ANDOVER

OCT. 15

Underage consumption. An officer noticed a vehicle parked on the side of the road at Osage Street NW and Crosstown Boulevard NW. He went to offer assistance and saw three girls, one of them sleeping, in the vehicle. A 16-year-old girl was taken to the hospital because no one was able to wake her up. She was cited for Under 21 Drink and Drive. Two other 16-year-old girls were cited for underage consumption and curfew violation.

OCT. 21

Theft. A gas station in the 14900 block of Round Lake Boulevard called police to report that a man had filled his vehicle with gas and drove off without paying. An officer located the suspected vehicle and activated his lights. The driver led police on a chase, driving through yards and passing vehicles on the shoulder, the report said. The driver stopped the vehicle and fled on foot. Officers caught him after a short foot chase. The report said stolen property and mail were found in the vehicle and a meth pipe was found on the suspect. The 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fleeing in a motor vehicle, fleeing on foot, possession of stolen property, theft of gas, driving after suspension, damage to property, reckless driving, no proof of insurance, equipment violation and possession of drug paraphernalia.

BLAINE

OCT. 16

Underage consumption. An officer saw a group of people walking at 1:30 a.m. on Jefferson Street NE and 89th Avenue NE. The people dispersed quickly when the officer approached them. An officer found a man standing in the street behind a car. The man showed signs of intoxication and was holding a bottle of Jagermeister, the report said. His portable breath test yielded a result of .226 blood alcohol content. The 19-year-old man said he was just hanging out in the street and did not have anyone to take care of him. He was arrested for underage consumption.

FRIDLEY

OCT. 16

Disorderly conduct. Police were called to Talecris Plasma, 6582 University Av. NE, because two people who had donated plasma were having a verbal altercation. The police removed them from the facility.

OCT. 18

Animal complaint. Officers received multiple reports that two pit bulls were running in the area of the 7400 block of Lakeside Road NE. According to police reports, this has been an ongoing problem. The owner had taken the dogs inside before officers arrived and refused to answer the door for the officers. A citation was mailed to the owner of the dogs.

HAM LAKE

OCT. 17

Theft. Tools were stolen from an open garage of a home in the 1400 block of 133rd Lane NE. According to police, the owner did not know when the tools had been taken because he leaves his garage door up unattended regularly.

OAK GROVE

OCT. 21

Theft. Gas was siphoned from three vehicles in the 21000 block of Lake George Blvd. NW.

RAMSEY

SEPT. 27

Drunken driving. A 33-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated and fleeing police in his golf cart on the 13900 block of Garnet Terrace West. The man turned off the lights on the golf cart and fled from police through many back yards in a town home complex, the report said. The golf cart was towed.

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.