Monday, April 22, 2013
This week's selections include a man who received harassing emails from himself, federal porn charges, officer of the year and scavenging crackdown.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Marathon Suspect Shootout Witness Is Andrew Kitzenberg from Edina The Breck School alum photographed a clash in Watertown, MA, between police and the men they suspect of bombing the Boston Marathon. Two Hopkins Students Charged After Protesting ‘Modern Day Blackfacing’ The black students said they were upset about white ski team members who dressed up for ‘ghetto spirit day.’ The white students said they called it ‘rapper day.’ Wayzata Boston Marathon Runner to KSTP…
Saturday, January 26, 2013
A selection of crimes and incidents reported by the St. Louis Park Police Department Dec. 31 to Jan. 10.
If you tend to listen to conventional wisdom, you might expect car thieves to be interested in expensive cars, not soccer-mom-mobiles. However, in three separate incidents on Jan. 3 and Jan. 5, criminals tried to steal minivans in St. Louis Park, according to St. Louis Park police records. The targeted vehicles were parked on the 2600 block of Toledo Ave South, the 2700 block of Utica Ave South, and the 2700 block of Louisiana Ave South. In all three cases, criminals broke a window to gain access to the van and then attacked the ignition, either punching it or trying to pry it out of the steering column. Typically, such damage can cost upwards of $1,000 to repair. It's not clear what saved the first two vehicles, but a police report notes…
Friday, January 25, 2013
Man with slurred speech claims he was one of few sober people in apartment.
You can bet this man's neighbors won't be inviting him to any potlucks any time soon. In the early hours of Jan. 16, a resident of a condo building in the 5900 block of Oxford St. called St. Louis Park police on her neighbor. Around 10 people in the man's apartment were making a racket, she said, and this wasn't the first time. The man habitually brought home noisy groups after bar close, she claimed, and she would have none of it this time. When police arrived, they had to pound on the unit's door to get the 27-year old resident to answer. According to a report they later filed, officers could smell alcohol on the man's breath, his eyes were bloodshot, and his speech was slurred. He told officers he was one of the few sober people in the …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Call started when young woman passed out in back of taxi.
Much of the time, officers of the St. Louis Park Police Department spend their time patroling the city and investigating crimes. Some times, however, they find themselves in much less glamorous situations. On Dec. 1, police were called to the 4400 block of Park Glen Road around 2 a.m. A taxi's passenger wouldn't pay her fair—the young woman was passed out drunk in the cab's back seat. According to the police report, the passenger had a hard time figuring out where she was. She initially gave officers the wrong apartment number, and that apartment's resident told police she thought the woman lived one floor up. The two officers finally got the woman to her apartment, but her roommate was not home. From there, the situation rapidly …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
A roundup of select crimes and incidents reported to St. Louis Park police from Dec. 15 to Dec. 20.
Dec. 14 Four cars were burglarized on the 400 block of Ford Road . Dec. 15 Police responded to a noise complaint at midnight. The case has been referred to the city attorney for charging. A serious property damage incident was reported to police around 4 p.m. Police are still investigating. Dec. 16 Police pulled a driver over at the intersection of Minnetonka Avenue and Lake Street shortly before 1 a.m. for driving without lights. The car's passenger was arrested after routine checks revealed they had outstanding misdemeanor warrants from Scott and Anoka Counties. Police pulled a car over at the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Walker Street for making an illegal traffic maneuver shortly before 2 a.m. The driver was arrested after …
Wayne Supertramp
12:01 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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