Monday, April 15, 2013
This week's selections include a man accused of punching his girlfriend in the face, disorderly conduct in Target, fires, stalking and Craigslist issues.
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. Fingerprints Link Fugitive Suspect to Wayzata Burglary Scene The Hennepin County Crime lab lifted fingerprints from the scene of an attempted burglary and positively matched them to an Elk River man. Man Charged After Allegedly Strangling Girlfriend at Aqua City Motel Police say Randall Velachi Jackson punched his girlfriend numerous times in the face, strangled her and held a knife to her throat. 'Heavily Intoxicated' Man Allegedly Strangled, Threatened to Kill …
Monday, April 8, 2013
This week's compilation includes a suspect who answered the phone during an alleged burgary, DNA leads to a Christmas grinch and shoplifting bras and panties.
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. Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Victim in Head, Abdomen The incident happened near Super America on the 7700 block of Nicollet Avenue in Richfield. Two Brothers Accused of Stabbing, Beating Man Over $20 Adam Robert Kiffe, 24, and Nicholas Alvin Kiffe, 22, have been formally charged for the assault in October 2012, which took place during a house party in Shakopee. Craving Taco Bell, Man Gets Busted for Drug Sale Police say Michael Robert Funk was observed doing a hand…
Thursday, February 21, 2013
A roundup of incidents reported to St. Louis Park Police Jan. 18-27.
Around lunch time on Jan. 22, a resident of an apartment complex on the 2500 block of Highway 100 found every body panel on his Mercedes had been scratched overnight—using a fork, according to St. Louis Park police records. The culprits also had managed to gain entry to the car and cut every leather surface in the vehicle, from seats to dashboard. The man refused to let crime lab technicians examine the vehicle for evidence, as he was "too busy." Jan. 18 Graffiti artists tagged the vestibule and stairwell of an apartment complex on the 2500 block of Highway 100. Burglars struck a business on the 4300 block of Highway 7 overnight. Three laptops were stolen, along with eight Timberwolves season tickets. Jan. 21 A drunk driver collided head-…
Friday, November 16, 2012
Latoya Desiree Rodgers, Brittany Shanta Graham and Darcy Travis Lewis are charged with stuffing bags full of merchandise at the store, then left without paying for any of it.
Three people have been charged with shoplifting thousands of dollars’ worth of items from a St. Louis Park department store. Latoya Desiree Rodgers, 23 and Brittany Shanta Graham, also known as Britany Shanta Wiliams, 22, both of Minneapolis, and Darcy Travis Lewis, 23, of Brooklyn Park, are charged with felony theft of property worth more than $500, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 bond. A loss prevention officer at Kohl’s in the 8400 block of Highway 7 called police at about 4:30 p.m. Nov. 6 to report that three people had filled up bags with merchandise, then fled without paying for it, according to the criminal complaint, signed by St. Louis Park Police Detective Siar Nadem. The loss prevention …
