ST. CLOUD -- St. Cloud Police are asking for your help in identifying and finding a man who stole merchandise from Target East today.

Police say a Target employee was trying to detain a man who was suspected of stealing electronics from the store when an altercation broke out outside the store. The incident happened at about 11:20 a.m. at the store located in the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue Southeast.  Police say the suspect pulled out a folding knife and pointed it at the employee. He fled in a white Dodge minivan with a black luggage rack on the roof.

The suspect is described as a white man in his 20's. He was wearing dark pants, dark blue coat and dark blue hooded sweatshirt with white lettering on it.

Target shoplifting suspect vehicle
Target surveillance photo
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If you have information about the suspect, contact the St. Cloud Police Department at (320) 251-1200 or Tri-County Crimestoppers at (320) 255-1301. You can remain anonymous.

You can also text a tip to Crimestoppers.  Enter 274637 ("Crimes") into the destination box, start your text with TRITIP, enter a space, then type in the tip information.

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