Crime

Authorities are holding two suspects in the thefts of about a dozen musical instruments worth thousands of dollars from three St. Paul colleges.

Criminal charges show that a 75-year-old Sandstone man pretended to be blind and hard of hearing to fool an armed intruder into lowering his gun.

Minneapolis Police say one man is dead and another in critical condition after an early-morning shooting outside a popular bar.

The St. Cloud Police Department was called to an attempted burglary in the 300 block of 5th Avenue South around 11:00 a.m. this morning (Wednesday).

St. Cloud police arrested a 51-year-old St. Cloud man after he allegedly threatened two people with a tree trimming blade. Paul Forcia is accused of swinging the blade in the direction of a 61-year-old Nevis man.

St. Cloud police are investigating an assault complaint. The incident happened in the 700 block of West St. Germain Street at about 2:00 a.m. this (Wednesday) morning.

A 19-year-old man had his suitcase stolen. The victim was walking home with his suitcase when he was approached by two black men in a black Dodge Neon. The suspects asked for a cigarette, and then hit the victim in the head.

A man has been arrested for fleeing arrest while drunk. Police attempted to pull 39 year old Anthony Alexander of St. Cloud over for driving on the wrong side of the street near West St. Germain and 1st street North in St. Cloud just after 10:00 p.m.

A judge has sentenced Jeffrey Means, Jr. to 12-1/2 years in prison for attacking the same woman twice earlier this year.