Wednesday, May 1, 2013
He also answered the door naked when officers arrived and said, "I've been waiting for you," according to the criminal complaint.
A Woodbury man faces a second-degree burglary charge after he allegedly broke into a home while he was naked. Scott Jeffrey Rowell, 35, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine stemming from the Nov. 27, 2012, incident at a home on Hillingdon Road. According to the criminal complaint: The homeowner—a woman who was home with her four children (all under the age of 7)—called police to report that a naked man had broken into her home. She heard loud noises coming from downstairs, grabbed a flashlight and went to investigate. She saw the front door of her home being forced open and the naked man entered, yelling something she couldn’t understand. The home’s alarm had also been tripped. She yelled at him to leave, and he initially did …
Monday, January 14, 2013
After responding to a report of a burglary in progress, Stillwater police saw a man, dressed in black, lying on his stomach crawling toward the exit of Bronze Boutique.
A 34-year-old Stillwater man this week was accused of burglarizing Bronze Boutique in downtown Stillwater. Samuel Wolfgang Hernandez was charged by the Washington County Attorney’s Office with third-degree burglary. At the time of the alleged crime, he was on probation for a burglary conviction in Dakota County. According to the complaint: Stillwater police were called at about 11:11 p.m. on Dec. 21 to a report of a burglary in progress at Bronze Boutique. Dispatchers told police that a witness had seen a man break the window with a piece of wood and enter the business, the complaint states. The witness told dispatchers he believed the man was still inside the business. When police arrived, the officer reportedly saw a man “lying on his …
Friday, October 12, 2012
A 37-year-old man has been charged of burglarizing Axdahl's Garden Farm near Stillwater this summer, and then sodomizing a goat. The man's whereabouts are unknown at this time.
After a two-month investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a 37-year-old man is accused of sodomizing a petting zoo goat at Axdahl’s Garden Farm in Grant this summer. Abimael Rojas Dominguez was charged Thursday by the Washington County Attorney’s Office with third-degree burglary and animal cruelty. His whereabouts are unknown at this time. According to the complaint: The Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a call from Axdahl’s on Aug. 2 for a report of a dead goat and possible sodomy. A worker at Axdahl’s told detectives that he had entered the lower level of the Axdahl's barn at about 8:50 am on Aug. 2 to feed and water the animals. The employee noticed that some stalls were open that are always closed at …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Nicholas John DeRosier and James Jonathan Cody Hanson, both 18 of Stillwater, were each charged by the Washington County Attorney's Office with third-degree burglary as a result of an investigation into the recent rash of home break-ins.
Two Stillwater men face felony burglary charges as a result of an investigation into the recent rash of burglaries in Stillwater. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput announced today that Nicholas John DeRosier and James Jonathan Cody Hanson, both 18 of Stillwater, face felony burglary charges. DeRosier is facing 4 counts of burglary and Hanson was charged with one count of burglary. Hanson had his initial appearance in Washington County District Court today where bail was set at $5,000. His next court appearance is set for Aug. 2 at 1 p.m. A warrant has been issued for DeRosier's arrest, but he is currently not in custody. The Stillwater Police Department is continuing its investigation into the string of burglaries of which the two …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Stillwater police arrested two men on suspicion of third-degree burglary last night after a resident of the 700 block of West Oak Street reportedly saw the men enter a neighbor's garage.
Stillwater police arrested two men on suspicion of third-degree burglary last night after a resident reportedly saw the men entered a garage in the 700 block of West Oak Street. James Jonathan Cody Hanson and David Joseph Kammerer Jr., both 18 of Stillwater, are being held in Washington County Jail pending burglary charges, Stillwater Police Sgt. Jeff Stender said Saturday afternoon. Police made the arrests after a resident of the 700 block West Oak Street saw the individuals go into a neighbor’s garage, Stender said. “At this point it is too early to say for sure, but I do not believe they are involved in the residential burglaries,” Stender said. “They most likely have been involved in the thefts from motor vehicles and some garage …
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Friday, July 20, 2012
The Stillwater Police Department is investigating a rash of brazen, nighttime burglaries of homes that are occupied. The burglaries are occurring between 3-6 a.m., with a few happening as early as midnight.
The Stillwater Police Department is investigating a rash of brazen, nighttime burglaries of homes that are occupied. The burglaries are occurring between 3-6 a.m., with a few happening as early as midnight, Stillwater Police Sgt. Jeff Stender said. The suspects are entering through open doors and windows and taking purses, wallets, and in some cases, small electronics. Along with the burglaries, police have also been called to several instances of theft from unlocked motor vehicles, Stender said. Police believe the thefts from vehicles may be crimes committed by the same suspects. In several instances, suspects have been seen by neighbors, but not reported until after the fact, Stender said. The suspects have been described as two white …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Michael Scott Canfield, the man arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on an Xcel meter reader in the Stillwater area last month, was federally charged with being a felon in possession of a semi-automatic pistol.
The 42-year-old St. Paul man who allegedly pulled a stolen gun on an Xcel meter reader in Baytown Township last month now faces federal charges of being a felon in possession of a handgun. Michael Scott Canfield—described by the U.S. Attorney’s Office as a “career criminal”—pointed a .45-caliber, semi-automatic pistol at an Xcel employee who foiled a burglary at a home in the 13700 block of 47th Street Court, according to a federal indictment. Canfield then fled the scene. Detectives later found a .45 caliber handgun on the ground next to a tree in the woods adjacent to where Canfield’s vehicle was parked in Stillwater. Because he is a felon, Canfield is prohibited under federal law from possessing a firearm at any time. His prior felony …
Friday, July 6, 2012
Four burglaries were reported in the Long Lake area on the Fourth of July. In each incident, the burglar reportedly entered the homes through unlocked doors while the residents were home.
Stillwater police are investigating a rash of brazen burglaries that happened on the Fourth of July. In five separate incidents, a burglar reportedly entered a home—and in one case, a vehicle—through an unlocked door and made off with purses, wallets, cash and electronics. In each case, residents were home at the time of the entry. Police believe the incidents are related due to the mode of operation, proximity and time of the incidents. According to police reports: A resident of the 1500 block of Driving Park Road reported a burglary and the theft of a purse and its contents valued at $570. A homeowner reported that after watching the fireworks show, her daughter had come home, put her purse on the kitchen table and went to bed. When they…
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
As the Xcel employee approached a meter in Baytown Township, Michael Canfield allegedly walked directly toward him with a semi-automatic handgun, pointed it at his midsection and said, “I’ve just been robbed.”
The Xcel employee who foiled a burglary in Baytown Township while reading a meter at a home on 47th Street Court on Monday told detectives he thought he was going to be shot. When the meter reader arrived at a home in the 13700 block of 47th Street Court just after 11 a.m., he told Washington County deputies that he saw a blue Ford Explorer in the driveway. He then got out of his vehicle to read the meter when he saw a man run across the front of the house and then disappear around the side of the house. As he approached the meter, the man came around the side of the house, walked directly toward him with a bag in one hand and a semi-automatic handgun in the other, pointed it at his midsection and said, “I’ve just been robbed.” The meter …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Andrea Rae Hathaway,of Plymouth, and Michael Scott Canfield, of St. Paul, were arrested Monday awaiting multiple felony charges after shots were fired at an Xcel employee who foiled a burglary in Baytown Township.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the two people arrested Monday after a shot was fired at an Xcel employee who walked in on a burglary in Baytown Township. Andrea Rae Hathaway, 24, of Plymouth, and Michael Scott Canfield, 42, of St. Paul, were booked into the Washington County Jail Monday awaiting multiple felony charges. The charges that have been forwarded to the Washington County Attorney’s Office for review include first-degree burglary, second-degree assault, possession of stolen property and several felony firearms violations, Washington County Sheriff’s Office Commander Brian R. Mueller said Tuesday night. Hathaway was arrested near the scene of the burglary a short time after officers responded, he …
Kris Janisch
10:14 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013
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