North metro police blotter

ANDOVER

JAN. 5

Theft. A Christmas display was stolen from the front yard of a home on the 700 block of 140th Lane NW.

CHAMPLIN

DEC. 9

Theft. Money was stolen from a vehicle on the 11800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue.

COON RAPIDS

Theft. A camera and GPS unit were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 9900 block of Butternut Street NW.

JAN. 4

Drunken driving. A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after his vehicle went into a ditch on Highway 10 NW and Egret Boulevard NW.

JAN. 5

Theft. A 2008 Dodge Ram pickup truck was stolen from the driveway of a home on the 10500 block of Drake Street NW. The vehicle was left running while it was warming up.

DEC. 23

Public intoxication. A 22-year-old intoxicated woman was taken to her mother's home after she was found falling down in the snow on University Avenue NE.

Medical. Officers went to a home on South Circle NE. on a report of an unknown, intoxicated male entering a home. The 54-year-old man was taken to a hospital.

DEC. 26

Child endangerment. A 23-year-old mother was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after allegedly leaving two infants alone in a running vehicle at Wal-Mart, 8450 University Av. NE.

Theft. A purse was stolen after a customer left it in a shopping cart at Wal-Mart, 8450 University Av. NE.

Underage consumption. A man, 18, was arrested on suspicion of underage consumption of alcohol after an officer observed him carrying an open bottle of alcohol on the 5800 block of NE 7th Street.

Assist a family. A woman requested advice on how to get her mother to stop calling her. The mother lives out of state and calls her several times a day. She was advised to change her phone number.

MOUNDS VIEW

DEC. 31

JAN. 3

Burglary. Three males stole $4,000 cash during a home invasion robbery on the 2000 block of Stratford Avenue. The victims were bound and duct taped. The suspects fled in a vehicle.

JAN. 4

Burglary. Two boys, ages 15 and 16, were arrested for attempted burglary after officers responded to the 2800 block of County Road 10 on a report of an alarm.

RAMSEY

Theft. A 2001 Chevrolet Tracker was stolen from the driveway of a home on the 14800 block of Waco Street NW.

Theft. A pack of cigarettes was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 14800 block of Germanium Street NW.

ST. ANTHONY

JAN. 17

Theft. A 23-year-old woman was mailed a citation for theft after she allegedly attempted to steal a cart full of merchandise from Wal-Mart, 3800 Silver Lake Road NE. Employees confronted her as she attempted to exit the store. She fled, leaving the cart behind along with personal property identifying her.

Drugs. A 20-year-old man was cited for possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle and driving without headlights after he was stopped on 37th Avenue NE. and Highcrest Road.

Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131