A (501) C Non-Profit Organization
Tri-County
Crime Stoppers
of Minnesota, Inc.
Serving Central Minnesota
P.O. Box 545 St. Cloud, MN 56302-0545
St. Cloud Area and Cellular 2000 customers: 255-1301
Outside St. Cloud: 1-800-255-1301
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Crime Stoppers Open Cases
for Week of May 19, 2003
Benton County Sheriff:
On Thurs. 5/22/03 at 1050 PM the Sheriff’s
Department received a report of an armed robbery at the XXX Book Store
located at 638 Hwy 10 Sank Rapids. Suspect was masked and described as a
white male wearing darker colored clothing. Suspect brandished a hand gun
and tied the clerk up. Clerk was able to get free and contacted law
enforcement. Taken was an undetermined amount of money along with some
items from the store with the suspect leaving the area on foot.
Avon Police:
There have been several acts of vandalism and/or criminal damage to
property over the course of the last couple of months at the WOBEGON TRAIL
HEAD.
The last incident occurred sometime last night or early this morning. The
suspects in this incident attempted to remove the bill dispenser on the
vending machines, it appears the suspects may have used a pry bar of some
type and possible cutting torch. It appears that the suspects were unable
to access the machines, however they did considerable damage.
Total Value of Loss: Unknown at this time
Sartell Police:
Sartell Police are investigating a Burglary/theft complaint. A safe was
stolen from a residence on 20th Ave. North in Sartell on May 21, sometime
after 11:30 AM and before 5:30 PM. The safe contained several thousand
dollars in cash and jewelry and documents. It was apparently removed from
the scene in the owner's van, which was later recovered at the Minneapolis
St. Paul Airport by the Airport Police.
The van was a 1995 blue Ford Econoline, Minnesota License: JZW653. The
empty safe was still in the van.
Sartell Police were given a description of a suspect. It is a 32-year old
Asian male, about 5'9", 145 lbs., very short black hair, and several days’
growth of whiskers. He had a tattoo of an Eagle on one shoulder and a
tattoo of Chinese script on the other forearm. The man used the nickname
"Henry".
St. Cloud Police:
St. Cloud Police are investigating a large
amount of vandalism which occurred overnight from May 17 to May 18. It
appeared that a vehicle drove through several yards, including gardens,
along Woodhill Road, Cooper Ave S and several streets east and west of
Cooper. Extensive damage occurred to the properties, and in some cases,
the vehicle traveled several yards from the road to cause the damage.
St. Cloud Police are searching for a GM vehicle, 2 door, similar to a
Grand Am or Grand Prix, gold color, missing the driver's side plastic
running trim from the bottom of the car.
Sherburne County Sheriff:
The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Department is seeking assistance from the
public in locating three individuals allegedly involved in a theft from
the Briggs Lake General Store on May 11, which was Mother’s Day.
According to Chief Deputy Scott Gudmundson, three males, estimated to be
in their early to mid twenties, entered the store when it opened at
approximately 7 a.m. While one of the suspects distracted the clerk at the
front of the store the other two allegedly stole deposit bags from the
safe and removed a VCR connected to the store’s video surveillance system.
Suspect 1 is described as a darker-complexioned white male, approximately
5’8” tall weighing 150 pounds. Also noted was the suspect’s heavily-gelled
hair.
Suspect 2 is described as a white male with brown hair, approximately
5’11” tall weighing 170 pounds.
Suspect 3 is described only as a white male.
The three suspects arrived and left in a vehicle described as a white,
4-door car.
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