Project Safe City

𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 "𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋" 𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐄
𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 - 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵.

(Minot - Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021)

Minot police say burglars got away with a substantial amount of merchandise when they broke into a local retail establishment last weekend, and they think the public might be helpful in solving the case. Investigators say those who work in the hospitality industry in Minot may be of particular help to providing a break in the case.

Photos of the suspects and the vehicle used in the burglary (a late model silver Toyota Sienna) are included in this post.

The break-in was discovered Saturday morning, September 18, 2021.

A press release from the Minot Police department states that the burglars made away with a significant amount of merchandise. "Our investigation has revealed that the burglars in this case have been targeting similar retail stores throughout the country."

The release goes on to say that The Minot Police Department has reason to believe these suspects spent time in the Minot area in preparation for this burglary.

As a result, authorities are asking the public and specifically, area hospitality businesses, to review pictures of two suspects and their vehicle.

"These two subjects and their associates may have stayed in an area hotel, eaten at an area restaurant, or frequented other area businesses," the statement says. "We are looking for any information or surveillance video of these two, their associates, or vehicle."

We asked for the name of the business that was burglarized as well as a description of the items stolen, but a spokesman with the Minot Police Department stated they cannot release that information at this time due to constraints created by Marsy's Law.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Minot Police Department at 701-852-0111 or Crime Stoppers at 701-85-CRIME (701-852-7463).

𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦
Friday, April 9, 2021

Officials are warning Minot residents to be aware that there are two men pretending to be employees with the City of Minot’s water and sewer department who say they need to enter homes to check water meters.

“We don’t typically show up unannounced. Something like could happen in an emergency, like when there’s a water main break in the area, but even that would be very unusual,” said John Reynolds, superintendent of the City’s water and sewer department.

If City of Minot employees come to a home or business, they will be wearing City of Minot apparel like a yellow vest with the City logo, and will be driving a City of Minot vehicle with the City’s official logo on the side.

“Typically, residents start the process themselves by calling us to report a problem with their meter,” said Reynolds. “When they call us, we’ll set up an appointment and send a crew out at that time. We don’t go around changing or checking water meters for no reason.”

If a resident feels at all uncomfortable, they should ask the visitors for identification, or ask for the phone number of the Water Department (857-4150), then call the department to verify the visitor’s name. If a resident still feels uncomfortable, they should not let the visitors into their home or business.

Reynolds said crews do not need to enter a home to read the meter; that process can be done electronically from outside the home.

If residents suspect the visit is a scam, they should call the Minot Police Department at 852-0111to report the incident. Any information residents can provide, such as a vehicle license plate number or description of the visitors, would be helpful to police.