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North metro police blotter

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

November 27, 2012 at 9:50PM

ANDOVER

OCT. 6

Burglary. Jewelry was stolen from an unlocked home on the 2800 block of 161st Avenue NW.

OCT. 15

Burglary. A wallet was stolen from the kitchen counter of a home on the 17800 block of Bluebird Street NW. The suspect gained entrance to the home through an unlocked garage service door.

BLAINE

OCT. 15

Burglary. Wiring and copper piping was stolen from a construction site on the 3400 block of 126th Circle NE.

OCT. 16

Property damage. Profanity was spray-painted on the driver's side of a truck in the 800 block of 125th Lane NE.

COLUMBUS

SEPT. 27

Theft. Tools were stolen from an enclosed trailer at a job site on the 17800 block of Zodiac Street NE. The suspects used a hidden key to gain access to the trailer.

EAST BETHEL

SEPT. 22

Theft. A truck was stolen from the driveway of a home on the 1500 block of 205th Avenue NE. The key had been left in the ignition.

OCT. 8

Fire. A female resident on the 22600 block of 226th Lane NE. was cited after she dumped ashes from a chimney in the woods that started a fire.

OCT. 15

Theft. Trail cameras were stolen from a hunting property on the 21500 block of Kissel Street NE.

OCT. 30

Kidnapping. A vehicle with two children inside was stolen from a home on the 18100 block of Hwy. 65 NE. The vehicle and the children were found a few blocks away. The children were unharmed.

FRIDLEY

OCT. 17

Theft. A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked at Springbrook Nature Center, 100 85th Av. NE.

HAM LAKE

OCT. 2

Theft. A purse and laptop were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 16400 block of Hwy. 65 NE. The purse was later recovered in Anoka.

OCT. 24

Theft. Golf clubs were stolen from a garage on the 13700 block of Terrace Road NE. The garage door was left open.

OCT. 26

Burglary. Guns, jewelry and electronics were stolen from a home on the 1600 block of 143rd Avenue NE.

MINNEAPOLIS

OCT. 17

Weapons. A 21-year-old man was arrested for carrying a weapon without a permit on the 3300 block of Girard Avenue N. Officers recovered a handgun from his waistband.

OCT. 18

Arson. Someone started a car on fire in the 3700 block of Girard Avenue N.

MOUNDS VIEW

OCT. 19

Theft. Loose change was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 2500 block of Mounds View Drive.

OCT. 20

Theft. A dog was stolen from a vehicle on the 2600 block of County Road I.

OCT. 23

Theft. Change was stolen from the washers and dryers in all seven buildings at Woodlawn Apartments on the 7600 block of Woodlawn Drive. The suspects had keys to the machines as well as the buildings.