Items are selected from police reports and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime in a neighborhood or community.
ANDOVER
APRIL 9
Theft. A chainsaw, skill saw and bicycle were stolen from an unlocked garage on the 4000 block of 176th Avenue NW.
BLAINE
APRIL 2
Theft. Two packs of scratch-off lottery tickets were stolen from the Holiday gas station, 9933 Ulysses St. NE.
APRIL 3
Theft. Someone stole 550 gallons of fuel out of a tank at Super USA Zone, 12080 Central Av. NE.
CENTERVILLE
APRIL 2
Theft. A 21-year-old man was cited for theft after he did not pay for taxi service.
CIRCLE PINES
APRIL 6
Weapon. A 36-year-old man was arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon and drug paraphernalia after he was stopped for bicycle violations on Lake Drive and Golden Lake Road.
EAST BETHEL
APRIL 9
Theft. A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 4300 block of 152nd Avenue NW.
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Drunken driving. A 54-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving after he was found sleeping behind the wheel of his vehicle, with its motor running, at Old Country Buffet, 6540 University Av. NE.
APRIL 7
Disorderly conduct. A 31-year-old man was arrested for disorderly conduct at McDonald's, 8100 University Av. NE. He was looking at pornography on his computer and was asked to leave and refused.
APRIL 8
Medical. A 30-year-old woman at G.B. Leighton's Pickle Park, 7820 University Av. NE., was taken to the hospital for evaluation after having a reaction to street drugs.
Assault. A 5-year-old boy punched a 6-year-old boy, causing bruises on his face, at Hayes Elementary, 615 Mississippi St. NE. The boy was suspended for two days.
HAM LAKE
APRIL 8
Burglary. Radiators were stolen from two business garages on the 15500 block of Hwy. 65 NE.
Property damage. A 23-year-old man was cited for property damage after driving his truck through Ham Lake Park, 1843 153rd Av. NE., damaging areas of the park and a ballfield. An officer followed tire tracks to the man's home.
APRIL 9
Theft. Gas was siphoned from semi-trailer trucks at a business on the 14100 block of Lincoln Street NE.
MOUNDS VIEW
APRIL 5
Theft. Someone stole two bottles of alcohol from ABC Liquor, 2840 County Road 10.
ST. ANTHONY
APRIL 11
Public intoxication. A 62-year-old man was taken to a detox facility after he was found drinking mouthwash at Leeann Chin's, 2603 39th Av.
APRIL 13
Public intoxication. An intoxicated 53-year-old man was taken home after he was found sleeping in Cub Foods, 3930 Silver Lake Road. He was released to the custody of an adult.
Theft. A 28-year-old woman from Lowry Grove Trailer Park reported she let two men whom she had just met use her vehicle and they had not returned it. The men also stole some cash, a credit card and an iPod Touch from her purse. Her vehicle was later found in the trailer park, damaged, and unauthorized transactions were made on her credit card.
Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131
Items are selected from police reports and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime in a neighborhood or community.
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