crime

Three people are in Benton County Jail after allegedly breaking into an apartment, assaulting the people inside and burglarizing it.

Two people have been arrested after a search warrant was conducted in North St. Cloud. Officers found a number of stolen items inside the garage and the home. A 17-year-old boy and 18-year-old Martell Burson of St. Cloud were arrested.

The homeowners had been out of town for several days, when they returned home the found several thousand dollars worth of electronics and other personal property had been stolen from a vehicle while it was parked in the driveway.

An early morning assault has put a St. Cloud Man in jail. Police were called to the 400 block of 8th Avenue North just before 3am after a 30 year-old woman was punched in the face by her boyfriend.

A kayak stolen from a California man who was passing through St. Cloud on a 10-week trip down the Mississippi River has been discovered in the Elk River.

- Someone stole copper from an Xcel Energy substation. The thieves cut through a perimeter fence and cut about 64 feet of copper cable from the power transformers.

Some 50 people rallied in downtown St. Cloud Wednesday night in support of a young man allegedly beaten by three other young men. Police say the attack was prompted because the three thought the victim was gay. See video from that rally after the jump.

Police say there's been an increase in burglaries in north Minneapolis since Sunday's deadly tornado, with thieves kicking in doors and using trucks to load up stolen items.

An alarm alerted St. Cloud police to a break-in in St. Cloud.

A 19-year-old St. Cloud man has been arrested for allegedly cutting another man during a fight. Officers were called to the 500 block of 15th Avenue Southeast in St. Cloud at about 1:00 a.m. this (Wednesday) morning.