Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Orono Police Department issued 28 citations between April 28 and May 5—including six for speeding, eight for both no insurance and assorted moving violations and two for underage consumption of alcohol.
Below is a selection of notable incidents Orono police responded to since May 1. Not intended to be a comprehensive log of activity. May 5 A citation for underage consumption of alcohol was issued just after 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of Shadywood Road and West Lafayette Road. Theft from a rental building on the 4400 block of Denbigh Road was reported around 9:20 a.m. Loss is estimated to be less than $500. Police issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia just before 6 a.m. following a traffic stop near the intersection of Bartlett Boulevard and Westedge Boulevard. Criminal damage to property was reported around 1 a.m. on the 5500 block of Tonkawood Road. Loss is estimated to be less than $500. May 4 An animal at large …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A Long Lake woman is accused of breaking into a Hopkins home and destroying pictures inside. Nothing was stolen.
A Long Lake woman is accused of breaking into a Hopkins home and destroying pictures of a woman who had dated the same man as her, according to court documents released Tuesday. Several witness told police that they saw a woman drive up to the 16th Avenue North home April 27 in a black SUV, break a window with a hammer, kick down a door and enter the residence, Detective Renee Meuwissen wrote in the criminal complaint. When officers went inside, they found that several picture frames had been broken and pictures were torn up on the kitchen table. As they were investigating, 48-year-old Barbara Jennings Tolchiner went to the Police Department to file a harassment complaint against the owner of the burglarized home. Officers noted that she …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Information provided by the Wayzata Police Department.
The following are a selection of notable incidents responded to by the Wayzata Police Department between April 24 and April 29. Not intended to be a comprehensive log of activity. An attempted burglary of a business on the 800 block of Lake Street was reported around noon April 29. The door to the business was damaged, but entry was not gained. A gas drive off resulting in a loss of $44 was reported April 28 just before 1 a.m. Police arrested a 36-year-old male from Long Lake just around 2 a.m. April 28 on the 1300 block of Wayzata Boulevard West after a vehicle was observed in the parking lot of a closed business. The driver has been charged with third-degree DWI and test refusal. A 65-year-old male from Spring Park was arrested at 10:30 …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Below are a selection of notable incidents responded to by the Wayzata Police Department between April 17 and April 21. Not intended to be a comprehensive log of activity.
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- Jay Corn
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Thursday, April 25
Two 20-year-old males from Plymouth were cited April 21 after police stopped their vehicle on the 200 block of Central Avenue. Officers could smell the strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, and cited one man with possession of a small amount of marijuana and the other for possession of paraphernalia. A Cadillac Escalade valued at $22,000 was stolen from the Auto Center Bargain Lot sometime between April 17 and April 20. The vehicle was recovered April 21 in Minneapolis with its hood and engine missing. A 2007 GMC Yukon Denali was stolen from the Auto Center Bargain Lot between April 17 and April 19. The vehicle was valued at more than $20,000. A 25-year-old female from Excelsior was arrested on a fifth-degree drug charge April …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Information provided by the Orono Police Department.
Below is a selection of notable incidents the Orono Police Department responded to between April 8 and April 14. This is not intended to be a comprehensive log of activity. April 8 A harassment complaint was made at 11:58 a.m. in the 6100 block of Ridgewood Road in Mound. A 40-year-old Spring Park man was arrested for disorderly conduct and making a false 911 call at 4:55 p.m. in the 6100 block of Ridgewood Road in Mound. April 9 A vehicle hit a deer at 6:28 a.m. in the 3200 block of Shoreline Drive in Orono. A 28-year-old St. Bonifacius man was arrested for second-degree burglary and possession of stolen property at 6:47 a.m. in the 4500 block of Shoreline Drive in Spring Park. An vehicle crash with injuries was reported at 8:53 a.m. in …
Friday, April 19, 2013
Information provided by the Wayzata Police Department.
The following are a selection of notable incidents Wayzata Police Department officers responded to between April 9 and April 15. This is not intended to be a comprehensive log of activity. A person used their credit card at a business in the 1400 block of Wayzata Boulevard East and then realized it was missing. Someone later purchased items with the card in other cities. It was reported around 8:30 p.m. April 13. Two 14-year-old males were walking in the 1400 block of Wayzata Boulevard East at around 2:15 a.m. April 13. An officer warned them that they were violating curfew and contacted their parents. A resident on Holdridge Road West found a back screen door open and a bird house broken at around 1:45 p.m. April 10. There was no other …
Friday, April 12, 2013
The Hennepin County Crime lab lifted fingerprints from the scene of an attempted burglary and positively matched them to an Elk River man.
Police are searching for a 33-year-old man from Elk River suspected of burglarizing a Wayzata apartment complex. An active arrest warrant has been issued for Christopher Wall after officers were unable to locate him at his only known address, according to the criminal complaint filed this week and signed by Investigator Mike Murphy of the Wayzata Police Department. Wayzata police were first dispatched to the Gleason Lake apartment complex at 4 a.m. back on May 25 of 2012 after an alarm was triggered. Review of security footage showed a white male in his late 20s pry open the building’s front door and enter a community room where a large, flat-screen television was mounted. The Hennepin County Crime Lab responded to the scene and was able …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Information provided by the Wayzata Police Department.
The following are a selection of notable incidents responded to by the Wayzata Police Department between March 27 and March 30. Not intended to be a comprehensive log of activity. Charges of domestic assault and disorderly conduct are pending against a 28-year-old male and a 29-year-old female, both from Minnetonka, following a March 31 altercation on Wayzata Boulevard East. A vehicle parked in a garage on the 400 block of Wayzaata Boulevard East was damaged March 31. A suspect has been identified, and investigation into the case continues. Damage estimates are unavailable. A 40-year-old male from St. Paul was arrested just after midnight March 31 and booked into Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of second-degree DWI. A Wayzata officer …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Editor's note: the following are a selection of notable incidents responded to by the Deephaven Police Department during the month of March. Not intended to be a comprehensive log of activity.
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- Jay Corn
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Wednesday, April 3
Information provided by the Deephaven Police Department. March 30 A vehicle was stopped near the intersection of Vine Hill Road and Hwy. 7 at 8:30 p.m., and police detected a strong odor of alcohol and burnt marijuana during conversations with the driver. The 21-year-old male from Minnetonka failed a battery of field sobriety tests, including registering a .14 during administration of a breathalyzer. Police discovered a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, which was impounded. The driver was booked into Hennepin County Jail and released. March 26 A resident on the 18900 block of Carsonwood Avenue reported around 2:30 p.m. that suspicious items were being shipped to his house. The resident discovered the items …
Bank employees faxed a copy of the $1,982.60 check to the City of Victoria and were told the check had not been issued by the city. Additionally, the check was “visibly different from the checks issued by the city,” according to the complaint.
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- Jay Corn
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Wednesday, April 3
Minnetrista police arrested a 48-year-old woman last Thursday, March 28, after being called to the Klein Bank in St. Bonifacius on a report of attempted check forgery in progress. Arriving officers were told by bank employees that a woman identified as Susan Scharpen of St. Paul was attempting to cash a check from the City of Victoria for $1,982.60. According to the criminal complaint filed Tuesday and signed by Craig Squires of the Minnetrista Police Department, Scharpen told bank tellers the check was a payroll payment and needed to be cashed. Bank employees faxed a copy of the check to the City of Victoria and were told the check had not been issued by the city. Additionally, the check was “visibly different from the checks issued by …
