Fugitive St. Paul juvenile offender suspected of raping his earlier burglary victim

06/20/2013 05:44:37 http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_23504884/fugitive-st-paul-juvenile-offender-suspected-raping-his

An 18-year-old man twice convicted of burglarizing the St. Paul home of a woman he didn't know in 2011 is under arrest, suspected of returning to her home this week and raping the 65-year-old resident. Curtez Deshawn Graham was on furlough from the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Red Wing, a juvenile detention facility, when he cut off his GPS bracelet and went on the run Monday, said Art Coulson, Ramsey County spokesman. As law enforcement searched for Graham, they heard he might be armed with a gun, and the burglary victim was notified the man was on the loose, Coulson said.

Charges: Man Assaulted Ex-Girlfriend With Kids At Apt.

January 13, 2012

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/01/13/charges-man-assaulted-ex-girlfriend-with-kids-at-apartment/

Clark, the man in question, came to the apartment to get some of his things after the woman ended their relationship, according to the complaint. He kicked in the door, assaulted and strangled the woman in front of her kids. The victim had bruises and scratches on her face and neck, abrasions and blood on her face and her nose was swollen. The injuries were consistent with being strangled.

Charges filed in St. Paul rape, home invasion, robbery

September 17, 2011
http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/129999538.html

A 53-year-old St. Paul woman was raped at gunpoint after three assailants robbed her and her husband, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Ramsey County District Court.

St. Paul police: Home invasion may be linked to Minneapolis break-in

08/26/2011

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_18765303?source=rss

Around 1 a.m., a man and woman were entering their house when men approached them, according to police. They forced the man and woman into the home, where they assaulted them and held them until they took an undisclosed amount of cash.

The man and woman suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said. Police would not say if a weapon was used.

While St. Paul police investigated the robbery, they learned about an invasion in Minneapolis around 6 a.m. in the 1900 block of Aldrich Avenue South, police said.

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.

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.

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?' "

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.

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.

Two St. Paul Invasions

December 21, 2009

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_14042153

Man breaks into two homes in St. Paul's North End, attacks occupants
By Mara H. Gottfried
mgottfried@pioneerpress.com
Updated: 12/21/2009 12:54:54 PM CST
St. Paul police are searching for a man who broke into two homes this morning, assaulted a homeowner in one case and tied up an elderly resident and her 4-year-old granddaughter in the other.

Supposedly one man and two separate invasions.

81-year-old St. Paul woman found tied up 7 hours after home invasion

12/07/2009

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_13946153?source=rss

A man tied up an 81-year-old woman during a St. Paul home invasion robbery today and it was at least seven hours before she was found with her hands and legs bound, police said. The woman was not injured.

The man apparently used a ruse to break into the woman's home in the Highland Park neighborhood, said Sgt. Paul Schnell, police spokesman.

The woman, who was not sexually assaulted, told police that early in the morning, before sunrise, she heard a noise near her front door in the 1100 block of St. Paul Avenue. Sunrise was 7:37 a.m. Monday.

When the woman went to check, she saw a man at the door. He said her neighbor's home was being broken into, and asked her to call police.

This is a disturbing reminder that cooperation doesn't guarantee your safety. Criminal, by definition, do no play by society's rules.

Wounded St. Paul homeowner shoots, hits 1 of 2 intruders

December 3, 2009

http://www.startribune.com/local/78408847.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUzyaUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs

One of two men suspected in a home invasion in St. Paul that led to gunfire being exchanged is in custody this morning after being shot by the homeowner, police said.

St. Paul police investigate home invasion

10/29/2009

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_13670505?source=rss&nclick_check=1

A man invaded the home of an elderly man just before noon Thursday, tied him up and took his valuables, according to St. Paul police.

The suspect stopped at the man's house Wednesday on the 1700 block of E. Ivy Avenue and asked to do yard work, but the man declined, police said. The suspect forced entry into the man's home Thursday, struck him, tied him up and robbed him.

St. Paul couple find naked, drunk intruder in their home

06/29/2009

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_12715930?source=rss

A St. Paul couple heard the sound of someone in their home in the middle of the night and found a drunk, naked stranger, police said.

I'm glad Lundeen wasn't a violent criminal.

"Botched Home Invasion," Homeowners Shot

April 2, 2009

http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_12056656?nclick_check=1

A man and his wife were shot in their St. Paul home this afternoon, in what police say was a botched home invasion robbery. Their five children were home, but not injured.

The couple, who are in their 40s, were each shot once and are believed to have non-life-threatening injuries, said Peter Panos, police spokesman. They were taken to Regions Hospital, have had surgery and are recovering, he said.

WCCO has a few more details in this article.

It was just after noon on the 400 block of Blair Avenue in St. Paul when police said an intruder forced his way into the home.
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Shooting sounds rattled this St. Paul neighborhood when the family living in the home was overtaken by a gunman who opened fire.
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Police said the couple recognized the shooter and believe the motive was robbery.
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It sounds like the intruders were known to the homeowners in some way. I wonder if we're going to see "not random" mentioned.

St. Paul police warn residents about home invasions

12/26/2008

http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_11314560?nclick_check=1

St. Paul police are warning today about a series of home invasion robberies, where force has been used to steal jewelry.

[snip]

The assailants used a ruse to gain entry — such as needing to use the phone or the bathroom; in one case, the suspect asked about an in-home daycare, Panos said. It wasn't clear from a report whether children were present at the daycare, he said.

Inside the home, the suspects have used physical force or pointed a handgun at victims before stealing jewelry they're wearing, Panos said. People have been left with minor injuries, he said.

Don't let strangers in your home. It's just not worth it.

A Brush with a "Stranded Traveler"

December 20, 2008

http://www.twincities.com/ci_11291640

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The incident happened about 1 a.m. Saturday in the first block of Nelson Street. A man knocked at the door and told the homeowner his car had broken down, he was cold and needed a phone to call his girlfriend to pick him up, a police report said.

"The homeowner reluctantly let him in the entryway," the report said. "He told him to stay at the door. The homeowner said he'd give him a ride."

When the homeowner went to get his keys, the man pulled out a gun and grabbed him.

The article does state that the police found no drugs in the home. I guess if you're victimized by robbers who are demanding drugs, you get the pleasure of having your place searched.

Regardless, be wary of late night callers.

Man injured in St. Paul home-invasion robbery

September 23, 2008

http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/29654569.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

A 69-year-old man was pistol-whipped during a home-invasion robbery Monday in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood, police said.

So it's not random.

After pistol-whipping him, one suspect went upstairs. He forced the woman and one of her two girls into a bathroom while he ransacked the office and found the money.

They are very lucky these men only wanted money.

Man tied up, blindfolded during home invasion

August 11, 2008

http://www.southwestreviewnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=62&SubSectionID=275&ArticleID=3196&TM=54048.48

A man was bound and blindfolded by intruders the evening of July 30 as the West St. Paul house he was staying in was burglarized.

Two or three men entered the house through an "unlocked entryway," Lt. Brian Sturgeon said in an interview last week. One man carried a semiautomatic handgun.

Lock your doors. This was an armed invasion by a group of people who would have at least offered warning if they would have had to kick the door down.

St. Paul Home Invader Quickly Caught

May 8, 208

Edwin Deandre Nash

From the Pioneer Press:

Police received a 911 call at about 10:20 p.m. Thursday reporting that a man had just entered a home in the 1100 block of Edgerton Street. The man, wearing dark clothes and a black ski mask, had knocked on the victim's front door, pointed a gun at her head, forced her back into her home and demanded money, police said.

It's not clear what caused him to leave, but the woman wasn't hurt and police quickly caught him (Edwin Deandre Nash). Good job guys.