There were, for example, 2,082 foreclosed homes sold at Dakota County sheriff's sales in the past year alone. "If you know of a house in your neighborhood that is vacant and/or foreclosed, and you see suspicious activity - strange vehicles, strange people, maybe lights on in the residence, a screen that might be off, or a broken window - contact law enforcement."Īuthorities note that since the foreclosure crisis began in earnest in late 2006, there have been plenty of targets for such criminals. "I would like to see neighbors take it upon themselves to report criminal activity," Grant said. John Grant of the Dakota County Sheriff's Office said the foreclosures that have mushroomed in the past few years have hurt people and neighborhoods in various ways, including criminals in houses that long stand vacant. Those are among scattered cases of narcotic activity that police say are turning up across the metro in foreclosed homes.Ĭmdr. Officers arrested him after he accepted the UPS package and walked away. Narcotics officers set up a sting and nabbed a man who had broken into the house earlier that morning as he waited for the delivery.
Paul house contained pounds of marijuana. They found a pot-growing operation.Īnd not long before that, airport police contacted the Dakota County Drug Task Force after learning that a package headed for a vacant South St. When he got there, he found signs that someone had been living in what was supposed to be a vacant house, so he called police. In Burnsville last spring, a contractor was sent to a foreclosed house by the bank that held the mortgage.
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