He explained that police can only issue trespass citations until they have enough for Hennepin County to arrest and incarcerate the transients. S.E. and asked the clerk for three cartons of Newport cigarettes. According to the police report, the man did not pay for the cigarettes. Don't follow me or I'll hurt you. The man then fled in an unknown direction.
Police have no suspects.
Brad Mateer, owner of the Harvard Market chain, said no one was injured in the incident and the clerk followed store policy by calling the police right away. Mateer said the man's face was caught on surveillance videotape and he hopes the tape will help the police catch him. University Department of Finance employee Elaine Pedersen reported to police a failed burglary attempt sometime over the weekend. The report stated a hole had been drilled into the front-entrance lock. Pederson said it looked like the person had used an electric drill to make the hole but failed to gain entry to the building.