North metro police blotter

ANDOVER

WEEK OF JAN. 21

Theft. A homeowner in the 13700 block of NW. Northwood Drive reported that mail was stolen.

Theft. A homeowner in the 13900 block of NW. Northwood Drive reported a theft from an unlocked vehicle.

BLAINE

JAN. 28

Theft. A man in the 600 block of 88th Avenue NE. reported that someone stole his vehicle from his driveway. Pieces of the vehicle's dashboard were found on the driveway. St. Francis Police Department recovered the stolen vehicle in the 23200 block of Tammack Drive.

JAN. 30

Theft. A woman in the 11500 block of NE. Arnold Palmer Drive reported that she left a Nintendo game system and games outside her front door for her son's friend to pick up. Immediately after, the woman said a pizza delivery driver arrived with her pizza and she noticed that the items were missing after he left. Police went to the restaurant where the delivery driver works and spoke with him. He said he did see a bag by the door, but didn't take it. The man consented to a search of his vehicle and inside the glove box, police found the stolen game system and eight of the games. The delivery driver admitted to the theft. His vehicle was towed and he was taken to jail for theft.

COON RAPIDS

JAN. 26

Disorderly conduct. A man and his son were issued trespass notices from Burger King, 2025 NW. Northdale Blvd., after the man became upset about receiving cold food and told an employee that "I am going to jump over this counter and slap you silly."

JAN. 27

Theft. Two vehicles that were parked at the Coon Rapids Dam Visitor Center, 9750 W. Egret Blvd., were broken into while the vehicle owners were walking in the park. A purse, cell phone, jacket, gym bag, video camera and iPod were stolen.

FRIDLEY

JAN. 26

Property damage. A homeowner in the 7500 block of Lyric Lane heard a loud cracking sound around 4 a.m. His front window was broken out with a pellet gun.

Property damage. A homeowner in the 800 block of 76th Avenue had two windows shattered by a pellet gun.

Property damage. Another home in the 7500 block of Lyric Lane received damage from a suspected pellet gun.

JAN. 28

Theft. A woman was dropping off her child at daycare in the 600 block of Mississippi Avenue when someone broke a window on her vehicle and stole her purse.

Theft. While a man was helping his mother-in-law load groceries into her car in the Cub Foods parking lot, someone stole a bag of the man's groceries that he had set on a bench so he could help his mother-in-law.

Theft. A woman was inside Lifetime Fitness when someone broke a window of her vehicle and stole her purse -- which was in plain view on the front seat.

NEW HOPE

JAN. 24

Auto theft. A vehicle was reported stolen from the 4000 block of Louisiana Avenue N.

JAN. 29

Burglary. A burglary was reported in the 4800 block of Aquila Avenue N.

Burglary. A burglary was reported in the 7900 block of 59th Avenue N.

Aimee Blanchette • 612-673-1712