A flurry of burglaries was reported in the Twin Ports early Tuesday morning, and Superior Police Sgt. Dan Hawkin said authorities are looking to see whether crimes on either side of the bridge may be somehow related.
Three 14-year-old boys are being held at the Arrowhead Juvenile Center for their alleged roles in burglarizing three garages and prowling five vehicles in Duluth early Tuesday, police said.
Meanwhile, the Superior Police Department is investigating a large number of garage burglaries that took place about the same time in the area of North 26th Street and Ogden, John and Hughitt avenues.
About 4:25 a.m. Tuesday, Superior Police responded to a residential burglary alarm in the area of North 26th Street and Hughitt Avenue. A resident reported that someone had broken into the garage and taken CDs, a pocket knife and an old cell phone.
Squads began checking the area and came across about 25 more garages that had been forcefully entered. Officers found evidence that the intruders had rummaged through both the garages and vehicles, taking items including loose change, CDs, a laptop computer and a flat-screen TV. Many of the garages were spray-painted in spots, as were some of the vehicles. None of the spray-painting was any sort of graffiti, police said.
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The Duluth burglaries took place between midnight and 7 a.m. Tuesday on Norton Road.
Duluth police think the juveniles they arrested might have committed other burglaries and vehicle prowls in the immediate area that morning and ask anyone who may have been victimized to make a report at 911.
"They (the suspects) may be tied to other burglaries and thefts throughout the city," said Duluth Police Chief Gordon Ramsay.
The Superior Police Department is offering a reward for any information leading to the identification and arrest of those involved in the spate of Superior burglaries.
Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call the Superior Police Department desk at (715) 395-7234 during business hours or 911 at any time of the day or night. Those wishing to remain anonymous may also use the department's tip line at (715) 395-7468 or its Web-based or texting Tip411 program.
The Duluth juveniles face potential charges of first- and third-degree burglary, criminal damage to property and tampering with a motor vehicle.
Police offer these reminders to the public:
Lock vehicles, take the keys and remove all valuables. News Tribune staff writer Mark Stodghill contributed to this report.
