Police looking for car in lake get '2-for-1'

Authorities on Tuesday who were searching for a suspected stolen BMW in Loeb Lake in St. Paul found the car -- along with a second submerged vehicle. Crews were preparing to tow both cars out of the water. It's believed no one was in the BMW went it went into the water Tuesday morning. Police are looking for two men seen running from the scene.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Updated:: Mar 8, 2018
Original:: Jun 12, 2012

Authorities on Tuesday who were searching for a suspected stolen BMW in Loeb Lake in St. Paul found the car -- along with a second submerged vehicle. Crews were preparing to tow both cars out of the water. It's believed no one was in the BMW went it went into the water Tuesday morning. Police are looking for two men seen running from the scene.

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Witnesses saw two men running away on Tuesday after they drove a BMW into St. Paul's little Loeb Lake. When authorities searched the water, they found the car -- plus two others. The search for the men continues.

Police say the two went off the road and into a creek in Benton County. The car was in up to 3 feet of water when they were saved by two passers-by who used a piece of lumber to break through the car's window.

An Anoka mother and her teenage daughter managed to swim to safety before their car was submerged by flood waters Tuesday morning. Officers responded to nine incidents that required pulling people from submerged vehicles, Anoka police said. Most streets filled up quickly due to fallen leaves blocking storm drains.

Dispatchers received a call at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday from a witness who reported seeing two men drive a car into Loeb Lake at Marydale Park in St. Paul and then run from the scene. Ramsey County Sheriff's deputies are using an underwater camera to search the vehicle.

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