WINONA, Minn. – A pair of burglars sashayed around Winona in a car and on foot, attempting to loot an odd medley of places and apparently getting very little. One target was the idyllic United Methodist Church in suburban Homer. It was there, well into an overnight break-in spree Friday that deputies found footprints in the snow, They followed the tracks 1-1/2 miles to the Fleet Farm store parking lot in Winona. Besides footprints, deputies also had a clue from a surveillance camera at Fleet Farm. Police haven’t reconstructed the thieves’ odyssey entirely and have a lot of loose ends, but in custody are:

> Tracy Allyn Benson, 51, of Minnesota City, who was arrested about 7:10 p.m., Saturday, after a police chase that began at Highway 61 and Pelzer and ended jn the Hidden Valley trailer court.

> George Alan Vanzee, 55, of Minneapolis, who was arrested at 2:07 a.m., Sunday, on the 1700 block of West Fifth Street.

The weekend had numerous thefts, some of which sheriff’s and police investigators say may or may not be connected:

> Twin Bluffs Tavern, on Highway 61 at Miller Valley Road. It was discovered that a cash register was opened during the night. No cash was missing. An ATM machine was carted out and vandalized. No case was taken.

> A storage shed way out on Old Homer Road, in the 36000 block. On ghe second of two entries, a roll of copper wire was stolen on the second entry.

> United Methodist Church, 36000 Old Homer Road. A window was broken for entry.

> Whistle Clean Laundromat, 577 Huff Street. A surveillance camera recorded iwo men using a small tool to open a soap dispense. About $6 in change was taken. The dispenser was undamaged.

Homer church. Along Highway 61.

Twin Bluffs Tavern.  Along Highway 61.

Vanzee. Booking charge: Burglary and drugs.

Benson. Booking charge: Fleeing police and speeding.