Police get report of attempted burglary

Sep. 20, 2011
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110921/NEWS01/109210014/1009/News01

At 8:33 p.m. Thursday, officers received a report of an attempted burglary at 8 Rivercrest Drive. A resident said a man tried to kick in his door after knocking on it.

Alarm scares burglars while residents slept

Aug. 18, 2011

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110818/NEWS01/108180034/1009

An alarm scared away burglars who tried to break into a house while the residents were asleep inside.

St. Cloud police were called at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday to a home in the 900 block of 13th Avenue Southeast. Someone tried to get into an attached garage while the three occupants were asleep inside the home.

Resident interrupts burglary; man arrested

Aug. 10, 2011

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110811/NEWS01/108100043/1009/News01

[The thug] is being held on fourth-degree burglary, harassment/restraining order violation and criminal trespass, according to a St. Cloud police report.

Officers were sent about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 3400 block of Third Street North for a burglary in progress. A man known to the victim had crawled through a bedroom window in a ground-level apartment, according to police.

Resident interrupts burglary; man arrested

Aug. 10, 2011

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110811/NEWS01/108100043/1009/News01

A man known to the victim had crawled through a bedroom window in a ground-level apartment, according to police. The victim came home and found the suspect standing in his kitchen.

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.

Garage Burglarized While People Home in St. Cloud

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Burglars enter home while resident sleeps

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

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

6/15/2010
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ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- A St. Cloud man awoke Tuesday morning to find a long gun pointed at him and several men burglarizing his apartment.

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.

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.

Man breaks window, demands money

November 21, 2009

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/111210009/-1/RSSLOCAL/

A St. Cloud resident reported early Friday that someone demanding money tried to break into his home.

A resident of the 100 block of 16th Avenue South said he was awakened by banging at his front door, Sgt. Lloyd Orth said. The homeowner confronted a man who was standing outside his front door and who had broken a window pane on the door. The man demanded money.

Armed robbers enter home

October 29, 2009

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20091029/NEWS01/110290066/-1/RSSTOP

St. Cloud police are looking for information about two men with a handgun who walked into an unlocked home.

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Two residents were home at the time. They were not injured.

Burglar enters through unlocked door

October 11, 2009

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20091011/NEWS01/110110048/-1/RSSLOCAL

Police were called at 4:32 a.m. and were told that someone had entered the residence through an unlocked door and stole numerous items including textbooks, musical equipment and electronics. The residents were home at the time of the burglary.

Burglar enters residence through unlocked door

October 5, 2009

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20091005/NEWS01/110050049/-1/RSSLOCAL

A burglar entered a St. Cloud home Sunday and took items from the kitchen while the resident was downstairs, according to St. Cloud police.

Robbery reported; 3 suspects sought

September 26, 2009

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20090926/NEWS01/109260015/-1/RSSTOP

St. Cloud police officers met Friday with a 52-year-old St. Cloud resident who reported being assaulted and robbed inside his apartment by three unknown males.

Police say one man took cash from the victim’s pocket while another held the victim and another punched him.

2 men arrested after south side home invasion

August 14, 2009

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St. Cloud police arrested two brothers after a pregnant woman was bound and she and her infant were threatened with a handgun and had their home ransacked early Wednesday.

Police were called at 6:46 a.m. Wednesday about a home invasion robbery that happened in the 700 block of 18th Avenue South. A 27-year-old woman woke up to find two masked men armed with handguns at the foot of her bed, Sgt. Marty Sayre said.