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West metro police blotter, July 1

June 30, 2018 at 9:03PM

EDINA

JUNE 6

Underage consumption. Two 17-year-old boys were arrested for underage consumption of alcohol in the 5200 block of Minnehaha Boulevard.

Drugs. A 29-year-old Roseville man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and hypodermic needles, as well as drunken driving, following a traffic stop at Brook Drive and Hillside Lane.

JUNE 9

Theft. Two men, ages 18 and 19, and a 17-year-old boy were arrested for possession of stolen property in the 4700 block of Glenwood Avenue.

JUNE 10

Burglary. Electronic items and cash were stolen from the 4400 block of 76th Street W.

EXCELSIOR

JUNE 4

Drunken driving. A 23-year-old Minnetonka man was arrested for drunken driving after he was stopped for an equipment violation and traffic violation near Morse Avenue and Hwy. 7.

MAPLE GROVE

JUNE 4

Animal complaint. A resident reported finding a baby deer on the front steps of their home in the 8600 block of Shadow Creek Drive. An officer put the deer in a kennel and took it to an animal rehabilitation center.

JUNE 8

Animal complaint. An officer responded to a report of an opossum in a swimming pool in the 12600 block of 63rd Avenue. The officer was able to capture it and removed it to a nearby park.

MINNETRISTA

JUNE 3

Underage consumption. Officers responded to a late night report of a group of loud teenagers on Fox Trail. They cited three teenage boys for underage consumption of alcohol; one of them also was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.

PLYMOUTH

JUNE 2

Weapon. A 21-year-old Plymouth man was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm in the 9600 block of 37th Place. He was moving the gun to a closet when it discharged, but escaped injury.

JUNE 7

Drugs. A 21-year-old Delano man was cited for possession of marijuana and an illegal knife, following a traffic stop for a registration violation at Xenium Lane and County Road 6.

RICHFIELD

JUNE 6

Drugs. A 52-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested for possession of cocaine, drunken driving, having an open bottle of alcohol in a motor vehicle, giving police officers a false name, driving after cancellation and carrying no proof of insurance, following a traffic stop at 61st Street and Lyndale Avenue S. Also arrested were the passengers: a 74-year-old Wayzata man and a 63-year-old Minneapolis woman for possession of drug paraphernalia, and an 18-year-old Eagan woman for possession of cocaine.

JUNE 8

Assault. Officers responded to a report of an assault at a home in the 7100 block of Oliver Avenue S. They found an unconscious man with facial lacerations, and arrested a 46-year-old Cottage Grove man for assault.

JUNE 9

Disorderly conduct. Officers responded to a report of a man attempting to fight several people at a party in a home in the 6500 block of 15th Avenue S. They arrested a 26-year-old Richfield man for disorderly conduct.

WACONIA

JUNE 14

Drugs. A 17-year-old Waconia boy was arrested for possession of a controlled substance at Lake Street E. and Olive Street N.

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.