Saturday, August 13, 2011
http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/article_c3854fa8-c5cb-11e0-9ba0-001cc4c002e0.html
Two people broke into a rural Winona County house early Saturday but were chased off by an armed homeowner.
The owner of a house along County Road 17 south of Witoka, Minn. awoke about 3 a.m. to the sound of rapping, possibly someone knocking on a door, Brand said. Then he heard glass breaking, got up, and grabbed a .22 handgun he kept by the bed.
The homeowner encountered the intruders, yelled at them, then fired two shots from the handgun, Brand said. The intruders left the house and drove away, and the homeowner called 911.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24
http://abcnewspapers.com/2011/06/24/home-invasion-armed-robbery-in-coon-rapids/
Five men were robbed at gunpoint by three masked men at a Coon Rapids residence late Thursday night (June 23).
According to the Coon Rapids Police report, five men, all in their 20s, were standing in an open garage at a home on the 9300 block of Foley Boulevard shortly after 11:30 p.m. when three black males wearing dark clothing and ski masks confronted them, one of them armed with a handgun.
07/18/2011
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2204245.shtml
Once inside, police say they assaulted the homeowners and stole about $1,500. Then they say Howard drank a bottle of beer from the refrigerator.
Police matched DNA on the bottle to Howard.
