Car thefts in the Twin Cities moved in different directions for the first couple of months of the year, with an increase in Minneapolis and a continued slowdown in St. Paul.
Both cities were experiencing a decrease in car thefts by the end of 2025. However, this year, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara expressed concern about a renewed spike, which he says began when an influx of federal immigration agents arrived in the city.
“You might see out there that just crime went down during this thing. That’s not true. Some crime did, other crime went up,” O’Hara told Minneapolis City Council members last week…