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: 255-1301
Outside St. Cloud: 1-800-255-1301
About Crime Stoppers
Online tip reporting
Tri-County Crime Stoppers has added online tip
reporting to it’s arsenal of tools for use by citizens to anonymously
submit tips on unsolved crimes in the tri-counties of Benton, Stearns and
Sherburne.
Go to the "How To Report / Collect" page for complete instructions.
Crime Stoppers Open Cases
for Week of January 8, 2007
Albany Police: Thefts from
Vehicles or Vandalism to Vehicles
Albany Police Department and the Avon Police Department have had a rash of
car break ins complaints filed since 9/6/06 thru today’s date.
1. September 6 thefts were reported to the Albany Police Department of
numerous vehicles were entered and items taken from vehicle such as
checkbooks, CDs Lap top computers, credit cards and many other forms of
Identification. All of the vehicles that were entered were parked on or
near Forest Avenue from Fifth Street to 11th Street; five vehicles were
entered at that time.
2. We took another report on 10/28 from an owner who had his vehicle
parked on Railroad Avenue.
3. Another report taken on 10/29 of an owner who had his vehicle parked at
the Albany Bowling Center.
4. December 4th two owners reported their vehicles were parked in the
Albany Hospital parking lot between 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm and someone
entered their vehicles and stole purses and wallets and all contents
inside.
5. On December 23 an owner reported while his vehicle was parked at 141
12th St someone through a rock through his vehicles window and removed CD
player.
6. On December 30 owner reported while their vehicle was parked on 411
Midland Avenue someone entered their vehicle and removed items.
7. On January 1, 2007 owner reports while she was at work at Mother of
Mercy Manor someone went through her vehicle while it was in the lot.
8. On January 4, 2007 while owner was at the Hospital someone through a
rock through window of their car and removed two purses and all contents
with in.
Avon Police: Thefts from Vehicles or Vandalism to Vehicles
The Avon police Department are having similar incidents occurring in their
City as well and we feel they are all related and similar in nature to the
Albany incidents. All of these incidents seem to be occurring at night.
Albany Police Department is offering a $500.00 reward for information
leading to the arrest and or convictions of persons responsible for these
thefts.
Sartell Police: 3 –
Case Summaries
Wednesday, January 3
2:50 p.m. Theft, 600 blk Heritage Drive. A black, orange and green 1998
Arctic Cat ZL500 snowmobile was stolen from unlocked garage.
Friday, January 5
12:24 a.m. Theft, Gold's Gym. An unlocked locker was entered and a wallet,
key ring and watch were stolen.
Sunday, January 7
3:04 p.m. Vandalism to vehicle, 400 block 2nd St N. Rear window was
smashed.
St. Cloud Police: Scam Alert
The St. Cloud Police Department is warning citizens to be aware of a scam
in which parties respond to want ads in the local papers and receive a
cashier's check by mail for an amount of money that is considerably more
than what they were supposed to receive.
They are then asked to deposit the cashier's check in their account and
forward the remaining money to a different account. In these cases the
cashier's check is fraudulent.
St. Cloud Police:
Robbery
On 01/09/07 officer' were dispatched to a victim's residence in reference
to a robbery that occurred in the early morning hours of 01/09/07 in the
700 block of 15th Avenue Southeast.
The victim advised that she was physically attacked by two black males in
their late teens to early twenties.
The victim indicated they took her purse before she was able escape.
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