Stillwater Police: Sweet-toothed Burglar Leaves Twinkie Crumbs

The following police blotter is compiled from Stillwater police reports and subsequent interviews with the Stillwater Police Department.

Police Calls:

Wednesday, Aug. 10:

A bizarre burglary occurred at a home on Maryknoll Drive while the family was away at a soccer game. When the family returned, they found open cabinets in the kitchen and half eaten Twinkies and Ho-Hos left on the counter. A bag of chocolate chips was found partially eaten in one of the cabinets.

The burglar or burglars did not stop there, according to police. The water faucet in the downstairs bathroom was left running and items were repositioned in the master bedroom and liquid make-up was dumped onto the bed.

This is the third burglary this week where food and beverages were found missing or partially eaten.

In other police news:

• A driver on Main Street South bumped a pedestrian. The pedestrian was not injured but the driver was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

Public Safety Messages:

• The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety announced Tuesday the results from July’s speed enforcement campaign. During the campaign, 21 motorists were ticketed for speeding in excess of 100 mph, and 72 drivers were cited for going more than 90 mph.

• The County Public Health Department and the Sheriff’s Office recently joined Code RED. Code RED is a web based system which will allow the county to reach citizens by phone and text messaging. To sign up for Code Red, click on the link below: https://cne.coderedweb.com/Default.aspx?groupid=PSvx49ONBSaFgDcRA58v%2bA%3d%3d

• In Minnesota Department of Corrections news, Minnesota Correctional Facility-Lino Lakes canine officers recently took top honors at the police dog recertification trials in Minneapolis. This is the fourth year the team has placed first. More than 90 police dog teams from all over the state participated in the event.

Washington County’s Most Wanted: (http://wcsheriff.info/wanted)

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is seeking citizen assistance in locating the following individuals. These persons have active outstanding warrants through the Sheriff's Office. If you have any information on the current whereabouts of any of these individuals, please contact either the Washington County Sheriff's Office at 651-439-9381, or your local law enforcement agency.

Do not try to apprehend these individuals or make contact with them on your own.

Name: HEINZE, ROBERT NICHOLAS

Age: 36 Sex: M - MALE

Height: 71” Weight: 260

Hair Color: BLACK

Eye Color: BROWN

Race: W – WHITE

Heinze is wanted for Felony First Degree criminal sexual conduct. He has prior criminal sexual conduct charges. Heinze is known to frequent Oakdale and Minneapolis. (http://wcsheriff.info/wanted/Heinze.pdf)

Name: YANG, PAO CHOUA

Age: - Sex: M - MALE

Height: 63” Weight: 120

Hair Color: BLACK

Eye Color: BROWN

Race: A – ASIAN

Yang has a Washington County Felony warrant for Violation of a Harassment Restraining Order. Yang has been known to the Sheriff’s Department for felony harassment restraining order violations, motor vehicle tax evasion and driving with a suspend license. Yang is known to frequent Brooklyn Park and the city of Afton area. (http://wcsheriff.info/wanted/Yang,%20Pao.pdf)

The preceding items were taken from theStillwater and Oak Park Heights police departments. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation, and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Incidents are listed in the order in which they were reported, not necessarily the order in which they occurred. When names are used, it indicates that felony charges have been filed in Washington County District Court.