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Tri-County
Crime Stoppers
of Minnesota, Inc.
Serving Central Minnesota
P.O. Box 545 St. Cloud, MN 56302-0545
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Outside St. Cloud: 1-800-255-1301
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Crime Stoppers Open Cases
for Week of January 12, 2004
Waite Park Police: Return Scam
The Waite Park Police Department is
investigating a return scam that is happening at a number of stores owned
by a grocery chain. The suspect is going to the catering desk and asking
the name of the manager. Then he proceeds to the service desk and claims
that he had received catered chicken and it was cold or bad. He then
claims that the catering manager-using the name he just got-advised him to
go to the service desk for a refund.
Suspect
Description:
White Male
Dark Hair
Always dressed in a business suit
Value: $60+ each incident
Stearns County Sheriff: Stolen Ice Fishing House
On
01/05/2004 at approximately 09:23 AM, Officers responded to the Theft of
an Ice Fishing house from Pearl Lake on the north half of Sections 2 and 3
in Maine Prairie Township. The owner discovered it missing around 4:30 AM.
The owner had last used the house on Friday 1-2-2004 and left it at 9:30
AM.
The house is described as being 6 ½’ X 12' on wheels. It has blue steel
siding with white trim. The wheels also had chrome hubcaps and the door
was locked. The inside was paneled and upholstered and did contain 4
fishing poles, 1 radio and 1 chisel. The house is valued at $6/000, the
radio at $80/ the fishing poles at $100 total, and the chisel at $25.
This photograph was taken in 2002. Since then, windows have been added to
the front and back ends of the house.
Stearns County Sheriff: Serial Burglaries (From week of January 5, 2004)
Officers from Stearns, Kandiyohi and Meeker
Counties are investigating what appears to be serial burglaries in the
three counties.
On October 17th, 2003, burglaries occurred to 8 businesses in the
southwest part of our county.
1 in Spring Hill to the bar.
3 in Greenwald to gas station, iron shop, and the bar.
2 in St. Martin to the store and lumber yard.
2 in Elrosa to the store and lumber company.
On November 22, 2003, burglaries occurred in the St. Martin area.
1 to a farm south of St. Martin
1 to a garage at a private residence.
1 to the Roscoe bar.
On or around December 3, 2003, burglaries occurred to churches in the
southwest part of our county.
2 to churches in Paynesville.
1 to church north of Brooten.
There have been similar burglaries in the New London and Willmar areas.
All appear to be related as method of entry is the same and the items
taken are all similar. These burglaries usually occurred overnights
between 1:30 and 6:00 AM.
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Stearns County Sheriff: Vandalisms and Thefts
The Stearns County Sheriff received numerous
reports of vandalism and theft at Bel Clare Estates Mobile Home Park in
St. Joseph Twp. During the night of January 10th, unknown persons spray
painted several homes, storage sheds and vehicles. Also, stereo equipment
was stolen from several cars in the park.
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Stearns County Sheriff: Hit and Run with Personal Injury
The Stearns County Sheriff received a report
of a personal injury hit and run accident that happened in the parking lot
of Goat Ropers Bar in Farming. A 25 year old male from Melrose was hit by
a green Dodge extended cab pickup. The victim was treated a Paynesville
Hospital and released the following day. The crime happened just after
midnight on 1/11/04.
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