Police: Man seeking 'trouble' smashes TV with bat

[February 04, 2010]  ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) -- A St. Cloud man who allegedly told Target store employees he "wanted to get into trouble" was in jail after police said he smashed a big-screen TV with a baseball bat.

Police said the man picked up the bat off a shelf at a St. Cloud Target, went into the electronics department and smashed a 50-inch plasma television.

The vandalism happened about 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The TV was valued at around $1,230.

The man was booked into the Benton County Jail.

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Information from: St. Cloud Times, http://www.sctimes.com/

[Associated Press]

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