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West metro police blotter

Last update: August 11, 2009 - 10:30 PM

EDEN PRAIRIE

JUNE 28

Theft. Golf clubs and a bag were stolen from a golf cart at Bearpath Golf & Country Club, 18100 Bearpath Trail.

JUNE 29

Theft. Rims and tires were stolen from a vehicle in the 12400 block of Plaza Drive.

EDINA

JULY 13

Theft. A bicycle valued at $7,000 was stolen from an unlocked garage at a home in the 5400 block of York Avenue.

JULY 14

Robbery. Two males pointed what appeared to be a gun at a man at Valley View Road and Wooddale Avenue, and stole his wallet and cell phone.

Assault. Police responded to a report of a juvenile male out of control at Target, 7000 York Av. S. The 17-year-old boy had smashed the windshield of his mother's vehicle during an argument.

EXCELSIOR

JUNE 27

Indecent exposure. Someone at an apartment complex in the 800 block of 3rd Avenue saw a man remove his swimsuit and expose himself in the courtyard. Officers found the suspect, intoxicated, in the laundry area of the complex. He was arrested for gross-misdemeanor indecent exposure.

JULY 4

Indecent exposure. Police responding to a call from the 300 block of 3rd Street found a man and woman having sex in a parked vehicle. The man, 25, of Eden Prairie, was naked and cited for indecent exposure.

GREENWOOD

JUNE 29

Theft. A man called police to report a theft from unlocked vehicles parked inside the open garage at his home in the 5000 block of Meadville Street. A garage door opener, digital camera and other items were taken.

MAPLE PLAIN

JULY 6

Welfare check. A citizen called police to report a 5-year-old boy trying to cross Hwy. 12 and Budd Street. The boy was returned home. The parent thought the child had been at home sleeping.

MINNETRISTA

JULY 5

Miscellaneous. Police responded to a 911 hang-up call at a home on County Road 26. There was no emergency; children at the home were playing with the phone.

JULY 7

Theft. Someone called police because a golf cart was missing from the garage of the caller's home on Trillium Lane. The golf cart was found elsewhere on the property.

PLYMOUTH

JULY 1

Theft. Golf clubs valued at $2,431 were stolen from an open garage at a home in the 13900 block of 52nd Avenue N.

JULY 2

Minor consumption. Police stopped a vehicle swerving at Hwy. 55 and County Road 6. An officer found a 17-year-old boy and three 14-year-old girls in the vehicle. All four were cited for consumption of alcohol and released to their parents.

JULY 4

Property damage. Someone set off firecrackers inside a mailbox at a home in the 3000 block of Zircon Lane. The interior of the mailbox was damaged.

JULY 6

Arson. Police responded to a call that two 9-year-old boys playing with a lighter had set a neighbor's fence on fire in the 17300 block of 14th Avenue N. The parents of the boys agreed to pay for repairs.

SHOREWOOD

JUNE 24

Indecent exposure. An officer saw a nude man standing near a fence by the Enchanted Island bridge along with a woman, apparently preparing to jump into the channel. The officer warned them not to jump into the lake, but they did it anyway. The man and woman, both 19 and from Mound, were cited for indecent exposure and bridge jumping/swimming in the channel.

Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131

Items are selected from reports made to police departments and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime.

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