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
About Crime Stoppers
Crime Stoppers Open Cases
for Week of April 12, 2004.
Stearns County Sheriff: Mailbox Vandalism
On 4/2/04, the SCSO received approx a dozen
reports of mailbox vandalism on Sauk Valley Road in St. Martin Twp.
Unknown persons had smashed numerous mailboxes along the road. The
vandalism happened during the night of 4/1/04.
Stearns County Sheriff: Business Burglaries
On Feb 2, 2004, the SCSO received a report of
a burglary at Hydro Logic, located on 74th Avenue in St. Joseph Twp.
Unknown suspects forced entry to the building and stole computers,
monitors, and CD's. Also burglarized was a business in the upstairs
portion of the building, Carnelian Supply. Suspects forced entry to the
business, and stole several "Matchbox" style model cars, and a calculator.
The burglaries would have happened during the nighttime hours of Feb 1st,
2004.
St. Cloud Police: Church
Burglary
The St. Cloud Police are investigating a burglary at Holy Spirit Catholic
Church, 2405 Walden Way. Sometime between 6:00 PM on Friday, April 9th and
8:00 AM on Saturday, April 10hth, burglars broke a window near the back of
the church to gain entry. The burglar(s) then used a two-wheeled dolly to
remove the safe from the property. The dolly was later found abandoned
near the church. The safe contained records documenting first communions,
baptisms, marriages and funerals. It also contained about $1,400 in cash
and $3,000 in personal checks.
St. Cloud Police:
Telephone Scam Targeting Churches
On April 9, 2004, The St. Cloud Police Department was contacted by the
Nicollet County Sheriffs Office in regards to fraudulent activity
involving local churches. The Nicollet County Sheriffs Office received
information that St. Cloud area churches were also targeted for this type
of activity.
The Nicollet County Sheriffs Office released the following media release
regarding:
TELEPHONE SCAMS TARGETING CHURCHES IN THE LOCAL AREA AND OTHER AREAS OF
THE STATE
Church clergy are being called at all hours of the day and night by a
person or persons claiming to be from the area. The person or persons
claim to be stranded in Florida (or another state) after attending a
family funeral. They then claim they have had an accident or car problems
with the family vehicle and need money wired to them by Western Union.
Lutheran churches have been targeted in the local area. We believe the
person or persons have access to a church directory.
We would ask that everyone be very cautious on these types of phone calls
and to send no money unless you know the person or can verify the
information. Please report these suspicious incidents to your local law
enforcement agencies.
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