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Published - Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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Panty raid? Underwear burglary leads to brief chase, arrest

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A trail of bras and panties led Winona police to a 24-year-old man they believe stole the underwear around midnight Monday from a home.

Jason Michael Cieminski was jailed on suspected charges of burglary, fleeing police and violating probation after officers flushed him from the home and found him 15 minutes later hiding on a porch.
Police got a call at 12:06 a.m. Tuesday from a woman near Wilson and Howard streets who said she awoke to noise, saw a light on and a window screen open. Frightened, she went to a relatives’ home and called police.

Officers went to the home and heard footsteps inside. Police yelled for the unseen occupant to stop, but he went out the back door, jumped on a bicycle and fled toward Huff Street, police said.

The suspect grabbed bras and panties he had stuffed down his pants and threw them on the ground as he pedaled away, police said. Police followed Cieminski and the trail of undergarments and found him hiding on a porch less than a block away from the home, police said.

Police recovered nine bras, eight panties and two swimsuit tops.

On Aug. 4, 2005, police arrested Cieminski after a chase when they responded to a report of a man tearing a bathroom screen off a home in an apparent burglary attempt. He was convicted of fleeing and sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Cieminski was convicted of felony theft in 2003 and sentenced to five years probation for helping three others in September 2001 steal two newspaper vending machines in Lewiston and Utica that yielded $16.75 in quarters.

Reporter Jeff Dankert can be reached at (507) 453-3513 or jdankert@winonadailynews.com.
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pan wrote on Aug 14, 2006 11:45 AM:

" oh i also like panty! "

Ha-Ha wrote on Jul 31, 2006 3:59 PM:

" WDN is the headline - NO PUN INTENDED? Ha-Ha panties/brief ha-ha good one!! "

Ervin Nurple wrote on Jul 24, 2006 1:31 PM:

" Ervin Wolfram: Jeepers... Do you think you are the only Ervin with an opinion? "

Serial Killers wrote on Jul 21, 2006 7:04 PM:

" let us remember that Ted Bundy began his "career" window peeping and stealing panties...it escalates "

Ervin Wolfram wrote on Jul 21, 2006 12:08 AM:

" jeepers: There is in fact another person who signs in as Ervin. He is afraid someone will find out who he is and give him hell on the street for what he is saying in here.I sign my name in full. Look me up in the phone book. Just love to argue my points of view. On a lot of subjects. "

Chelle wrote on Jul 20, 2006 1:48 PM:

" Now, had he taken the time to put on the purloined panties and burgled bras, he wouldn't have as readily left a trail for the cops to follow. But if he had been apprehended anyway, it would have made for one heck of a mugshot! :-) "

Bracken wrote on Jul 20, 2006 1:23 PM:

" You know, sometimes it is embarrasing to be a guy. You never hear of a female doing stupid stuff like this. "

Jeepers wrote on Jul 20, 2006 8:44 AM:

" How do we know there isnt another Ervin. Its not like that is an unusual one of a kind name. Anyway, here is an article Im sending to Leno for his Headlines spot, along with the one about the idiot who called police because a prostitute took his money. Keep the stupid stories coming. "

The Underwear Gnome Himself wrote on Jul 20, 2006 8:23 AM:

" You see, Phase one: collect underpants, phase two........................... Phase three: profit. Time to go to work! Work all night! Search for underpants hey! We won't stop until we have underpants! Yum tum yummy tum hey! "

Louis Anrico wrote on Jul 20, 2006 8:18 AM:

" What an amateur. "

komcare wrote on Jul 20, 2006 6:46 AM:

" why did he stole panties "

Rusty wrote on Jul 19, 2006 11:09 PM:

" Hey sorry about that, I just really like underwear. I mean REALLY like it. I mean REALLY REALLY like it. "

G. L. wrote on Jul 19, 2006 7:12 PM:

" From what I know of him I believe this story, I'm just surprised it took sso long for him to be caught. "

Jose Rueda wrote on Jul 19, 2006 3:20 PM:

" Hahahahahah!! "

To Todd wrote on Jul 19, 2006 3:07 PM:

" Your own headlines make for interesting reading. Wonder if the election will come before or after your trial date. "

believe it or not wrote on Jul 19, 2006 2:11 PM:

" Believe it or not its not all about you all the time "

Ervin Wolfram wrote on Jul 19, 2006 1:14 PM:

" Ervin : Now who is trying to plagiarize my name? Use your full name. "

Todd Ouellette wrote on Jul 19, 2006 12:48 PM:

" What ever happened to using the word "allegedly?" "

Ervin wrote on Jul 19, 2006 10:09 AM:

" The judge will probably sentence him to do community service at Victoria's Secret. "

donna wrote on Jul 19, 2006 10:08 AM:

" put the nut case away "

Geee. What's next? wrote on Jul 19, 2006 8:42 AM:

" What is going to be the next headline for Winona. see all of these things is what makes winona not so cool to come and visit anymore. stupid people doing stupid things i guess... and yeah i wonder what the judge is going to have to say about this one also... "

Yahoo wrote on Jul 19, 2006 7:24 AM:

" What a nut case "

Spare Change wrote on Jul 19, 2006 1:04 AM:

" This guy is a criminal mastermind! He nets $16.75 from a vending machine theft, but that was split with three partners. That would be good for about a six-pack each. Now he grabs some undies and ends up tossing them all on the street. The judge is going to love seeing him! "


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