State law loophole has car thieves cashing in
Police in Duluth say there’s a rise in car thefts -- but its more sophisticated than you may think. The suspects pose as the vehicle’s owner and calls a tow truck to have it taken away and sold as scrap.
Police in Duluth say there’s a rise in car thefts -- but its more sophisticated than you may think. The suspects pose as the vehicle’s owner and calls a tow truck to have it taken away and sold as scrap.
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Hutchinson police are investigating the theft of wheels stolen from dozens of vehicles at Valley Sales Chevrolet in Hutchinson. A total of 60 wheel-tire sets were taken from 15 new Chevrolet trucks, SUVs and one car.
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.
Lisa and Brian Finnvik were married Saturday at the Profile Event Center on the University of Minnesota campus, and their cards and gifts were left in a parked car at a Holiday Inn. The next morning, they discovered roughly $3,000 worth of gift cards and checks had been stolen. They say it should serve as a warning to other newlyweds. A similar crime happened in July.
Copper is still a common target, but the Brainerd Dispatch says thieves nowadays are taking whatever they can find. And the perpetrators are getting smarter about covering up the crime.
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A new law taking effect in Minnesota next week means gardens may be popping up in the state's medium security prisons next spring. Glencoe Republican Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen is behind what he calls a "tough-love" law for offenders. Maintained by inmates, the gardens will produce food that will go to feed minimum-security unit inmates and families who get food from local food shelves.
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