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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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for Week of July 28, 2003
First Fuel Banks, - St. Cloud and Waite Park Police:
Authorities in St. Cloud and Waite Park
continue to investigate a series of on-going acts of vandalism at the
First Fuel Bank locations in these cities. Vandals continue to destroy the
restrooms at various sites, however, the most frequent damage is done to
the station on Division Street. This vandalism has been occurring off and
on since the summer of 2001.
These are some pictures of the most recent
damage done to the Division Street and Waite Park sites. These crimes
occurred in March and June 2003.
Click here for a downloadable/printable poster.
St. Cloud Police: (Repeat from week of July 14, now including a
sketch of the suspect.)
On 7-15-03 at approximately 10:33 PM, officers
from the St. Cloud Police Department were dispatched to Premier Tabs, 2820
2nd St S to investigate an armed robbery. Upon arrival officers learned
the suspect entered the business armed with a baseball bat and a revolver
demanding money. The suspect fled on foot southbound. The Waite Park
Police Department’s K-9 and the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department
assisted the St. Cloud Police Department in searching for the suspect. The
investigation is on going.
The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 20-30 years of
age, with short hair with blonde spikes in it. He was wearing a hospital
scrub suit and a hospital surgical mask.
Avon Police and Stearns County Sheriff:
On Sunday, 7-27-03, the Avon Police Department
responded to reported attempted break in at Midtown Bar in the early
morning hours of Sunday, July 27, 2003. It was discovered that suspects
attempted to break in through the back door using what appears to be a red
pry bar approximately 1 3/4 inch in width. The door at the Midtown Bar was
pried on but no entry occurred.
At approximately 07:30 AM, on Monday, 7-28-03 the Avon Police Department
responded to the Church of St. Benedict Parish Office on the report of a
burglary. Upon arrival officers discovered the window on the parish office
door to be smashed out and entry gained into the office through the door.
Again, it appears that a red pry bar of some type was used in this
incident. All the file drawers in the church office were pried open;
however, it appears that nothing was taken in this incident.
It should be noted that the suspect(s) may have cut themselves as there
was significant amount of blood left at the scene.
No one had been in the church office on Sunday and due to the similarities
of the incidents, the Police Department believes that they both may have
occurred in the early morning hours of 07-27-2003.
Waite Park Police:
The Waite Park Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred
at the 200 block of 6th Avenue North on July 11, 2003. Removed from the
residence were DVD’s, a cell phone. No forced entry.
Value: $1340.00
Waite Park Police:
(This case was solved on July 29, 2003)
The Waite Park Police Department is investigating reoccurring vandalism on
Granite View Road. Someone is spray painting road signs and vehicles along
Granite View Road. The first incident happened in the evening hours of
July 24th and again in the evening hours of July 27th.
Benton County:
On July 26, 2003, the Benton County Sheriff's
Office received a call that a man had been shot by a robber at Sugar
Daddy's on Hwy 10, North of Sauk Rapids.
Two male and one female employee of Sugar Daddy's had just locked up the
business at approximately 4:40 am when they were approached in the parking
lot by a masked individual armed with a short barrel shotgun. The suspect
herded the three employees to the south end of the building and was in the
process of tying them up, when a struggle ensued and the victim employee
was shot in the stomach area.
The male victim, a 38 year old St. Cloud resident, is listed in stable
condition at the St. Cloud Hospital after being transported there in a
private vehicle. For his own safety, the victim's name is being withheld
during the initial investigation.
The suspect is described as white male, 5'-07", thin build, light blue
jeans, dark shirt and wearing a dark gray ski mask. He was armed with a
sawed off shotgun. He ran from the scene and no vehicle description is
known. The robber made off with an undetermined amount of money taken from
the female employee.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension, the Minnesota State Patrol and the Sauk Rapids Police
Department. The investigation continues.
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