Incident Summary:
On August 13, 2017
an enclosed trailer was stolen from the warehouse area of a local
business.
Marine
General, located on London Rd, has a storage location in rural
Duluth. The location was burglarized and an enclosed trailer
was stolen. The trailer was later recovered, however its contents
have not been found.
Over 3,000
fishing lures were inside the trailer. The lures are manufactured by
Brad's Killer Fishing Gear and are marked as "Lip-Stix
3D". They are in a variety of colors.
Efforts to identify the
suspects have been unsuccessful. The Sheriff's Office would like to ask
the public for help in identifying the individuals involved with this
theft. With thousands of these very specific models of lures
stolen, undoubtedly attempts will be made to sell or trade
them.
Anyone with
information is urged to call 911 or the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation
Division at 218-336-4350
  CUYPERS, MATTHEW JAMES, JR 07/07/1982 of Duluth, MN
Additional Information or Update:
On October 7, 2017 the fishing lures and many others items of merchandise were recovered from a storage shed in Morgan Park. Attached is a photo showing most of the stolen lures- still in factory packaging. The retail value of the recovered items exceeds $25,000.
On October 13, 2017 investigators from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office arrested Matthew Cuypers for felony theft in reference to this case. He was booked into the St. Louis County Jail. Numerous items of Marine General merchandise still remain missing and charges are pending on several other involved individuals.
The Sheriff's Office would like to thank the many concerned members of the public who provided information on this investigation. Anyone with addtioanal information is asked to call the Criminal Investigation Division at 218-336-4350
Investigation ongoing.
Authority: Sgt. Wade Rasch 218-336-4347
Date: October 13, 2017 Time: 1700
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