White Bear Lake Police Department Crime Help
Welcome to White Bear Lake Police Department’s Crime Help web page. We appreciate your commitment to helping your local police solve crimes. If you have any information on these crimes, please contact the officer listed with the posting. Thank you for your time and efforts.
December 9th, 2023:
We are attempting to identify the theft suspect captured on camera below. Anyone with information is kindly asked to contact the White Bear Lake Police Department at 651-429-8511 and reference case number 23013471. Thanks in advance!
October 1st, 2023:
This suspect pushed out items in a cart without paying at a local grocery store. We believe the other male pictured is an accomplice, and below is also a photo of their vehicle. If anyone has information on the identity of either male, or the vehicle, please contact Officer Marc Verrill at 651-762-4913 and please reference case number 23011535. Thanks!
September 29th, 2023:
Officer Gillen is attempting to identify the male below who is a suspect in a cell phone theft at a local retail store. Our case number for this investigation is 23011468. If anyone has information on his identity, please call Officer Gillen at 651-762-4908. Click on the photos below – we appreciate it!
September 20th, 2023:
We could use your help in identifying two persons suspected of theft at a local hardware store. Both of them appear to be working together. If you know any information on either of the two, please contact Officer Kyle Torvik at 651-429-8529. Please reference case number 23011379. Thanks!
August 2nd, 2023:
We are looking to identify this suspect in a retail theft at a local hardware store. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Marc Verrill at 651-762-4913, and please reference case number 23009430. Thank you for your assistance!
July 24th, 2023:
Video surveillance captured two theft suspects at a local liquor store. We would love to have a chat if anyone is able to identify them. Please contact Officer Marc Verrill at 651-762-4913, and please reference case number 23008372. We appreciate your help!
June 30th, 2023:
This suspect was pictured on video in two separate thefts of liquor from a local establishment. We are hoping you can help us identify him. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Cole Campbell at 651-429-8511. Please reference WBLPD case number 23008352. Thanks!
June 24th, 2023:
A home camera system captured this suspect posing as a delivery person and picking up a package to bring to his car (in the background). He is not a delivery person, however, and stole this package from the rightful owners.
If you can help identify him, please contact Officer Wayne Gillen at 651-762-4908 and please reference case number 23007782. Thanks!
June 18th, 2023:
An altercation occurred at a local establishment and we are looking to speak with the persons pictured below. If anyone is aware of their identity, please contact Officer Marc Verrill at 651-762-4913 and reference WBLPD case number 23007664. Thank you!
June 2, 2023:
People will steal anything – including rocks! If you have any idea who these suspects may be, caught on video stealing rocks at a local business, we would appreciate the info. Please contact Officer Lorin Edmond at 651-429-8511 and reference case number 23007028. Thanks!
Help yourselves and others from becoming victims of a high-speed “Scams.”
Below are some scams people are being warned about:
- Grandparent Bail Scam: Senior citizens are targeted by younger persons who claim to be their grandchild. These scammers will ask that money be wired to them in order to “get out of jail,” or “pay for a car crash.” In reality the money is often wired far away or overseas long before the grandparent realizes they were scammed
- Foreign Lottery and Sweepstakes Scams: These scams come in many different forms and types. One might receive a letter telling them they won an overseas lottery. Another person may receive a phone call that they won a contest for millions of dollars. In any case, the scammers attempt to receive your banking account information and then withdraw your hard-earned money. DO NOT give banking account information to anyone you do not know.
- Inheritance Scams: Scammers who are often overseas may send an email or a letter explaining that they have received a large inheritance to claim, however the bank will not allow them to transfer funds into their accounts. As a result the scammer will ask a victim for their bank accounts in order to “transfer” funds into their account, in order to be wired back to the scammer. The victim is then offered a large “cut” of the transfer to keep as cash. Victims learn that the scammers steal money from their accounts, make large purchases with their credit cards, or make fraudulent deposits which stem into illegal wire transfers. Either way, the victim is out hundreds to thousands of dollars.
- MN Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Phone Scam: A more recent scam has been reported in which a caller claiming to represent the MN FOP will ask for the “women of the house” and then ask for a donation. As it turns out, the MN FOP does not solicit phone donations and thus the money taken is from scam artists.
- Money Order Scams: There are countless scams in which money or valuables are offered to the unknowing victims in exchange for something. Many times money orders are sent to victims for thousands of dollars with a request to wire the money back through Western Union or other companies. The victim then keeps a large cut of the money. Weeks later the bank learns the money order was fake and now the victim is responsible for paying the bank back the entire amount. Remember, if something appears to be too good to be true, it probably is!
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