Man arrested for stealing car warming up at MnDOT office then getting stuck in snow bank following chase
Kane Charles Bonga
(St. Louis County Jail)
DULUTH, Min. – A man is accused of stealing a car warming-up at the MnDOT office at the corner of Mesaba Avenue and Central Entrance.
Charging documents accuse Kane Charles Bonga of stealing a 2008 Subaru Outback.
The car belonged to a MnDOT employee. That employee got into a co-worker’s car and followed the stolen Subaru. They called police while following the Subaru.
Police officers were able to catch-up to the Subaru near Mountain Shadow Drive and Matterhorn Drive in Hermantown.
At that intersection police say Bonga got the car stuck in a snow bank.
Bonga was then arrested. It happened on November 26, 2025.
Bonga is charged with Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Theft-Take/Drive Motor Vehicle-No Owner Consent, Receiving Stolen Property and Driving After Revocation.
He will next be in court for an
