Dakota County police report

OCT. 12

Theft. Jewelry valued at $4,000 was reported stolen in the 900 block of W. County Road 42.

Theft. A flat-screen TV, a laptop computer, a diamond solitaire and a lock box, total value $7,095, were stolen in the 13000 block of Penn Avenue S.

OCT. 14

Assault. Police arrested a Minneapolis man, 27, for assault in the 1200 block of Riverwood Drive.

Theft. A Hastings woman, 28, was arrested for theft in the 14200 block of Buck Hill Road.

Theft. Christmas decorations and display boards, total value $800, were stolen from a business in the 15000 block of Greenhaven Drive.

OCT. 15

Theft. A theft was reported in the 900 block of W. Burnsville Parkway.

Assault. An assault was reported in the 12900 block of Penn Avenue S.

OCT. 25

Theft. A vehicle window was broken and a CD case and CDs were stolen at Jensen Park, 4900 Pilot Knob Road. The items were found in a garbage can at Holland Lake and returned to the owner.

OCT. 26

Assault. A caller in the 4800 block of Slater Road reported that his wife threw food at him and slapped him upside the head. Police arrived and he told them that on second thought, the slap was meant as an attention-getter, not to hurt him.

OCT. 27

Theft. A tire was stolen from a vehicle in an underground garage in the 3500 block of Lexington Avenue.

Burglary. Somebody stole two 24-packs of Sam Adams beer from a garage that had been left open in the 3200 block of Rolling Hills Drive.

OCT. 15

Theft. A case of theft by bad checks was reported in the 7900 block of W. 215th Street.

OCT. 16

Theft. A theft was reported in the 9900 block of W. Upper 205th Street.

OCT. 16

OCT. 15

Theft. Somebody broke into a vehicle and stole miscellaneous items in the 1600 block of Lilydale Road.

OCT. 17

Theft. A resident of the 1700 block of Lansford Lane reported that $2,100 was stolen from her home office.

Theft. A vehicle window was broken and a purse was stolen in the 1500 block of Hwy. 13.

Theft. A Samsung Vibrant cell phone valued at $400 was stolen from an unlocked gym locker at Henry Sibley High School, 1897 Delaware Av.

OCT. 24

Disturbance. Police arrested a Rosemount man, 18, and a Rosemount girl, 15, in connection with disorderly conduct in the 3500 block of W. 148th Street.

OCT. 25

Fraud. Credit-card fraud was reported in the 13900 block of Dander Court.

Theft. A theft was reported in the 15000 block of Chippendale Avenue.

OCT. 26

Burglary. Tools were stolen from a garage in the 400 block of 6th Avenue S. They included a belt sander, an air compressor and an electric chainsaw.

OCT. 27

Theft. A Nintendo Wii, controllers and games were stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 500 block of 9th Avenue S.

OCT. 28

Theft. An employee of Lincoln Center Elementary School, 357 9th Av. N., reported that her wallet had been stolen from a drawer.

OCT. 31

Fight. Attendees of two parties in the 300 block of 4th Avenue S. got into a fight in the street over claims that somebody from one party had stolen items from somebody at the other party. When an officer arrived, about 30 people who had been fighting in the street scattered. The residents hosting each party were cited for causing a disturbance.

OCT. 27

OCT. 29

Theft. A teen boy was picked up for shoplifting after he allegedly stole Xbox accessories from Wal-Mart, 1644 S. Robert St.

Theft. A round metal patio table and five metal chairs, all painted light green, were stolen from a yard in the 1000 block of Hall Avenue.

Suspicious activity. An off-duty St. Paul police officer called to report hearing what sounded like a gunshot near the 300 block of Annapolis Street. It turned out to be a child's science experiment involving dry ice and a soda bottle.

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

The winners are: Andy Hill and Sasha Ahern for an exterior shot of the house, Colleen Petersen for a collage of LeDuc outbuildings, Emily Hogstad for a photo of Vermillion Falls and Calvin Wicklander for a collage of downtown Hastings.