West metro police blotter

EDINA

DEC. 21

Theft. A 17-year-old boy was arrested for theft after stealing a 2007 Toyota Matrix, valued at $10,000, from the parking lot at Southdale Center.

Assault. A 51-year-old Edina woman was arrested for assault in the 7400 block of West Shore Drive.

Drunken driving. An 18-year-old Bloomington man was arrested for drunken driving, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia following a traffic accident in the 7600 block of Parklawn Avenue.

DEC. 23

Assault. A 48-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested for assault following a road rage incident at 66th Street and York Avenue.

Theft. A 39-year-old Eden Prairie woman was arrested for possession of stolen property and giving false information to police following a traffic stop in the 6700 block of York Avenue S.

INDEPENDENCE

DEC. 25

Welfare check. A person called police to ask them to check on a resident in the 3500 block of Lake Haughey Road who wasn't answering the phone. Officers found that the resident was vacuuming and didn't hear the phone.

MEDINA

Property damage. A resident in the 800 block of Navajo Road reported that his Christmas lights had been cut on each of the previous three days.

DEC. 19

Check welfare. Officers responded to a report of three children left in a vehicle for more than 10 minutes in the 300 block of Clydesdale Trail. Their mother, found in her home, said the vehicle was locked and that her 8-year-old son was watching the other two. She told officers that she understood why someone would have been concerned.

MINNETRISTA

DEC. 22

DEC. 24

Drunken driving. A 23-year-old Mound man was arrested for drunken driving after his vehicle was found in a ditch along County Road 15.

PLYMOUTH

DEC. 25

Theft. Cash and jewelry were stolen from a home in the 16100 block of 55th Avenue. A resident noticed the items missing after having guests over.

Drugs. Two 16-year-old girls were cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after their vehicle was reported outside a business complex in the 17400 block of Medina Road.

RICHFIELD

DEC. 28

Theft. Narcotics were stolen from the Richfield Health Center, 7727 Portland Av. S.

JAN. 5

JAN. 6

Drugs. Officers responded to Motel 6, 7640 Cedar Av. S., regarding a heroin overdose. A 22-year-old woman was arrested for possession of narcotics and her boyfriend, who had overdosed on heroin, was taken to the hospital.

JAN. 8

Theft. An 18-year-old Minneapolis man and a juvenile male were arrested for possession of stolen property and fleeing police after an officer observed a stolen vehicle in the 800 block of W. 65th Street.

JAN. 11

Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131