THIEF RIVER FALLS -Two people are being held in connection with an armed burglary lafter they hauled a safe out of a McDonald's Restaurant in Thief River Falls.
Brian Allen Torkelson, 24, and Justin Rick Hopper, 25, both of Thief River Falls, are accused of using a stolen vehicle on Dec. 10 to steal a 400-pound safe, which held an estimated $4,000 in cash, from the restaurant.
Shortly after 1 a.m., the two entered the restaurant through a drive-thru window, according to a police report. One of the suspects allegedly was armed with a sawed-off shotgun.
Employees had left the building shortly before the incident began, and no one was injured, police said.
The safe was loaded into a stolen 1999 Chevy Suburban, which was reported stolen from a nearby residence about four hours later.
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Police found the vehicle, with about $5,000 worth of damage, parked in a Thief River Falls city park.
