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Here's how a robbery out of the movies tied Pequot Lakes to a crime syndicate in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Thefts of the auto parts, which contain precious metals that can sell for hundreds of dollars or even over $1,000, surged during the pandemic. Minnesota ranks third in the U.S. for thefts.
Gale Rachuy, 72, of Duluth is accused of swindling $2,500 from a client who believed he was a longtime attorney working with prominent judges.
By the Echo Press Editorial Board

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The family wants the gnome back enough to take out an unusual full-page newspaper ad in the Detroit Lakes Tribune, offering a $100 reward for information “leading to the safe and secure recovery of GnomeGnome.”
Douglas County law enforcement and area businesses notice rise in vehicle part thefts
A Fargo woman is heartbroken after learning the quilts she sewed for a Minnesota woman may have been stolen.
Signs from both Democrat and Republican campaigns have been targeted. They’ve been broken, knifed, spray-painted or destroyed.
Kandiyohi County officials have reported thefts of road signs since August, mostly in the northeastern part of the county, including the towns of Willmar, New London and Spicer. About three dozen signs and a construction barrel were recovered this week, and the investigation is continuing.
A Minnesota woman is offering a $2,000 reward for the return of her 12-year-old cat Dot, who police say was stolen from her home by a delivery driver.

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ASHBY, Minn. -- The investigation is only starting into how much Jerome "Jerry" Hennessey could have stolen from the Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator that he managed for many years and Hennessey himself is "nowhere to be found" the Grant County...
To the editor: A 2014 survey by the National Trade Federation and the University of Florida estimated that U.S. retailers lost $31.9 billion due to shoplifting and employee theft. Add to that the cost to retailers in trying to prevent such theft,...
The Alexandria Police Department is warning citizens to be wary of scams and to lock vehicles because of numerous thefts being reported in the Alexandria area.

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