An arrest or citation means police suspect a crime has occurred; they are allegations and still must go before a judge. 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.
CHASKA
WEEK OF JAN. 20
Drunken driving: A male was arrested for drunken driving after his vehicle was found stuck in the snow at 2nd Street W. and Elm Street. He had a blood alcohol content of 0.28.
EDINA
FEB. 3
Theft: A 2012 Chevrolet Silverado valued at $54,000 was stolen from the Perkins parking lot, 4917 Eden Av.
INDEPENDENCE
JAN. 7
Assistance: A woman reported that her daughter had locked her keys in her vehicle on the 5100 block of Fern Drive. An officer was able to open the door.
JAN. 9
Assistance: A woman called police because she was locked out of her house on the 3800 block of Lake Haughey Road. A locksmith was able to unlock the door.
JAN. 12
Suspicious vehicle: Officers observed a man and woman standing outside a stopped vehicle on County Roads 6 and 90 at 11:52 p.m. The man said he was assisting his wife, who had too much to drink and felt like she was going to get sick, so he had stopped the car.
MAPLE PLAIN
JAN. 10
Suspicious activity: Suspicious footprints were reported in the back yard of a home on the 1700 block of Perkins Lane. The footprints continued to a neighbor's yard on the 4800 block of Drake Drive. Officers matched the boot prints left in the snow and found them to be from Maple Plain Public Works, which had been doing water meter readings in the neighborhood.
MINNETRISTA
JAN. 19
Suspicious activity: A Minnetrista resident reported that a plane flew very low near his home on Deer Creek Road.
PLYMOUTH
JAN. 16
Theft: A 44-year-old woman from Somerset, Wis., was arrested on suspicion of stealing a curling iron from Sally Beauty Supply, 4190 Vinewood Lane N.
JAN. 20
Theft: A snowboard, boots and bindings were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked in a driveway on the 300 block of Balsam Lane N.
RICHFIELD
FEB. 10
Drugs: A 19-year-old man was cited for possession of marijuana after officers found him walking in the middle of the street at 1:34 a.m. on the 7000 block of Cedar Avenue S.
Drugs: A 40-year-old Richfield woman was arrested on a warrant and later found to be in possession of narcotics after her vehicle was stopped at 76th Street W. and Emerson Avenue S.
SHOREWOOD
FEB. 6
Drugs: A 39-year-old Wayzata man was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after he was stopped for a traffic violation on Highway 7 and Christmas Lake Road.
TONKA BAY
FEB. 11
Theft: An ATV was stolen during the night from the Birch Bluff Road area.
WACONIA
JAN. 10
Theft: A trailer was stolen from the 900 block of Pine Street S.
WATERTOWN
JAN. 17
Drugs: A juvenile female was arrested for fourth-degree sale of a controlled substance on the 1000 block of Highway 25 NW.
Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131
An arrest or citation means police suspect a crime has occurred; they are allegations and still must go before a judge. 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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