Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Police investigate Hibbing sex assault

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=67823

Hibbing Police are looking for suspects in a home invasion and sexual assault that happened early this morning.

A press release from the Hibbing Police Department said the incident occurred in the Graysher area of Hibbing at 3:16 a.m.

Further details weren’t available tonight.


The police are being incredibly tight-lipped about this, according to both of the articles I've read. Hopefully, it's to protect the victim's privacy.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Armed Invasion

May 27, 2008

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/19295109.html

Duluth police are investigating another armed home invasion in the Central Hillside.


Fairly standard home invasion.
Within a short time authorities stopped a vehicle and found a man hiding in the backseat.

The man matched the description of the intruder and a gun, registered in his name was found in his possession.

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.

Man charged in sexual assault of 20-year-old near U

May 28, 2008

http://www.startribune.com/local/19322639.html

Update to this story.
A 24-year-old Wayzata man has been charged on suspicion of holding a knife to a 20-year-old woman's throat and sexually assaulting her -- the second of two suspected stranger rapes in the area -- after he broke into her apartment near the University of Minnesota.

Hang him up high.

Authorities are crediting blood found in the home with helping them tie the assault to Karls. A DNA profile developed from the blood led to a match to Karls' profile in the state's convicted offender data base. The woman had hit Karl several times with a curling iron, the criminal complaint said.

It's a shame he was ever let out of prison.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Hastings man robbed at gunpoint in own home

May 22, 2008

http://www.hastingsstargazette.com/articles/index.cfm?id=17723&section=News&freebie_check&CFID=38200516&CFTOKEN=76530871&jsessionid=8830bea4a7072874324e

When Octavio Perez opened the door of his Tuttle Drive home after hearing a knock, he never expected to be staring down the barrel of a gun.

Never open your door if you don't know who's on the other side. Get a peephole, if you don't have one already.
When he opened the door he saw two men, one black and one white, who he thinks were between the ages of 18 and 20. They each pulled out a gun, knocked Perez to the floor and began to hit him with their guns.

What a horrible night.
The suspect holding a gun to Perez continued to beat him as he pushed him into a closet. Perez looked up at his attacker, who hit him again and said, “‘Don’t look at me,’” Perez recalled.

Thankfully, he wasn't seriously hurt.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Authorities search for burglary suspect driving stolen car

May 15, 2008

http://www.startribune.com/local/18972764.html

Authorities in Sherburne County are asking for help in locating a man who allegedly attacked a homeowner, stole her purse and drove off in a stolen vehicle on Wednesday.

Capt. Joel Brott of the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office said a man entered a house on the 10900 block 37th Street in Palmer Township and grabbed a woman's purse. As he left, the woman confronted the burglar. He pushed her to the ground, then fled in a motor vehicle.

No word on whether her door was locked.

Friendly advice: Never confront a burglar unless you are armed. Even if you are armed, it's probably still a better idea to barricade yourself and let him go away.

Man robbed at gunpoint in bedroom

May 15, 2008

http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/NEWS01/105150017

The article is too short to excerpt, so here it is, in its entirety.
Two men forced their way into a home this morning, and held a 20-year-old man down on his bed at gunpoint while they robbed him. St. Cloud police said.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Suspects in custody following Coon Rapids home invasion

Monday, 12 May 2008

http://abcnewspapers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2631&Itemid=28

A 39-year-old Coon Rapids man was awakened shortly after 4 a.m. May 10 to find two white males in his house on the 12000 block of Alder Street N.W.

But according to the Coon Rapids Police report, when he tried to detain them, one of them assaulted him with a wine bottle.


There are no details, but I'm glad the vicious little punks were caught immediately.