Shooting, Police Pursuit Follow Home Invasion

Nov 19, 2008

http://wcco.com/crime/lake.elmo.invasion.2.868442.html

According to Washington County authorities, a 911 call was placed at 9:22 a.m. about a home invasion on the 200 block of Lake Elmo Avenue.

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Three people were taken into custody.

Home Invasion

11/04/2008

http://ksax.com/article/stories/S646150.shtml?cat=10268

Two men have been arrested in a home invasion in Boyd.

Yesterday morning around 9:15am, two men entered a home in the city of Boyd. The suspects attacked the homeowner and forced him to give them the key to his safe. The suspects threatened the man with a knife and told him to lie face down on the floor. He was able to escape from the suspects and ran out of the front door.

Police Investigate Alleged Sexual Assault and Home Invasion

12 Oct 2008

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7630270&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

EDEN PRAIRIE -- Police are investigating an overnight alleged break-in and sexual assault inside of an Eden Prairie residence on the 6400 block of Regency Lane.

Home invasions aren't just an "urban" problem. Suburbs suffer, too.

Two women in their 30s told police that someone forced themselves into their townhome Saturday night. The suspect then tied them up and sexually assaulted one of the women.

Officials investigating Fridley home invasion, child abduction

10/07/2008

http://ksax.com/article/stories/S609946.shtml?cat=10230

The Fridley Police Department and the Anoka County Sheriff's Office are investigating two home invasions in the past two weeks.

First:

In the first report, homeowner Evelyn Cooper told police she awoke to find a suspect in her bedroom during the early hours of Sept. 29.

"I kept looking at him. I couldn't see his face, I think he didn't want me to know who he was," Cooper said.

Second:

On Monday, a homeowner was awakened by the sound of her screen door opening shortly before 2 a.m. She went to investigate and could hear her 8-year-old daughter yelling.

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The mother ran outside yelling to her child and found the child several town homes away. The child reported that a man had entered her room and taken her outside. The suspect had run off when the mother called to her child.

This story is accompanied by a reminder to lock your doors and windows at night.

Man charged in Robbinsdale New Year's killing

October 1, 2008 - 2:51 PM

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/30029259.html?page=1&c=y

Update to this story.

A 27-year-old Minneapolis man has been arrested in a shocking New Year's Day home invasion and murder in Robbinsdale that stymied investigators for months, and a second man is in custody on another, possibly connected, shooting that night.

Hang 'em high.

The man attempted to remove her clothing as he continued to threaten her. Hearing his wife under attack, Marks jumped up and attempted to disarm the other suspect, the two other witnesses, said. One suspect then fired multiple times, shooting Marks in the chest. The two men, armed with long guns, then fled, the witnesses said.

Requiescat in pace, Mr. Marks.

FL police investigate 2 home invasions

Wednesday, 01 October 2008

http://forestlaketimes.com/content/view/1698/1/

Police in Forest Lake are investigating a pair of home invasion burglaries during the past week that took place while the occupants were home and sleeping, investigator Luke Hanegraaf said.

First:

Police said the burglar or burglars were in the process of stealing the family’s car from the garage but left the home without doing so. A number of collectible items had been placed in the car.

Police believe entry to the home was gained through the attached garage.

The door leading to your attached garage should be as strong as your front door, with a deadbolt.

Second:

On Tuesday of this week, police received a second report of an overnight home invasion. This week’s report came from the 300 block of South Shore Drive.

The home was entered during the night while the occupants were sleeping. It is believed entry to the home was gained through a basement window.

Man arrested in probe of burglary at home

September 29, 2008

http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080929/NEWS01/109290048

Dillon Edward Hoffert, 22, was in the Stearns County Jail Sunday and may face charges of burglary, criminal damage to property and fleeing police.

Residents at the home were awakened by an intrusion, and one climbed out of an upstairs window to call police from a neighbor's house at 4:37 a.m. There were no injuries.