Police Searching For Sexual Predator In Elk River

Jul 25, 2006

http://wcco.com/topstories/Elk.River.assault.2.360409.html

Elk River, Minn. (WCCO) ― Police are warning Elk River, Minn. residents about a sexual predator who raped a woman at knifepoint.

The attack happened Sunday morning inside the woman's house.

At 4 a.m. Sunday, the man broke into the house through a locked patio door. He assaulted the woman for an hour while the woman's child was sleeping in a nearby room, police said.

Somebody in the area understands that we are in charge of defending ourselves.

Neighbor Dave Canales worries about his wife.

"She always said she wanted some kind of protection, a gun or something," Canales said. "It makes me kind of think of getting one now."

Maple Grove man's home invaded

June 30, 2006

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http://rambix.blogspot.com/2006/06/home-invasion-violent-crime-coming-to.html

A Maple Grove man that said armed robbers invaded his home early Friday morning told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that he was held at gunpoint as armed robbers ravaged his home.

Caleb Thompson heard a knock at his door overnight and before he knew it, he was staring down the barrel of a gun.

"It was very scary, cause it was a big revolver," Thompson told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. "I did hear the hammer click back when he pulled it out."

Man shot in home invasion

March 10, 2006

http://www.startribune.com/467/story/298017.html

COLD SPRING, Minn. — Stearns County authorities said a man about 45 years old was shot in Cold Spring after several men with guns entered the home where he lived with seven other people.

Sheriff John Sanner said the victim was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital, where he underwent surgery Thursday night. Sanner said the victim's name isn't being released because the suspects are still at large.