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West metro police blotter

Items are selected from reports made to police departments and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime.

June 25, 2013 at 6:44PM

EDINA

JUNE 7

Trespassing. A 31-year-old Edina woman was arrested for trespassing, obstructing the legal process and assault after she was found in the yard of a home on the 6300 block of Peacedale Avenue.

JUNE 8

Curfew violation. A 16-year-old boy was arrested for curfew violation and fleeing police on 54th Street and France Avenue.

INDEPENDENCE

MAY 7

Animal complaint. A small horse was captured after running out in front of a vehicle on County Roads 6 and 19. It was returned to its pasture on the 4800 block of Broadmoor Drive.

MAY 11

Check welfare. A woman from a home on the 2000 block of County Road 92N called 911 and hung up. Before an officer arrived at the home, the woman called back to say that her dog had been choking and she was panicking, but that the dog was fine now.

MAY 12

Suspicious vehicle. Officers responded to the 5400 block of Moline Road regarding a truck sitting at the end of a driveway. Officers located the truck and the driver said he and his female passenger were looking at the wild onions growing in the woods.

MAPLE PLAIN

APRIL 28

Animal complaint. A man called to report that a bird made a nest in his garage at apartments on the 5200 block of Bryantwood Drive. He did not want his wife or son attacked by the bird. He decided to seek the advice of a veterinary technician.

MAY 18

Drunken driving. An intoxicated 58-year-old man was taken to the detox facility after he was found driving his Hoveround on County Road 19. His blood-alcohol content was 0.32 percent, police said. He told officers he was going to the store.

MEDINA

MAY 15

Missing child. A woman reported her 4-year-old grandson went missing while they were going for a walk. The boy went ahead of grandma and disappeared from her vision. A construction worker located the boy on Pin Oak Road and Wildflower. He was returned to his grandmother.

MINNETRISTA

MAY 12

Suspicious vehicle. Officers located a suspicious vehicle on Pauly Lane. It was the newspaper delivery person.

MAY 18

Assist animal. Someone reported a dog stuck in the attic of a home on Painter Road. Officers and firemen were able to free the dog.

RICHFIELD

JUNE 7

Indecent exposure. A 57-year-old Sartell man was arrested for indecent exposure after he was urinating in public on the 6500 block of Penn Avenue S.

JUNE 8

Indecent exposure. An intoxicated 28-year-old Richfield man was cited for indecent exposure at E. 66th Street and Portland Avenue S. He was taken to the hospital.

Terroristic threats. A Richfield man, 27, was arrested for terroristic threats on the 900 block of E. 78th Street. Officers had been called to a disturbance at that location.

JUNE 12

Theft. Three iPads were stolen from Best Buy Mobile, 6601 Nicollet Av. 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.