break into your house, rape you, and admit he didn't know why he picked you seems pretty random. Convenient opportunity does not automatically mean not random. I can only conclude that they say it's "not random" to convince the public that they're safe from this type of crime.


I'm not trying to employ scare tactics, but do you know for a fact that a Chad Grampre will never be living or even just visiting across or down the street from you? ... I don't either.

Home-Invasion, Rape in Lakeville, MN

April 30, 2007

http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LawJustice/News/AttorneyNews/GrampreChadCharge.htm

Chad Joseph Grampre, age 22 of Edina, has been charged with two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree, one count of Burglary in the First Degree and one count of Assault in the Second Degree in connection with a home invasion that occurred in Lakeville on April 4, 2007.

According to the complaint*, there's a pretty conclusive DNA match and Grampre admitted to having entered the home:

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension completed the DNA analysis and was able to eliminate 99.999992%
of the population but was not able to eliminate Grampre. On April 27, 2007 Investigators again spoke with
Grampre who admitted to entering A.S.B.’s home on April 4, 2007 and sexually assaulting her while holding a
knife to her throat.

As of 11/20/2007, Grampre is in custody in Dakota county awaiting a court date on 12/10/2007. There are 7 charges listed in his booking record**. In addition to the sexual assault charge are three drug possession charge and one forgery charge.

* The complaint can be viewed by visiting http://services.co.dakota.mn.us/ComplaintSearch/ entering Grampre's last name and viewing the proper record in the search results.
** While Grampre is in custody in Dakota county, you can view details of the charges here.