1:19 PM | Tuesday, May 26, 2026<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Park police had a busy Memorial Day holiday weekend responding to a litany of crime calls.<\/p>\n
From Friday night through Monday, Brooklyn Park officers responded to four shots-fired cases, one robbery, one response to locate carjacking suspects, one stabbing and one attempted ammunition theft.<\/p>\n
One of the incidents occurred Monday at around 3:50 p.m. when officers were called to the Fleet Farm, located at 8400 Lakeland Ave. N., where two people attempted to steal a \u201clarge amount of gun parts and ammunition,\u201d police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe suspects were using a knife to open the packaging,\u201d Brooklyn Park police<\/a> said in a crime alert.<\/p>\n The incident resulted in a large law enforcement presence. Police were able to arrest two suspects trying to leave the store.<\/p>\n Jail records show one man and one woman, both 30, in custody for possession of burglary theft tools. Charges in the case are pending.<\/p>\n CCX News typically does not name suspects until they are formally charged.<\/p>\n Stabbing Reported at Walmart<\/p>\n On Sunday at the Brooklyn Park Walmart, located at 8000 Lakeland Ave. N., an officer working contract overtime at the store responded to a fight at around 10:20 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n The officer located two males, one of whom had a knife.\u00a0 During the response, the officer also noticed one of them had an apparent stab wound to the abdomen.<\/p>\n Police arrested the suspect, while the stabbing victim was taken to the hospital, a press release stated.<\/p>\n Both the suspect and victim knew each other, police said.<\/p>\n Multiple Shots-Fired Cases<\/p>\n Brooklyn Park officers were also kept busy responding to multiple shots-fired incidents. From late Friday through Monday night, police responded to at least four such cases.<\/p>\n The most recent case occurred Monday at approximately 11:45 p.m. near Brooklyn Boulevard and Regent Avenue North. Officers had heard gunshots coming from the parking lot of a business in that area, police said.<\/p>\n When officers arrived, they noticed one person running from the scene. Police said they used a K9 track, drone search and State Patrol helicopter, but were unable to locate the individual.<\/p>\n No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n On Sunday evening, police responded to two cases within hours of each other.<\/p>\n Police responded at around 7:45 p.m. to Oak Grove Park, 10251 Zane Ave. N., for a shots-fired call. Bullet casings were recovered in the parking lot, police said.<\/p>\n Hours later, officers responded shortly before 11:15 p.m. to the 6200 block of 65th Ave. N. on a report of shots fired. A bullet casing was found in the parking lot of an apartment complex. No injuries were reported in either case Sunday.<\/p>\n A fourth case was reported late Friday night. Officers responded to a strip mall in the 5700 block of Brookdale Drive for a shots-fired call at 10:20 p.m. Upon arrival, police said they located two businesses damaged by gunfire. An alert released by Brooklyn Park police indicated the gunfire came from a vehicle traveling in the area.<\/p>\n Bullet casings were recovered in the street on Friday night, police said. No injuries were reported in that case.<\/p>\n Robbery Report<\/p>\n Brooklyn Park police also continue to investigate a robbery involving a weapon that occurred Saturday shortly after 10:45 p.m. in the 8400 block of Adair Ave. N.<\/p>\n \u201cInformation gathered on scene indicated that the victim and her neighbor had been involved in a dispute over property,\u201d police said in a news alert.<\/p>\n Police said someone at the neighbor\u2019s home confronted the victim with a handgun and stole the woman\u2019s phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n Officers were unable to arrest the suspect that night. The case remains under investigation.<\/p>\n Search for Carjacking Suspects<\/p>\n Early Saturday morning, Brooklyn Park police said they tried to stop a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. It turns out the vehicle had been stolen after an armed carjacking in Minneapolis, police said.<\/p>\n Brooklyn Park officers tried to stop the vehicle along Edinbrook Terrace at about 4:50 a.m. The vehicle left the road in the 8600 block of Zane Ave. N.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to police, four people inside the vehicle ran into a nearby wooded area. A search that involved multiple agencies, two K9 units and a drone was not successful, police said.<\/p>\n Police said a firearm believed to have been used in the carjacking was recovered from the vehicle.<\/p>\n As of Tuesday morning, the investigation into that case continued.<\/p>\n