According to police, officers were called at about 4:45 a.m. Monday to a residence off Granger Road and Long Avenue after the homeowner called 911 to report a burglary in progress.
Police say Mitchell was found inside, arrested and booked into Becker County Jail.
According to the criminal complaint, the home Mitchell is accused of burgling was her stepmother’s.
The stepmother called police to report someone had broken into her home. When officers arrived, the suspect — later identified as Mitchell — ran into the basement.
Mitchell was wearing black clothing and a black hat when officers found her in the basement, according to the complaint. They found a flashlight with a sock on it and a black backpack nearby. The backpack contained two laptops, a cellphone, Tupperware and identifying documents for Mitchell. . . .
“Clearly I’m not good at this,” she said, according to investigators, adding, “I know I did something bad.”
Investigators said Mitchell got into the house through a basement window.
Police questioned Mitchell about one of the laptops found in her bag, which, when turned on, had the stepmother’s name on it. She said her stepmother had given it to her, which the stepmother denied. . . .
Cole Premo, Anthony Bettin, Stepehn Swanson, “Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell burgled stepmohter’s home to get fathers ashes, sentimental items, charges say,” CBS Minnesota, April 23, 2024.
The headline on the CBS news story minimizes what Mitchell was stealing, such as ignoring that Mitchell had stolen her stepmother’s personal computers.
“Her arrest comes at an awkward time for Senate Democrats, who hold just a one-seat majority with four weeks left in the legislative session. Her absence would make it difficult to pass any legislation that lacks bipartisan support.”
Steve Karnowski, “Minnesota state senator arrested on suspicion of burglary,” Associated Press, April 22, 2024.
Just last week (April 16, 2024), Senator Mitchell was again promoting her close ties with Bloomberg’s Moms Demand.
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