Teen arrested in Eden Prairie in connection to St. Cloud robbery

A teenager was arrested Tuesday morning in Eden Prairie in connection to a robbery in St. Cloud.

According to St. Cloud Police, officers responded to a robbery report in a parking lot near the 4200 block of Division Street West.

A 78-year-old Sartell woman said she was sitting in her car when a teen entered through the rear passenger door, threatened her with a gun and demanded her belongings. He then got into a black SUV that fled the area.

Police said officers were able to identify the suspect as a 17-year-old Rochester resident. He was then located in Eden Prairie and arrested by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office’s Violent Offender Task Force.