West metro police blotter

JUNE 16

Fire. A man reported that he was having a bonfire on the 22100 block of Woodland Lane and one of his trees had caught fire. The fire department cut down the hollow tree and extinguished the flames.

JULY 6

Assault. A patient assaulted a security guard at Fairview Southdale Hospital, 6401 France Av. S.

JULY 7

Drugs. A 20-year-old Hopkins man was arrested for possession of marijuana after he was stopped for a traffic violation at Interlachen Boulevard and Bywood W.

JULY 8

JULY 12

Theft. A donation jar containing $30 was stolen from SuperAmerica, 5205 Vernon Av. S.

JUNE 1

Shots fired. Officers responded to County Road 83 and Joyce Street regarding a loud boom or possible gunshot. A 51-year-old man on the 1400 block of Joyce Street had set off a plastic bottle bomb.

JUNE 9

JUNE 11

Burglary. Prescription medication was stolen from a home on the 400 block of West Eagle Lake Drive.

JUNE 5

Underage drinking. Eleven people were cited for underage alcohol consumption at a loud party on Edsall Road.

JUNE 1

JULY 5

Suspicious person. A 37-year-old man with two active warrants was arrested after he was found sleeping in a hallway on the 2700 block of 66th Street W.

JULY 6

Disorderly conduct. An intoxicated 38-year-old Minneapolis man was cited for disorderly conduct at 66th Street and Chicago Avenue S. He was taken to a detox facility.

JULY 15