Duluth Man Charged in Hockey Stick Theft

Cole Saice, a 23-year-old man from Duluth, has been charged with aiding and abetting attempted theft after allegedly stealing approximately $12,000 worth of hockey sticks from the Mankato West boys hockey team during a tournament. The theft occurred when the team left their equipment in a bus parked near the Holiday Inn; they discovered the sticks missing the next morning. Surveillance footage captured Saice taking a duffel bag containing about 40 sticks, which he later admitted to police he had dumped. Authorities recovered many of the sticks from another individual who found the bag near a dumpster. In response to the theft, the community rallied to support the team, raising nearly $6,000 through a GoFundMe campaign. Saice's initial court appearance took place on January 2, with his next court date scheduled for January 27.