South police reports

OCT. 16

Theft. An 18-speed women's bicycle valued at $150 was stolen in the 2100 block of W. County Road 42.

OCT. 18

Burglary. A burglary was reported in the 1800 block of E. Cliff Road.

Theft. A trailer valued at $7,000 was stolen in the 1300 block of Larc Industrial Boulevard.

OCT. 29

Theft. A Jeep was taken from a driveway in the 700 block of Trotters Ridge overnight. It had been left unlocked with the keys inside.

Theft. Somebody broke into a vehicle and stole a wallet in the 3800 block of Gibraltar Trail.

Fraud. A caller in the 3500 block of Federal Drive reported fraudulent charges on a credit card.

Theft. A shed was broken into and a grass trimmer was stolen in the 1800 block of Carnelian Lane.

Property damage. A vehicle was spray-painted overnight while it was parked in a driveway in the 4300 block of Braddock Trail.

OCT. 31

Theft. A MacBook Pro laptop was reported stolen during a party in the 500 block of Majestic Oaks Court.

OCT. 17

Theft. A theft from a vehicle was reported in the 18400 block of Kachina Court.

OCT. 18

Burglary. A burglary was reported in the 17800 block of W. 179th Trail.

Theft. A leaf blower was stolen from a truck in the 4400 block of SE. Maplewood Street. A witness saw the thief and gave chase. The thief ran into some woods and stashed the leaf blower. It was recovered and returned to its owner.

OCT. 14

Theft. An MP3 player valued at $150 was stolen from a vehicle in the 17400 block of SW. Sunray Circle.

OCT. 15

Property damage. A driver headed west on Stonecrest Path struck a fire hydrant at the intersection with Brookmere Boulevard. He told police the accident happened because the sun was in his eyes.

Theft. Goose decoys valued at $286 were stolen from a driveway in the 17000 block of SE. Wilderness Trail.

OCT. 17

Theft. A diaper bag was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 3600 block of North Berens Road NW. The loss was valued at $250.

OCT. 19

Theft. A door was taken from one skid loader and a light was taken from another near Spring Lake Road SW. and Northwood Road NW.

Found property. An abandoned bicycle was found in the 3900 block of W. 147th Street.

Theft. A vehicle was stolen in the 13400 block of S. Courthouse Boulevard.

OCT. 25

Theft. A GPS unit was taken from a vehicle in the 13200 block of Kipling Avenue S.

OCT. 28

Disturbance. A caller in the 7300 block of W. Hwy. 13 reported that somebody was damaging a vending machine. An officer arrived and found that the person was actually just rocking the machine in an attempt to get out a bag of chips that had become stuck after he bought them.

OCT. 30

Theft, property damage. A vehicle that had apparently been stolen from a driveway in the 4200 block of W. 126th Street was found destroyed by fire in Burnsville.

OCT. 13

Theft. Police cited a 12-year-old Shakopee girl for shoplifting at Cub Foods, 1198 E. Vierling Drive.

Underage drinking. Police cited a Minnetonka woman, 18, an Eden Prairie boy, 17, and a Golden Valley boy and girl, both 17, for underage drinking at Valleyfair.

OCT. 16

Property damage. Vandalism was reported in the 2900 block of Wyndam Court.

OCT. 18

Trespassing. A Fridley man, 51, was cited for trespassing at Canterbury Park, 1100 S. Canterbury Road.

OCT. 31

Theft. A GPS unit, an iPod cable and a GPS cord were stolen from a vehicle in the 400 block of 18th Avenue S.

Theft. A vehicle was stolen after it was left running and unlocked in the 400 block of Southview Boulevard.

Property damage. Somebody cut a window screen at a house in the 300 block of 5th Avenue S.

NOV. 1

Theft. An air compressor and a bike were reported stolen from a home in the 600 block of 11th Avenue N.

NOV. 2

Neighbor complaint. A caller in the 900 block of Felix Street complained that a neighbor's exterior light was shining into the caller's bedroom window. The caller phoned back a short time later to say the light had been turned off.

Abandoned animal. The manager of an apartment building in the 1700 block of Oakdale Avenue reported that a tenant had moved out and left a cat behind.