Police seek man who sexually assaulted Coon Rapids girl

08/31/2010
http://www.twincities.com/ci_15954161

Coon Rapids police and the Anoka County sheriff's office are looking for a man accused of entering a Coon Rapids home and sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl.

Police were called to a home on the 11600 block of Unity Street at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on a report of a sexual assault.

According to authorities, a man knocked on the front door and told the girl he was conducting a survey. He then began asking the girl who else was home.

Teach your kids NOT to open the door, for anyone. Then, test 'em.

Victim identified in possible home invasion in Blue Earth Co.

8/31/2010
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=869171&catid=391

LAKE CRYSTAL, Minn. -- A family member has identified the body of a person found dead in a home in Lake Crystal early Tuesday morning after an apparent home invasion.

The victim has been identified as 26-year-old James Mervin Nibbe of Lake Crystal.

The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office found a dead person after responding to a burglary call near Lake Crystal.

Man Robbed in Mankato Apartment Invasion

Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/minnesota/mankato-apartment-invasion-aug-24-2010

MANKATO, Minn. - A man who answered a knock on his apartment door in Mankato on Monday was knocked to the floor by several men and robbed.

Mankato police were called to the Highland Hills apartments around 9:22 p.m. on a report of a home invasion and robbery. According to police, the man heard a knock on his door, but the peephole was blocked when he tried to look out into the hallway.

Police Search for Home Invasion Suspect in Maplewood

Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010
 
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/police-search-for-home-invasion-suspect-in-maplewood-aug-18-2010

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. - Maplewood police are looking for three men who were involved in a home invasion on Wednesday afternoon.

The home is located at 1741 Edgerton Avenue in Maplewood. A woman was in the home at the time of the incident around 4:30 p.m.

Rash of burglaries reported in Marion Township neighborhood

8/7/2010

http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=464428

Police are asking residents in Marion Township to be more vigilant about locking their doors after two more burglaries were reported in the area Thursday morning.

According to Rochester police Lt. Casey Moilanen, between 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, a house in the 1800 block of 36th Avenue Southeast was burglarized after the resident had left a garage door open overnight.

Man shoots Eagan couple dead through window, then kills self; motive unknown; kids unhurt

08/12/2010

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_15748769?source=rss

A gunman shot through the front window of an Eagan home Tuesday night, killing a husband and wife in their living room before turning the gun on himself.

Eagan police called the double murder-suicide one of the most brutal acts of violence in the city's history.

No known motive. This is possibly a random double murder.

Caught in the Act: Female Homeowner Follows, Leads Deputies to ATV-Riding Burglar

08/03/2010
http://ksax.com/article/stories/S1680692.shtml?cat=10230

Frazee, Minn - A man broke into a rural Frazee home and stole a 32- inch-flat screen television and then took off on an ATV Monday, according to the Becker County Sheriff's Office.

A female homeowner, allegedly saw 21-year-old Anthony Block leaving her home and followed him to a nearby residence while calling the Becker County Sheriff's Office.