WINONA, Minn. – The least wanted man in downtown Winona, who’s been hauled out of stores countless times and told not to come back, has intruded unwanted again: This time Michael Wade Zvirblis, 56, climbed onto a firetruck on a call at the Choate Building at 51 East Third Street and was peeking inside. A firefighter told him to climb down and called a police officer over. Zvirblis explained he was looking inside the firetruck for Tylenol. The officer took him away and released him. Zvirblis been arrested 20-plus times for untoward behavior downtown, drunk every time. His favorite place: Topper’s pizza. He doesn’t take kindly to being escorted away, but once sober in jail he’s compliant and apologetic. But jailing doesn’t seem to help. His behavior returns. Police say they have tried everything and have no options left. He’s unwelcome at homeless shelters. Police have arranged bus tickets out of town to go to family. He’s back in three days. He resists treatment. The Rochester detox center to which Winona police send seriously alcohol-incapacitated people to dry out has refused to see him anymore.
