Twin Cities north metro police blotter

BLAINE

JAN. 18

Drugs. A 41-year-old man was arrested for methamphetamine possession after officers responded to a report of a suspicious man walking around cars in a parking lot on the 1500 block of 109th Avenue NE.

JAN. 19

Property damage. A vehicle's tires were slashed while it was parked in a driveway on the 100 block of 113th Square NE.

JAN. 24

Theft. A catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle on the 11800 block of Aber­deen Street NE.

JAN. 27

Theft. Materials and tools were stolen from a construction site on the 11700 block of Ulysses Street NE.

CENTERVILLE

JAN. 25

Drugs. A 23-year-old man was arrested for possession of marijuana, speeding and unsafe equipment after he was stopped on the 6800 block of 20th Avenue S.

JAN. 30

Prostitution. A woman, 27, was arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution at her apartment. She reportedly had advertisements on two different websites.

FRIDLEY

JAN. 23

Assist public. A man reported that he had a pizza delivered to his home and thought someone had sprayed the outside of the box and pop with perfume. He was advised to call the pizza shop.

Animal complaint. A woman called police to report there was a bat in the basement of her home on the 5600 block of 4th Street NE. An officer was unable to locate the bat and gave her options on how to remove it.

LEXINGTON

JAN. 26

Theft. Two loads of women's clothes were stolen after they were left unattended for over 24 hours in the community laundry room on the 3900 block of Restwood Road.

MINNEAPOLIS

Animal complaint. Officers executed a search warrant at a home on the 1400 block of Fremont Avenue N. An adult male was arrested on suspicion of animal fighting. Officers seized five dogs, dogfighting equipment and two handguns.

JAN. 24

Assault. A woman was taken to the hospital with noncritical injuries after she was stabbed by another woman during an ­argument on the 2900 block of Upton ­Avenue N.

MOUNDS VIEW

JAN. 23

Burglary. A computer and jewelry were stolen from a home on Bronson Drive.

JAN. 26

Theft. Tools were stolen from a vehicle on the 8100 block of Long Lake Road.

JAN. 27

Drunken driving. A 59-year-old Mounds View man was arrested for drunken driving after he was stopped for speeding on County Road 10 and Red Lake Drive.

Theft. A 1999 Mercury Sable was stolen from the 7600 block of Silver Lake Road NW. It was later recovered in Fridley.

ST. ANTHONY

FEB. 11

Theft. A 37-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of stealing property from a family's home while she was working as a home health worker on Rankin Road.

Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131