Items are selected from reports made to police departments and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime in a neighborhood or community.
ANDOVER
MARCH 16
Burglary. A wallet was stolen from an unsecured home on Vale Street NW.
CRYSTAL
MARCH 15
Disorderly conduct. A 72-year-old woman was arrested for disorderly conduct and assault after a disturbance at a home on Florida Avenue N.
EAST BETHEL
MARCH 14
Theft. A snowblower was stolen from property on the 18800 block of Breezy Point Drive NE.
FRIDLEY
MARCH 15
Check welfare. Officers responded to a home regarding a man being held against his will in a vehicle. Officers located the vehicle in the driveway along with a man and a woman. The man told officers he was OK and having an argument with his girlfriend and she confirmed his story. He was advised of telling the truth when calling the police.
Disorderly conduct. Officers responded to 4th Street NE. and 61st Avenue NE. regarding a male with a bat chasing the caller. Officers determined that the male was a new resident to the community and saw a suspicious person walking up his driveway at 3:58 a.m. It was the newspaper delivery person.
MARCH 16
Assist public. An officer found an intoxicated 48-year-old man lying in the snow at 73rd Avenue NE. and Highway 65 NE. He was taken home and left in the care of others.
Drunken driving. A 37-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving, child endangerment and headlights required after he was stopped for not having any headlights on in the 6200 block of University Avenue NE. Three children, ages 3, 5 and 7, were in the vehicle. They were taken to foster care.
LEXINGTON
MARCH 12
Assault. A 29-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault after striking a male with a shovel on Lake Drive.
MARCH 15
Drugs. Officers observed suspicious activity occurring in the parking lot of Tires Plus, 9280 Lake Dr. A 27-year-old woman was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.
MINNEAPOLIS
MARCH 20
Robbery. Two men were shot in the leg while being robbed by two men on 35th Avenue N. and Queen Avenue N.
OAK GROVE
MARCH 18
Theft. A 2004 Chevrolet Venture van was stolen from the parking lot at SuperAmerica, 3166 Viking Blvd. NW. The vehicle had been left running and unattended.
RAMSEY
MARCH 8
Theft. A purse was stolen from an office in Enchantasys Lingerie Mega Store, 6139 Hwy. 10 NW.
MARCH 11
Theft. Someone stole two boxes of lingerie from a delivery truck parked at Enchantasys Lingerie Mega Store, 6139 Hwy. 10 NW. The lock on the back of the truck was cut.
ST. ANTHONY
MARCH 27
Drugs. A 17-year-old boy was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of synthetic cannabinoids, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to drive in correct lane after he was stopped on the 2800 block of Stinson Boulevard.
Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131
Items are selected from reports made to police departments and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime in a neighborhood or community.
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