Crime Stoppers

Waite Park Police are reporting a license plate theft from inside an unlocked vehicle. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers says the plate was in the vehicle in the back window.

The Benton County Sheriff's Office are reporting brush fires in ditches with the warmer weather in Central Minnesota. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers indicates they aren't sure how they've been started but she says some could have been intentionally started.

The Sherburne County Sheriff's Department are reporting a few stolen trailers throughout the county in the last couple months. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers says one of them was taken from Meadow Lane in Big Lake.

Waite Park Police are reporting a pair of stolen vehicles. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers says one was stolen when the driver went into a gas station with the vehicle running and unlocked.

St. Cloud Police are reporting a theft of a bike. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers says it has black handle bars, 1 purple and 1 white pedal, has a unique purple sprocket, and purple tiger stripes.

Waite Park Police are reporting a package theft from an apartment building entry way near the mailboxes on the 10 block of 15th Avenue North.

The Sherburne County Sheriff's Department are reporting stripped copper off irrigators on the west end of the county. Alicia Mages from Tri County Crime Stoppers says this happened sometime between December 20-24.

Tri-County Crime Stoppers have been notified of suspicious activity happening on the northside of Waite Park in the early morning hours of Saturday January 11. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers says video evidence showed 3 to 4 individuals going door to door checking residences and car doors.

Emails and text messages continue to be common ways scammers are attempting to steal your information and money. Alicia Mages from Tri County Crime Stoppers indicates the amount of phishing activity has picked up in Central Minnesota.

The Waite Park Police Department are reporting a dumpster fire on December 17th on the 100 block of 2nd Street South. Alicia Mages from Tri County Crime Stoppers indicates there was also a report of a dumpster fire near that area a day earlier.

The St. Cloud Police Department are reporting that an electric bike was taken in a burglary. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers says it's a Fucare Gemini X electric bike.

The Benton County Sheriff's Office are reporting a package theft off a doorstep. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers says a person in a vehicle parked near the trailer park of Rockwood Estates near Rice grabbed the packages off a doorstep.