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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Man Confesses To Hopkins, Edina Burglaries After DNA Test

A 20-year-old man faces a burglary charge in connection with an incident thought to be part of a rash of thefts over the summer.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misstated why Minneapolis police initially arrested Quinndarius Marquinn Jackson. The initial arrest was for an Edina Police Department charge of financial transaction card fraud. The victim in that case lives in the same area as the other victims.    DNA testing results have led to a burglary charge against the suspect in a rash of Edina and Hopkins burglaries over the summer. Prosecutors charged 20-year-old Quinndarius Marquinn Jackson with first-degree burglary Oct. 12, according to a criminal complaint signed by Edina Police Detective David Carlson. Officers responding to a home burglary on July 19 found a two-inch-by-three-inch piece of fabric on the deck of the Adams Avenue home. The …

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Police ID Interlachen, Presidential Neighborhood Burglary Suspect

Quinndarius Marquinn Jackson was arrested Friday on an unrelated charge and released from jail Monday.

Police have announced a suspect in a rash of burglaries in Interlachen and the Presidential neighborhood. Minneapolis police on Friday arrested 19-year-old Quinndarius Marquinn Jackson on an unrelated charge of financial transaction card fraud. Edina Police Sgt. Brian Tholen said officers from that department spoke with Jackson—who had been their suspect all along—and were able to get him to admit to being involved in Edina burglaries. Hopkins Police Sgt. Michael Glassberg said Jackson is also a suspect in some recent Hopkins burglaries. Police interviewed him but Jackson declined to talk to Hopkins police, Glassberg said. Jackson was released Monday on $1,000 bail. Thieves have entered several garages and homes through unlocked doors and …

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