Boy hurt while blocking intruder

8/18/2009 10:20:03 AM

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A teenager who was watching television late Sunday suffered a minor knife wound when someone tried to push their way into his Rochester residence.

The 17-year-old boy told police he heard a knock on the door and that as he was opening it, someone pushed it, trying to get inside, according to police Capt. Brian Winters. An arm reached inside, and there was a knife in the person's hand. The teen suffered a minor cut to his arm before the suspect fled.

Woman Wakes to Noises in Her Home

August 18, 2009

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A woman woke up early today to the sound of running water and a man's voice in her northwest Rochester residence.

The woman called 911, gathered up her children and fled the house, in the 800 block of Ninth Avenue Northwest, said police Capt. Brian Winters.

She drove a short distance away from the house and waited for police, Winters said. Officers found no one inside the house. They searched the neighborhood and arrested a man wanted on an outstanding warrant. Winters said investigators are exploring whether he might have broken into the woman's home.

2 men arrested after south side home invasion

August 14, 2009

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St. Cloud police arrested two brothers after a pregnant woman was bound and she and her infant were threatened with a handgun and had their home ransacked early Wednesday.

Police were called at 6:46 a.m. Wednesday about a home invasion robbery that happened in the 700 block of 18th Avenue South. A 27-year-old woman woke up to find two masked men armed with handguns at the foot of her bed, Sgt. Marty Sayre said.

Security in Your Home, Part 6: Training

In the worst case scenario, the intruder has made it through all of your layers. He has decided your well-lit house is worth entering. He has bypassed your locks and ignored your alarm. Your dog is incapacitated, and he has entered your safe-room before the police have had a chance to arrive. Here, you are left to rely on your training. Consider getting a gun and gun training. There is no more effective method of self defense than a gun in trained hands. Don’t get the gun without getting training. The NRA offers courses all around the country for a generally reasonable fee. Don’t treat the gun as a magic talisman to ward off evil. If you are planning to have a gun for self defense, you must be willing to use the gun. It won’t scare off intruders if you are not willing to use it. If a gun in impractical, for whatever reason, consider unarmed self defense training. Your training should include the legal aspect of using force-particularly lethal force-if the necessity arises. No matter your method of training, never give up! If you can disrupt the script in the intruder’s head, you stand a much better chance of surviving unscathed. Remember, your home provides the privacy necessary to effectively transform it into a “secondary crime scene” at the whim of a criminal. Don’t let it happen to you.

St. Cloud police investigate apartment burglary

August 9, 2009

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St. Cloud Police are investigating a burglary in the 1500 block of St. Germain Street West.

Police responded at 10:40 p.m. Thursday to a burglary. An unknown person entered the apartment’s unlocked front door, while the victim was there, and had stolen various medications. The value of the medications is not known. Nothing else was taken.

Anyone with information should call St. Cloud Police at 251-1200 or Crime Stoppers at 255-1301.

Mpls. Police: Man In Women's Thong Arrested

Aug 7, 2009

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A man wearing only a women's thong was arrested in Minneapolis for entering and stealing from an apartment, according to police.

Wednesday, officers responded to a call from an adult female that a partially nude man, 19-year-old Steven Whitten, had allegedly entered her 1401 6th St. SE apartment while she was sleeping.

The female reported that when she woke up she asked who the man was. He then fled her room and the apartment.

This may sound humorous, but this is a strange man with obviously sexual intentions breaking into a sleeping woman's apartment. There's no joke here.

Suspect sought in Mendota Heights home invasion

8/7/2009

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MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. -- Police in Mendota Heights are seeking the public's help to find a man who assaulted a woman while her children were in the next room.

The incident happened early Thursday morning.

Police say a man broke into a first floor apartment at the Lexington Heights Apartments.

Anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious behavior in the area is asked to contact the Mendota Heights Police Department.

Home Invasion in Old Highland

8.04.2009

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This is Kristin and Patrick _______ at 15XX Girard Avenue. Please be at high alert for your safety and the safety of your family/friends!



Last night at 10:08 PM Patrick, his brother Chris, Chris’s friend Josh and I were sitting at our dining room table after a great meal together we were robbed at gun point INSIDE OUR HOME WHILE WE WERE HERE. We had grilled out and had the back door open, our bad but who would think a group of people would be so bold as to walk into our house with us here. Everyone is OK but VERY shook up. There are many things missing – Chris and Josh’s phone wallet and keys, my blue purse my camel colored bag... The purse/bag had so many items in them – my check books, day planner, passport, id, wallet, iPhone, glasses, my car key……..my grandma’s rosary this is probably the one item I feel like I cannot replace, pictures of us with friends and family (this is in a large clip wallet type thing that is green/teal in color).

The case number is 09-236777.

Police: Botched Home Invasion in Kanabec Co.

08/03/2009

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The Kanabec County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion that occurred Monday morning.

Officials say two masked males attempted to invade a home in southern Brunswick Township shortly after 11 a.m. The suspects ran up to the owners of the home, who were outside, and sprayed them with a chemical.

The owners were able to grab a gun to scare the men away.

Officials say the two men may have fled in a tan or gray colored 2002 or later Nissan Frontier with racks on top.

If anyone sees a vehicle in the area matching the description, please contact the Kanabec County Sheriff's Office at (320) 679-8400.