WINONA, Minn. – Police stopped four men, dressed all in black, after a break-in was reported at the abandoned Lourdes dorm owned by Winona State University at the old St. Teresa campus. The men, all 19 years old, were stopped nearby. They denied breaking in. Police, however, found a broken window that could have facilitated access to the giant 217,000 square foot structure. When police first received the burglary tip, they asked for sheriff’s officers to establish a perimeter. It was in the perimeter that the suspects were located — but not inside the building. There were no immediate arrests. The investigation will be ongoing, police said.
