Monday, April 29, 2013
This week's selections include women charged with burglary, man charged with 13 robberies pleads guilty to one, firefighters save paramedic and theft from Walmart.
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. Trial Starts for Tim Huber, Charged with Murder in Death of Tim Larson of Albertville Jury selection is the first order of business in a trial set to last three weeks. Minneapolis Man Charged with Second-Degree Murder for Fatal Shooting Steven Andre Moore, 27, has been charged with four felony offenses in connection with the death of a Shakopee High student. Fire Destroys Maple Grove Home Wednesday Evening No one was injured in the fire on the 7700 block of …
Monday, March 18, 2013
This week's selections includes eight arrested for marijuana distribution, bus robbery suspect arrest, Social Security number thefts, truck theft and restaurant kitchen fire.
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. Police Say Drunk Man Threatened to Kill Eden Prairie Police Officer A Shakopee man was charged with making terroristic threats against an Eden Prairie officer. Wayzata Company Agrees to Pay More than $400k for Violating Clean Water Act DMH Partners North, LLC, agreed to pay a $75,000 civil penalty to the U.S. and to purchase wetland credits valued at approximately $340,000. Richfield Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting That Left Victim Paralyzed The shooting occurred in …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Police say the same man is a suspect in a similar incident Wednesday.
Correction 2:26 p.m. 2/21/13: This story previously incorrectly stated the St. Louis Park Police Department requested that St. Louis Park High School go into lockdown. The St. Louis Park High School was put on lockdown for an hour Thursday morning as city police combed the area looking for an armed robber. A little before 6:30 a.m., police received a report of an armed robbery near a bus stop at the corner of Minnetonka Boulevard and Hampshire Avenue. The suspect, described as a black man about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and wearing a dark-colored mask and hoodie, brandished a pistol at a pedestrian and demanded their phone and wallet. According to schools spokesperson Sarah Thompson, the high school went into lockdown at 6:30 a.m., as police …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
A women reported that someone took her $1,500 Louis Vuitton bag and $1,500 in cash when she was in the shoe department of Burlington Coat Factory in St. Louis Park.
A patron at the Burlington Coat Factory on Nov. 24 had what was probably one of her least enjoyable shopping experiences this holiday season when a thief relieved her of her purse. The 23-year old St. Louis Park resident told St. Louis Park police officers that she set her purse down in the "shoes" section of the store for 5 to 7 minutes. When she returned to its location, the $1,500 Louis Vuitton bag had disappeared, along with $1,500 in cash inside it. According to a report filed by SLPD officers, store security officials said their security cameras captured a young woman leaving the store with the purse. Normally, copies of footage like this are turned over to police for their investigation. However, the purse's owner also wanted to …
Sunday, August 19, 2012
This week's selection includes a power outage at Valleyfair, burglaries, Twins catcher and new plans for a garden center and a former library.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Sporting a Fake Nose, Man Robs SLP Bank The U.S. Bank branch at Byerly's in St. Louis Park was robbed Wednesday morning for the second time in four months. And the robber—who wore a fake nose and facial makeup—could be a man suspected of several other area bank robberies in recent months. Possible Cougar Sighting in St. Michael, Albertville Maralee Sjerven of St. Michael has lost close to 25 chickens and several turkeys to what she believes to be a cougar recently. 'Crazy John,' Child Sex …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Ray James Brown, 24, has been indicted in federal court.
A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection to a March 15 robbery of Best Aid Pharmacy in St. Louis Park. Ray James Brown was indicted in federal court in St. Paul today. According to court documents, Brown was also involved in pharmacy robberies on Feb. 18, March 27 and April 3. In all the cases, Brown purportedly threatened employees. The 24-year-old was charged with four counts of interference with commerce by robbery, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, one count of robbery involving controlled substances and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, Brown could face life in prison without parole. On …
