BLAINE
FEB. 24
Property damage. Someone drew on a vehicle with a marker on the 10700 block of Buchanan St. NE.
FEB. 27
Theft. A 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix was stolen from the 10000 block of Central Avenue NE.
FRIDLEY
FEB. 21
Theft. Two men, ages 44 and 46, were arrested on suspicion of theft and trespassing after they were caught stealing scrap metal from Stylmark, 6536 Main St. NE.
FEB. 22
Medical. An intoxicated 50-year-old man was taken to the hospital after he was found lying on the ground in a parking lot at the Holiday Stationstore, 200 57th Av. NE. He had fallen head-first to the ground. He told officers he drank a lot of tequila.
FEB. 25
Disorderly conduct. A 9-year-old boy allegedly exposed himself to a girl at North Park Elementary School, 5575 Fillmore St. NE.
MARCH 2
Dispute. An officer spoke with a man who said he had lent his girlfriend $60 and didn't think she intended to pay him back. The man was advised that it was a civil issue.
MARCH 4
Domestic. A 17-year-old girl from a home on North Circle called police to report that she was upset because her mother would not give her a cigarette. Officers mediated and advised her to go to bed.
MARCH 5
Domestic. Officers went to the same house as in the previous incident. The daughter was upset because she did not have boots and was going to have to walk to school. An officer told her that her school was closed that day and that if police had to come to the home again, it would result in criminal enforcement action.
MINNEAPOLIS
FEB. 27
Weapon. A 27-year-old man was arrested for carrying a weapon without a permit after he was stopped for traffic violations on 25th and Fremont Avenues N.
MOUNDS VIEW
FEB. 28
Underage consumption. Two men, ages 18 and 19, along with a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl, were cited for underage consumption of alcohol after a report of a disturbance at an apartment on the 7500 block of Greenfield Avenue.
RAMSEY
FEB. 16
Drunken driving. A 37-year-old Ramsey man was arrested for drunken driving, speeding and littering after his vehicle was stopped for speeding on the 14600 block of Ramsey Boulevard NW.
FEB. 21
Drugs. A 22-year-old Spring Lake Park woman was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a weapon and having no insurance after she was stopped on the 7500 block of Hwy. 10 for having expired license tabs.
ST. ANTHONY
MARCH 6
Theft. A woman reported that her purse was stolen from her apartment on the 2500 block of 38th Avenue NE. The purse was located in the laundry room inside her apartment. She had misplaced it and no theft occurred.
Disorderly conduct. A 21-year-old man was arrested for disorderly conduct, obstructing the legal process and property damage at an apartment on the 3600 block of 37th Avenue NE.
MARCH 8
Public intoxication. Customer complaints were received about an intoxicated woman at Cub Foods, 3930 Silver Lake Road. Officers spoke to a 51-year-old woman and she was released to the custody of her father.
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.
It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.
