West metro police blotter

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 and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime in a neighborhood or community.

March 25, 2014 at 6:17PM

EDINA

MARCH 3

Burglary: Tools were stolen from a home that was being remodeled on Paddock Road.

Theft: A wallet, valued at $320, was stolen from Louis Vuitton in the Galleria.

MARCH 4

Drugs: An 18-year-old Edina man was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in a motor vehicle following a traffic stop on Dovre and Lincoln drives.

MARCH 7

Drunken driving: A 60-year-old Edina man was arrested for drunken driving and having an open bottle following a traffic stop on Gleason Road and Hwy. 62.

EXCELSIOR

MARCH 8

Drunken driving: A 24-year-old Wayzata man was arrested for drunken driving and possession of drug paraphernalia after he was stopped for an inoperative brake light and failing to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk at 2nd and ­Water streets.

MARCH 10

Burglary: Two computers were stolen from a home on 2nd Street.

MAPLE GROVE

FEB. 25

Theft: Tools were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked in a driveway on the 8000 block of Narcissus Lane.

MEDINA

FEB. 18

Theft: Several catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles on the 4300 block of Willow Drive.

FEB. 22

Theft: A snowmobile was stolen from the 100 block of Railway Street W. It was recovered the next day on a snowmobile trail in Independence.

PLYMOUTH

MARCH 3

Disorderly conduct: Two girls, ages 13 and 17, were cited for disorderly conduct for fighting on a school bus in the 12000 block of Ridgemount Avenue N.

RICHFIELD

MARCH 6

Assault: Officers responded to a home on the 6600 block of Clinton Avenue regarding a domestic disturbance between two brothers. A 27-year-old man was arrested after it was determined that he had shot his brother three times with a BB gun at close range, causing injury.

Burglary: Numerous electronic items were stolen from a home on the 7700 block of 12th Avenue S. Footprints matched those found at other burglary scenes in the area.

MARCH 7

Theft: A man forgot to take his cash after making a withdrawal at the ATM in Super­America, 7720 Nicollet Av. S. A woman removed the $300 from the machine.

Drugs: Numerous packages of marijuana and cash were seized following a traffic stop on 65th Street W. and Grand Avenue S. A 23-year-old Brooklyn Park man was cited for possession of marijuana.

MARCH 10

Theft: A 29-year-old Richfield man was cited for theft after he attempted to leave without paying for his meal at Champps, 790 66th St. W.

SHOREWOOD

MARCH 7

Drugs: A 50-year-old Victoria man was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in a motor vehicle after being stopped on suspicion of driving after suspension.

WACONIA

FEB. 22

Underage consumption: Numerous juveniles were cited for underage consumption after officers responded to a complaint of an underage drinking party at a home on the 1600 block of Windy Lane.

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 and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime in a neighborhood or community.

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