Shoeless burglar said feminine products were for his girlfriend

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A Minnesota man who just moved to River Falls was arrested by police for breaking into an upstairs duplex in the 200 block of North Ninth Street and making off with an overnight leather bag that had nail polish, mascara, lip gloss, women’s underwear and more. Some items, including high-heeled shoes, spilled out and left a trail leading to where the man was found crouching in the corner of the fenced-in backyard.

River Falls Police were called for the intruder alert at 5:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21.

A women at that address woke to banging noises from her living room. She crept down the hall and saw a strange man lurking.

She crept back to her bedroom where she had her two kids, locked the door and called 911 on her cell phone.

Officers, shining flashlights, soon illuminated the suspect outside.

He was alone, wearing a black sock and a white sock, but minus shoes.

At first the young man said he was visiting tenants who lived downstairs. Then he said he was picking up personal items that belonged to his girlfriend.

Later he allegedly said: “I honestly have no idea who lives here.”

The man said he was drinking at downtown bars and at a house party, that he started with beer and progressed to Coke and vodka.

When he was searched, police allegedly found marijuana and a prescription bottle with pills that might have been stolen from the woman in the burglarized home.

The man was driven to county jail in Ellsworth. He fell asleep during booking. Criminal charges are pending with the district attorney.

For more, please read Police Beat in the Sept. 26 print edition of the River Falls Journal.

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