West metro police blotter

WEEK OF NOV. 14TH

Fire. A wall inside a home on Kelly Road caught on fire from a halogen lamp. The Chaska fire department extinguished the blaze.

NOV. 2

Theft. A 2005 Honda Element was stolen from the 7300 block of Gallagher Drive.

NOV. 5

Theft. A 17-year-old boy was arrested for theft and possession of marijuana after stealing two bottles of soda from Cub Foods at 6775 York Av. S., police said.

NOV. 7

NOV. 9

Indecent exposure. An unknown man exposed himself to a woman at Centennial Lakes Park on the 7400 block of France Av. S.

Robbery. An unknown man entered the BP gas station at 5209 Vernon Av. S. and robbed the clerk of $470.

NOV. 12

Property damage. Someone cut the holiday lights that were hanging on a fence around a home on the 5200 block of Green Farms Road.

Suspicious activity. Someone rang the doorbell at a home on the 100 block of Manitoba Road and left. Officers checked the area but were unable to find anyone.

NOV. 13

Theft. Guitars were stolen from a basement on the 100 block of 9th Avenue N.

NOV. 10

Theft. A bicycle was stolen from the side of a garage on the 10800 block of 102nd Avenue.

Vandalism. Someone took a 50-pound pumpkin from a home on the 17500 block of 78th Place and smashed it in the street.

OCT. 17

Theft. A woman reported her vehicle stolen on the 600 block of Hamel Road. She called later to report her vehicle had been returned and she had given her boyfriend permission to use the vehicle.

OCT. 20

Drunken driving. An 18-year-old Rockford man was issued a citation for underage drinking and driving on County Road 19 and Hwy. 55. The passenger, a 15-year-old Rockford boy, was issued a citation for minor consumption of alcohol.

Suspicious activity. Someone in a vehicle pulled into the driveway of a home on the 1400 block of Tamarack Drive, took photographs of the home and left the area. Officers located the vehicle and the driver turned out to be a city assessor.

NOV. 8

Property damage. A home on Lakeside Circle was damaged by paint balls.

NOV. 10

Disorderly conduct. A 17-year-old boy was cited for using indecent language on school grounds at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, 10635 36th Av. N. He was yelling profanities at staff members after being suspended from school, police said.

NOV. 12

Theft. Gift cards were stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked in the garage of a home on the 800 block of Shenandoah Lane N. The garage service door was not locked.

Underage consumption. An 18-year-old Plymouth man was cited for underage consumption after he was observed walking into traffic and almost getting hit by a vehicle on the 1800-B block of County Road 101.

Theft. An iPod and binoculars were stolen out of two unlocked vehicles parked in the driveway of a home on the 700 block of Shenandoah Lane N.