Authorities search for burglary suspect driving stolen car

By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune

Last update: May 15, 2008 - 11:00 AM

Authorities in Sherburne County are asking for help in locating a man who allegedly attacked a homeowner, stole her purse and drove off in a stolen vehicle on Wednesday.

Capt. Joel Brott of the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office said a man entered a house on the 10900 block 37th Street in Palmer Township and grabbed a woman's purse. As he left, the woman confronted the burglar. He pushed her to the ground, then fled in a motor vehicle.

The woman suffered minor bumps and bruises, Brott said.

The suspect left in a 2003 Silver Pontiac Bonneville with Minnesota license plates LZL 578. That four-door car was stolen Tuesday out of Cottonwood County, Brott said.

The burglar is described as a white man in his late 20s, approximately 5 feet 6 inches, slender build with short dark brown hair and scruffy facial hair.

Anybody with information is asked to call the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office at 763-241-2500.