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North metro police blotter

Last update: June 9, 2009 - 4:09 PM

BLAINE

APRIL 28

Property damage. Someone spray-painted "U DA HOE" on the wall of a home on the 2500 block of Radisson Woods Drive NE.

CENTERVILLE

MAY 14

Property damage. An officer saw graffiti on the metal and cement ramps at a skate park in Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. The graffiti was written with black marker and did not appear to be gang-related.

COON RAPIDS

MAY 7

Neighbor dispute. A woman from the 11500 block of Eldorado Street NW. reported that her neighbor left a message on her answering machine threatening her dogs. The neighbor was advised to call the police if the woman's dogs go in her flower garden again and not to leave any more threatening messages.

MAY 8

Disturbing the peace. Someone threw eggs and poured chocolate syrup on a vehicle parked in the street on the 3800 block of 115th Avenue NW.

MAY 9

Property damage. Police received a report that someone lit a bag of dog feces on fire on the front steps of his home on the 11300 block of Swallow Street NW. The fire went out on its own. Someone knocked on the door and rang the doorbell, but the homeowner did not see anyone.

FRIDLEY

MAY 9

Theft. Police were called to the 6600 block of Channel Road NE. because two men were stealing food donations that people had hung on their mailboxes. The men were gone when police arrived.

MAY 11

Theft. A man reported that his global positioning system and two checkbooks were stolen from his unlocked vehicle while he was working on the roof of a home on the 100 block of Alden Circle NE.

Disturbing the peace. Officers responded to a call from Moore Lake Beach, 5890 Central Av. NE., because a man was yelling at everyone. Officers found the man, who was intoxicated and homeless. He was transported to a detox facility.

LEXINGTON

MAY 11

Theft. An employee from Great Clips, 9147 S. Highway Drive reported that a man got his haircut and could not pay for it. He told the employee he forgot his wallet. She let him leave the store to retrieve his wallet. The man never returned. She got his license plate number; however, the plate number did not match the vehicle description.

MOUNDS VIEW

MAY 6

Drunken driving. Someone called police because a woman had passed out in her car after returning to her home on the 8300 block of Greenwood Drive. Officers found a 49-year-old woman slumped in the driver's seat. She was arrested for driving while intoxicated.

MAY 7

Theft. A woman from the 2200 block of Terrace Drive called police because someone had stolen a blue rug off her outdoor swing.

OAK GROVE

MAY 16

Theft. Golf clubs were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 3400 block of 197th Avenue NE.

ST. ANTHONY

MAY 4

Theft. A woman's wallet was stolen from her purse while she was shopping at Cub Foods, 3930 Silver Lake Road.

MAY 14

Bomb threat. An employee at Wendy's Restaurant, 3704 Silver Lake Road, received a call from someone who said there was a bomb in the building. Everyone was evacuated. The interior and exterior of the building were checked with the assistance of the Hennepin County Bomb Dog Unit. No bomb was found and everyone was allowed back inside.

Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131

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