Duluth Man Arrested, Charged in Marine General Theft Incident

Most of stolen lures still in factory packaging provided by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office

UPDATE 10/17/17: The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Oct. 7, 2017, the fishing lures and other items of merchandise were recovered from a storage shed in the Morgan Park neighborhood of Duluth.

The retail value of the recovered items exceeds $25,000.

Matthew Cuypers (St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office)

Thirty-five-year-old Matthew Cuypers, of Duluth, was arrested on Oct. 13 and has been formally charged with Felony Theft. Merchandise is still missing and charges are currently pending on several other individual involved, according to police.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call the St. Louis County Criminal Investigation Division at 218-336-4350.

The investigation remains on-going at this time.

INITIAL REPORT 9/6/17:

DULUTH, Minn. – Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance after an enclosed trailer was stolen on Aug. 13, from a local business’ warehouse in rural Duluth.

Marine General on London Road has a storage location in rural Duluth where the trailer was stolen. The trailer itself has been located by authorities, but the contents inside have not been found.

Over 3,000 fishing lures were inside the trailer. The lures are manufactured by Brad’s Killer Fishing Gear and are marked as “Lip-Stix 3D.”

Efforts to identify suspects have been unsuccessful, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. Now the department is seeking the public’s help in identifying individuals involved.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911.