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Thursday, December 27, 2012

'Robin Hood' Charged With Stealing: #6 Top Story Of The Year

We're counting down the most inspiring, popular, interesting and tragic stories of the year.

Monday, December 17, 2012

'Robin Hood' Charged With Stealing: #6 Top Story Of The Year

We're counting down the most inspiring, popular, interesting and tragic stories of the year.

A man with a well-known name was charged with a crime in St. Louis Park in June. It was one of St. Louis Park Patch's most popular stories of the year. Police said Robin Hood, 33, picked up a Gateway desktop computer and left Micro Center in St. Louis Park on June 7. On June 15, he again walked into the store, took a computer and left, according to St. Louis Park police. Store employees confronted him in the parking lot this time, however, and asked him for his receipt. He said he dropped it, re-entered the store, went to the bathroom, changed his shirt and left the store. Policedemagnetizing tool clipped to his belt, according to the criminal complaint. As far as we can tell, he wasn't wearing tights and wasn't accompanied by a band of …

Monday, July 2, 2012

Keller Passes Away, Robin Hood Steals: Our Biggest Stories of June

With July upon us, we look back at what had St. Louis Park talking in June.

As we roll over the calendar to July, here's a quick look at the five stories that had St. Louis Park talking in June: Derrick Keller, Former SLP Baseball Star, Dies After being diagnosed with a high-risk form of leukemia in August 2011 and subsequently undergoing treatment, Derrick Keller passed away Tuesday afternoon.  Scars Remain, But Holy Family Looking to Work With Neighbors on Expansion The relationship between Holy Family Catholic and St. Louis Park's Sorenson Neighborhood has had its ups and downs. As the church nears the start of a project to expand its school, work is being done to heal some of the wounds. SLP Police Arrest Robin Hood for Alleged Theft A St. Paul man with a familiar name has been charged with stealing computers …

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

SLP Police Arrest Robin Hood for Alleged Theft

The St. Paul man is accused of stealing computers from a St. Louis Park store and having a demagnetizing tool clipped to his belt.

OUTSIDE MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- A St. Paul man with a familiar name has been charged with stealing computers from a St. Louis Park store after making repeated visits to the business. Robin Hood, 33, is charged with two felonies: theft over $1,000, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, and possession of burglary or theft tools, which has a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint, signed by St. Louis Park Police Officer Aaron Balvin, Hood first went to Micro Center in St. Louis Park on June 7, selected a Gateway desktop computer valued at $700, and left the store without paying for it. Store employees were familiar with Hood, who had visited the store …

Michael Rose

4:27 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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