Chaska

Scam. The Minnesota State Lottery is warning the public about an e-mail scam that tells people they've just won $940,000 from the "Minnesota State Lottery Sweepstake Lottery" program held on March 6. The e-mail appears to be from the Minnesota State Lottery and asks for personal information and money for a wire transfer or mailing costs. Actual lottery winners are never asked to pay up-front costs to collect a prize. People who get this e-mail should not respond. Instead, they should forward it to the Department of Public Safety's Gambling Enforcement Division at dps.reportfraud@state.mn.us or call the Minnesota Attorney General's office at 651-296-3353.

Edina

MARCH 16

Property damage. Someone drove over some small shrubs in a yard in the 4000 block of Sunnyside Road.

Hopkins

MARCH 7

Theft. A bike, tools and an iPod were stolen from a detached garage in the 200 block of 11th Avenue N.

Maple Grove

MARCH 7

Theft. A package was stolen from the front steps of a house in the 9900 block of Yorktown Lane.

MARCH 8

Theft. A jewelry box was stolen from a residence in the 16500 block of 95th Avenue.

Theft. Schwan's trucks were broken into and food was stolen in the 11100 block of 86th Avenue.

MARCH 9

Property damage. A rectangular hole was cut in the convertible top of a vehicle parked in an underground garage in the 9200 block of Garland Lane.

Minneapolis

MARCH 4-10

Public assist. Officers responded to a report of a man threatening to jump six floors from the ledge to the floor of the Gaviidae Commons atrium. The man was a suspect in a criminal sexual conduct case. He threatened to pull officers down with him if they tried to stop him from jumping. Officers negotiated with the man, pulled him from the ledge and arrested him.

MARCH 11

Robbery. A man and two women from Wisconsin pulled over at 26th Street and Upton Avenue N. to figure out where they were. While they were parked on the wrong side of the street, a man entered the rear passenger door, grabbed one victim's arm, pointed a gun and said, "Give me the money, don't even move, just give me the money." The driver began to drive away with the robber in the car saying, "You know what's up, you better dig deep, give me the money." The robber then jumped from the car and fired at it with a gun, striking it several times.

MARCH 12

Assault. A 36-year-old man was struck with a metal meat tenderizer and a cane during a dispute with two women and a teenager about money. The incident occurred at Olson Memorial Highway and Bryant Avenue N.

Minnetonka

MARCH 8

Auto theft. A vehicle was stolen from the 10100 block of Cedar Lake Road.

MARCH 10

Auto theft. A vehicle was stolen from the 9800 block of Oak Ridge Trail.

Plymouth

MARCH 7

Road rage. A man told police he was driving and exchanged profanity with another driver, who then pulled out what appeared to be a gun. Police stopped both men and cited them for disorderly conduct. No gun was located.

MARCH 10

Theft. A woman noticed $1,700 worth of jewelry was missing from her house in the 11700 block of Hwy. 55. There were no signs of forced entry at the house, but the woman said she had recently had some work done inside the house.

Auto theft. A man reported his vehicle stolen from the parking lot at his apartment complex in the 3300 block of Hwy. 169. He said he had worked overnight and returned home around 6:30 a.m., and when he went back outside at 7 a.m., his car was gone. The car was locked and the man had the keys in his possession. There was no broken glass in the lot and no one had permission to drive the vehicle. The man called back later to report that he had found the vehicle in the parking lot.

MARCH 11

Theft. A man went into Blockbuster, grabbed 18 movies valued at $395.82, and left through the fire exit without paying.

Shorewood

MARCH 5

Theft. RVC Homes reported the theft of cabinet doors and exterior doors valued at $5,950 from a house under construction in the 27700 block of Virginia Cove.

MARCH 12

Property damage. The principal at Minnewashta Elementary School reported property damage to playground equipment. Police found light scuffs and scratches with names and profanity on the equipment.

Aimee Blanchette • 612-673-1712