Crime & Safety

Laughing Teens Mug St. Louis Park Woman on Minnetonka Boulevard

The woman was mugged after getting off a bus at Minnetonka and Louisiana.

A St. Louis Park woman was mugged by two teenagers while walking from a Minnetonka Boulevard bus stop on June 29.

Shortly before 2 a.m., the woman got off the 17 near Louisiana Ave and began walking west on Minnetonka.

She was leaving a message for a friend on her cell phone when the two teens approached her from behind. She felt a pulling pain on her neck as one of the teens ripped her purse from off her shoulder, snapping the strap.

Find out what's happening in St. Louis Parkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

She described the teen who robbed her as a black male in a white t-shirt with dark-colored basketball shorts and a red hat. She said both teens were thin, around 5-feet-9-inches tall.

The teens then ran north on Nevada Boulevard, laughing as they ran.

Find out what's happening in St. Louis Parkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Police checked the neighborhood to the north but were unable to find the teens.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.