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City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
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Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 2/18/2014
SUBJECT: Robbery/Vehicle Theft
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen (218) 390-2232
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Robbery/VehicleTheft
CASE NO.: 14034392
INCIDENT DATE: 2/17/2014
INCIDENT TIME: 9:23 PM
INCIDENT LOCATION: #10 block of East 6th Street
SUBJECT: Robbery/Vehicle Theft
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen (218) 390-2232
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Robbery/VehicleTheft
CASE NO.: 14034392
INCIDENT DATE: 2/17/2014
INCIDENT TIME: 9:23 PM
INCIDENT LOCATION: #10 block of East 6th Street
On Monday, February 17th, 2014 at 9:23 PM Duluth Police were called to the #10 block of East 6th Street on the report of a robbery and stolen vehicle.
Initial investigation revealed a 34 year old male victim drove up to a residence to pick up a female friend, when six black male suspects came out of her residence to his car. One of the male suspects opened the passenger door and pointed a handgun at him and five other suspects pulled him out of the car and started punching him. The suspect with the gun then came over and started hitting him with the butt of the handgun, took his wallet and drove off in the victim’s vehicle eastbound on 6th Street while the other suspects ran off.
The suspect with gun was described as a 17 year old black male, 6 feet tall. The victim and the suspect with the handgun were known to each other. The victim was transported to Essentia St. Mary’s hospital to treat his non-life threatening injuries.
On Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 at 12:14 AM a Duluth Police Sergeant located the stolen 1992 Subaru, unoccupied in the 200 block of East 4th Street.
If anyone has information about this incident they are asked to call 911. This is an active investigation. No further information is available at this time.