Teen Linked To Recent Carjacking In Woodbury: Police

WOODBURY, MN — Woodbury police said they “strongly believe” a teen arrested in Hennepin County was involved in a string of crimes in the city Monday night.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 16-year-old male this week in connection with another case, and Woodbury police are working to tie him and others to the recent carjacking, thefts and armed robberies.

“Detectives from around the Twin Cities are collaborating to identify other suspects connected with the juvenile that was arrested,” Woodbury police said Wednesday.

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Police did not name the 16-year-old who was arrested, and he had not been charged in Washington County, as of Wednesday, the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports.

Two cars were stolen within 45 minutes on Monday night, including one at gunpoint, Woodbury police said.

Three people armed with handguns "forcefully" stole a blue Jaguar sedan from the parking lot of Target, 7200 Valley Creek Plaza, while a Honda Accord was stolen after its owner left it running outside a store at 2030 Eagle Creek Lane, police said.

Woodbury police are also investigating an armed robbery at Chick-fil-A, in which three people stole a purse and phone, police said.

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No one was injured in the incidents reported Monday night.

Several people with guns also tried to steal a car from a Hy-Vee store in Oakdale, the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports.

Woodbury Police Commander John Altman told Patch on Tuesday that police did not have a full description of the suspects, as victims “didn’t get a good look at them” and investigators were still reviewing videos.

Woodbury police on Wednesday urged residents to lock their cars, close their garage doors and take their keys with them after a car was stolen from an open garage in the city’s Colby Lake neighborhood. The owner left the keys inside the car before it was stolen, police said.

“It’s important to point out that if your car has a proximity fob and the car is running but the fob isn’t in the car, it can still be driven,” Woodbury police said on Facebook. “It just won’t start again if it is shut off.”