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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Most stores and services will be running as normal, though many will close early.
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The 33-year-old suspect was out-of-control on Friday night.
Residents have been told to remain inside.
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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.
Three Wisconsin teens are dead after a single-vehicle crash Tuesday night. The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department told the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, the car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed. Two other minors were injured. A toxicology test will be conducted on the driver, but alcohol is not suspected.
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.
A St. Paul man has been arrested in connection with the death of another St. Paul man after an alleged car-surfing accident in Wisconsin Saturday. Shawn Swanson, 21, was reportedly riding on top of a moving car when he fell onto the pavement and died, the Burnett County, Wis., Sheriff's Office, said. The driver of the vehicle, Cole T. Fohrenkamm, 21, of St. Paul, was arrested on suspicion of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
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.
The dashboard camera of a Wisconsin state trooper captured a semi truck speeding by a car parked on Interstate 94 – narrowly missing the vehicle by a few inches. The truck driver was cited. Now the state patrol is using the video as a reminder to drivers to move over or slow down when they see a car stopped along the side of a roadway.
