On 04/09/2026 at 1117 hours St. Paul Police responded to 11th St E and Wabasha St N in St. Paul, Ramsey County on a report of a theft in progress. The caller said a suspect had broken into a parked vehicle and set off its car alarm. She described the suspect and said he had taken items from the parked vehicle, brought them to a burgundy sedan, and was now sitting in the sedan. Police arrived and found a burgundy Ford Crown Victoria (MN/TGD171) parked on 11th St E directly in front of a Dodge Ram truck (MN/JHB874). After refusing commands to exit the Ford, the suspect, later identified as Brandon Scott BROSE ([DOB redacted]), was removed from the driver’s seat and detained.
During a search incident to arrest, police found hypodermic needles in his shoulder bag. The complainant, RW, said she heard a car alarm and saw BROSE inside the Dodge truck taking items and then getting into the Ford. Another witness, DO, reported seeing the same thing. During a show-up, RW positively identified BROSE with 100 percent certainty. During a post-Miranda interview, BROSE said he stole a “telescope, knife, stapler. " from the truck and then BROSE began moaning and crying. Police found the items that BROSE identified in a backpack in the Ford’s passenger seat.
The backpack had BROSE’s name on it. Police contacted the owner of the Dodge truck, AS, who came to the scene. He confirmed that the following items, which police found in BROSE'S backpack, had been stolen from his truck: Vortex Viper HD 15-45X65 Spotting Scope - $1,050 Maui Jim Sunglasses - $300 Walker’s Raazor Slim Electronic Earmuffs - $60 each Klein Multi Tool - $100 JBL GO4 bluetooth speaker - $40 Powerbel T ELR.
