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, 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…
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…
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 …
Monday, March 11, 2013
This week's selection includes a man who prayed as he strangled his ex-girlfriend, an Albertville crash, lingerie theft, counterfeit cash and drug arrests.
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. Prosecutors: Wristwatch Videos of Nude Boys at YMCA Also Show Defendant in Mirrors A Coon Rapids man using a wristwatch camera to make videos of boys undressing in at least one YMCA also caught his own image, reflected in locker room mirrors, according to a criminal complaint. Man Suffers Stab Wound to Neck in Richfield The incident occurred early Monday morning near 66th Street and Nicollet Avenue. Hunt for Stolen Shakopee Puppy Leads Police to Pot Growing …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Along with traffic incidents, the St. Michael area saw several arrests for assault, theft and stalking.
Wright County saw an unusually high number of traffic tickets in the past week. Miscellaneous traffic violations resulted in 71 tickets cited by the Wright County Sheriff's Office. In addition, there were 34 property damage accidents, two personal injury accidents, four hit and run accidents and 12 car-deer accidents in Wright County in the past week. There were three arrests for DWI, no underage consumption arrests, and one school bus stop arm violation in the past week. Arrests in the St. Michael area ranged from assault to theft and stalking. The following St. Michael, Albertville and Otsego arrests were reported by the Wright County Sheriff's Office in the past week. An arrest means the person has been taken into custody and, in most…
Friday, January 11, 2013
Clay Anthony Swanson, 31, is charged with allegedly stealing more than 650 pounds of copper wiring from the foreclosed building last year.
A DNA sample from a cigarette butt and a Gatorade bottle at the site of the former Cinemagic Theater in St. Michael led police to arrest a suspect last week on burglary and theft charges. Clay Anthony Swanson, 31 of Faribault was arrested Jan. 2 by Wright County deputies on a warrant for allegedly breaking into the building in February 2012, and stealing more than $100,000 worth of copper wiring, according to a criminal complaint filed in October 2012 by Wright County Attorney's Office. He is charged with second-degree burglary; first-degree damage to property, reduced to the level of "over $1,000;" and damage or theft of telecommunications lines and wires. The trail of evidence was left at the scene of missing ceiling panels and …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Arrests made in the St. Michael area between Dec. 31 and Jan. 7.
In addition to more than a dozen arrests for assault and DWI in the St. Michael area in the past week, several other arrests were made for various charges, including child neglect, theft and disorderly conduct. The following arrests were reported by the Wright County Sheriff's Office and took place in Otsego, Buffalo, and Monticello. An arrest means the person has been taken into custody and, in most cases, charged with the crime listed. Jan. 1 Jessica Renee Larson, 26, of Osseo was arrested in Monticello on the charge of disorderly conduct. Shawn Michael Wendt, 35, of Big Lake was arrested in Monticello on the charge of fifth-degree controlled substance violation. Jan. 2 Zachary Darold Juneau Lossing, 19, was arrested in Buffalo for …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
More than 100 DVDs have gone missing from shelves.
A new mystery has made its way to the shelves of the St. Michael Public Library — the case of the disappearing DVDs. Managers of the library, officially known as St. Michael-Albertville-Hanover Community Library, report more than 100 DVDs missing from its inventory. They noticed it last summer, and it has continued over the past few months, said St. Michael Branch Manager Marla Scherber. "They're just disappearing," Scherber said. "We started to notice that people would order them, and we'd look on our shelves and they weren’t here. Every day, we'd run the list, and it would say the movie is here, but not a single one on the shelf. And it's not that it's checked out or has been damaged — it says it's here and it's not.” Officials from …
Happy in St. Michael
7:54 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
I agree, David. Now, I hope he has to pay every single cent of damage he caused! more ›