Southwest Man Charged with Burglary from Parking Garage

Tony Allen Widstrom, a 24-year-old Southwest Minneapolis man, is charged with stealing stereos, seat covers and GPS devices from cars in a Maple Grove parking garage.

On June 1, residents of a Maple Grove apartment complained that car windows had been smashed in their parking garage and that two unknown men were at the scene.

When police responded, they found a woman asleep in the front seat of a truck. She said she'd driven there with her boyfriend and his brother, and that she didn't know where they'd gone. Police observed that eight cars had been broken into in the garage, and saw some of the stolen items in the truck.

The surveillance videos allegedly showed one of the men disabling security cameras and both of them breaking into cars, according to the criminal complaint. 

Both men were arrested nearby. Widstrom told police he was waiting for a ride, but had decided to walk home, according to the complaint.

Widstrom is still in custody on $40,000 bail at Hennepin County Jail. If convicted, he faces a penalty of up to 10 years and $20,000.