Dustan Schmitt is charged in Ramsey County with one felony count of receiving stolen property after investigation linked him to the destruction and attempted sale of the statue.

Officers responded to the report in the 200 block of West 1st Street. Officers learned that around 30 sticks were stolen from the bus overnight, which were valued in excess of $15,000.

A woman serving a prison sentence in Shakopee has been charged after orchestrating a scheme to obtain public assistance funds.

Authorities say the thefts spanned nearly a year, beginning in June 2023. The investigation began on May 7, 2024, when Delta security identified an eBay account under the username "oreosita" selling missing Delta inventory, including items intended for employee gifts.

A 27-year-old man was arrested after allegedly fleeing from officers twice, abandoning his car and later showing up at the police station to ask about the vehicle. Saint Cloud police officers were monitoring a parking lot on May 18 at a Saint Cloud business after multiple thefts had taken place recently.

A Duluth man faces four felony charges for allegedly cutting copper cables from power poles in Saint Louis County. Aaron Alan Horn, 30, of Duluth had been suspected of numerous copper wire thefts where cables owned by CenturyLink were cut from power lines, causing service issues for customers in the area.