West metro police blotter

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.

July 24, 2012 at 8:50PM

EDINA

JULY 3

Underage consumption. A 15-year-old boy was arrested for underage consumption and curfew violation after officers found him lying in the grass on the 6700 block of Valley View Road.

JULY 4

Theft. A woman reported that her purse was stolen while she was at Tavern on France, 6740 France Av. S.

JULY 5

Burglary. A laptop was stolen from a home on the 5800 block of Hidden Lane.

JULY 6

Burglary. Officers responded to an alarm at Be Iced, 6805 York Av. S. Someone had broken the jewelry case and stolen a man's ring.

Burglary. Two cellphones, a laptop and cash were stolen from a home on the 6400 block of Maloney Avenue.

HOPKINS

JUNE 1

Theft. A dog was stolen from the 800 block of Cameron Court.

JUNE 3

Noise complaint. Officers spoke with a woman on the 1400 block of Oxford Street about noise. She was running her lawn mower for over an hour and not mowing the lawn.

MAPLE GROVE

JUNE 1

Theft. Catalytic converters were stolen off vehicles that were parked at the transit stations on the 9800 block of Maple Grove Parkway and 12300 block of Main Street.

JUNE 4

Theft. A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked in a driveway on the 11300 block of 97th Place.

Theft. A trailer and bicycle were stolen from a garage on the 6300 block of Eagle Lake Drive. The service door was unlocked.

MAPLE PLAIN

JUNE 2

Suspicious activity. Officers responded to a report of a woman screaming in a home on the 1500 block of Howard Avenue. Officers found a 39-year-old woman who was not screaming: She was singing along with the music.

PLYMOUTH

JUNE 1

Underage consumption. A 16-year-old boy was cited for underage consumption of alcohol on the 4900 block of Peony Lane. He was released to a parent.

JUNE 2

Drunken driving. A 53-year-old Wayzata man was arrested for drunken driving on 42nd Avenue N. and Fernbrook Lane N.

JUNE 5

Illegal massage. A 30-year-old New Hope woman was arrested for illegal massage and prostitution at an office space she rented on the 3400 block of Hwy. 169.

Theft. A fountain from a pond, valued at $12,000, was stolen from Vicksburg Lane and 57th Avenue N.

JUNE 6

Prostitution. A 25-year-old Lexington woman was arrested for prostitution at Days Inn, 2955 Empire Lane N.

RICHFIELD

JULY 4

Trespassing. A 49-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested for trespassing and possession of alcohol at Veteran's Park, 6335 Portland Av. S.

Weapon. A 17-year-old boy was arrested for possession of a firearm at Veteran's Park, 6335 Portland Av. S.

Weapon. A 19-year-old St. Paul man was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon at Veteran's Park, 6335 Portland Av. S.

Stolen property. A 37-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested on 56th Street and Chicago Avenue after he was found in possession of stolen property that had been taken in Richfield.

JULY 5

Drunken driving. A 37-year-old Richfield man was arrested for drunken driving on 77th Street and Portland Avenue.

Assault. An 18-year-old Richfield man was arrested for assaulting a police office at the Hub on 66th Street and Nicollet Avenue.

JULY 13

Theft. Someone stole $8,000 from a home on the 6700 block of Lyndale Avenue S.

Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131

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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