On July 4 and 5, Carver County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped two stolen vehicles in separate incidents.

One of the stolen cars contained property believed taken in a burglary of the McDonalds Restaurant in Waconia, according to a press release from Carver County Sheriff Bud Olson.

At 8:45 p.m., July 4, deputies ran the registration on a 1994 Ford F-150 maroon pickup in Waconia. A computer check listed the vehicle as stolen out of the city of Minneapolis. Deputies stopped the vehicle on Highway 5 near Krey Avenue in Laketown Township and arrested the 65-year-old male driver from Minneapolis for possession of stolen property, the release stated.

At 3:02 a.m., July 5, deputies stopped a car observed speeding west from Waconia on Highway 5.

After a short pursuit, the vehicle was stopped at highways 5 and 25. The driver was an 18-year-old Minnetonka man.

Also in the vehicle was a male 16-year-old runaway from Rochester, a 19-year-old man from Rochester, and an 18- and 20-year-old man from Minneapolis.

A check of the car indicated the 2003 silver Toyota Camry was listed as stolen out of Shakopee.

All five individuals were transported to the Carver County Jail for questioning.

At 4:30 a.m., deputies received a report that the Waconia McDonalds Restaurant had been burglarized.

Deputies alleged that property in the stolen Toyota matched the description of property stolen in the McDonalds burglary.

Charges are pending on all five males for possession of stolen property and burglary, the release stated.If you have information related to this incident or any crime, contact the Carver County Sheriff’s Office at (952) 361-1212.