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Police: St. Cloud Man Caught Breaking Wall Into Business

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A St. Cloud man is in jail after police caught him attempting to break into a business Thursday night by smashing a hole in the wall of the business' neighboring, vacant office space.

Police responded to the business, located at 1000 block of 4th Street Southeast, at 11:55 p.m., a criminal incident report said.

Police arrested 45-year-old Earnest Grant Carlstrom as he attempted to run from the scene.

Carlstrom is being held in the Benton County Jail on charges of third-degree burglary, felony criminal damage to property and running from a police officer.

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