Call from concerned St. Paul resident leads to arrests of suspected burglars and carjackers, police say
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Police say a concerned St. Paul resident called 911 Tuesday night to report "suspicious behavior" – leading to the arrests of suspected burglars and carjackers, and the seizure of two firearms.
St. Paul police didn't specify the neighborhood or addresses involved, but said in a Facebook post Wednesday that officers came to the scene and saw two suspects run away. They set up a perimeter, and found a firearm with an illegal "switch" – which converts it into a fully-automatic machine gun – as well as a stolen handgun.
Officers were then called to a reported burglary two blocks away, with the suspects fleeing again.
"What followed was a carjacking, vehicle crash, and another residential burglary," police wrote in the Facebook post.
The suspects were finally arrested about an hour later. The Minnesota State Patrol assisted in the effort to track them down.
"If you see something that doesn't feel right, your instincts might be valid," police said. "No one knows your neighborhood better than you."
