The pulltab prowlers left nothing to chance.
Charges filed in Hennepin County District Court last week allege that a group of eight men stole more than $200,000 of charitable gaming proceeds from 2023-2024. They were well organized with lengthy criminal histories and a ring leader scouting VFWs, American Legions and various other bar and restaurant locations in every nook and cranny of the Twin Cities metro area.
They would arrive after bar close wearing ski masks, wielding sledgehammers and go for the safe. No one got hurt and most of the money was earmarked for youth athletic associations.
They allegedly hit the Wild Boar in Hopkins for more than $20,000; they broke into American Legions in St. Louis Park, Chanhassen, Monticello, Howard Lake, Stillwater, North St. Paul and Apple Valley; VFWs in Rochester, North St. Paul and Forest Lake; Willy McCoy’s and Sports Page in Bloomington and Wildcats in Eagan twice.
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