In a recent event that shook the quiet neighborhoods of Edina, a stolen BMW careened through the streets, putting the lives of residents at risk, including a child in a stroller, according to a social media post from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. A father’s quick reflexes saved his child from potential catastrophe when he pushed the stroller out of harm’s way, though not without the stroller tipping and the child incurring minor injuries.
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office relayed that its detectives located the stolen vehicle, and with the aid of a State Patrol helicopter, the Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF) successfully cornered and halted the BMW, the three juvenile culprits attempted to flee but were apprehended; the case has been handed over to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to ponder charges. In a tense sequence of events that followed, the capture of individuals associated with a stolen Hyundai unfolded—these suspects were observed in proximity to the aforementioned BMW incident, and despite their frantic escape efforts, they too were tracked by State Patrol and cornered by local law enforcement after holing up in a Minneapolis apartment where their eventual arrest saw the end of their ill-fated run as fugitives.
The successful collaboration between multiple law enforcement agencies—Hennepin County’s Violent Offender Task Force, Special Assignments Unit (SAU), and State Patrol, alongside Edina, St. Louis Park, and Minneapolis Police Departments—was commended for their swift action. In the words of the sheriff’s office, “This kind of reckless behavior will not be tolerated,” underscoring the serious stance the authorities have against such perilous and illegal conduct…