Drunk Dialer Just Called to Congratulate Police: Fridley Police Blotter

A male who sounded drunk called on March 18 to say he wanted to talk to police. When an officer went to check on his welfare, the male told the officer he was proud of police for making a drug bust the day before. Though intoxicated, the male didn't appear to be a danger to himself. The officer advised him to go to bed.

Here are more items selected from information provided by the Fridley Police Department.

March 17:

• A caller reported having left her credit card at a business' drive-through window, after which someone used the card to make at least $89.92 of purchases.
• A complainant from the 100 block of Satellite Lane reported a vehicle driving too fast, at an estimated speed of 40 miles per hour.
• A resident in the 7400 block of Oakley Street reported the theft of a bicycle.
• A complainant in the 7800 block of E. River Road told police that a neighbor is accusing the complainant's son of stealing toys while the neighbor was away and the complainant's wife was cat-sitting for the neighbor.
• A complainant reported the occupants of a home on 67th Avenue appear to be operating a business.
• Police arrested the sister of a male who witnesses in the 5900 block of Third Street NE said she had hit on the head. 
• Police couldn't find a collie dog reported running loose in the 7300 block of Oakley Street NE.

March 18:

• Police cited one person for disorderly conduct after reported fighting in an apartment-building hallway in the 600 block of Osborne Road NE.
• A female tried to use a credit card that was not hers at Bona Bros. station, 5311 University Ave. NE.
• A complainant reported a vacuum-cleaner wand stolen from his locked basement in the 7400 block of Able Street NE.
• One of the drivers in a minor two-vehicle crash at Osborne Road and West University Service Drive NE went to the hospital with injuries inconsistent with the impact of the crash.
• A complainant said he lost his wallet with $70 on March 11 at either Target or US Bank in Fridley, but no one has turned it in.
• An employee of Burger King, 289 57th Ave. NE, reported someone broke into her vehicle while she was at work and stole $2,000 worth of property.
• A complainant said someone from Massachusetts she met on a dating website is harassing and threatening her.
• Police gave verbal warnings to a male and a female at Central Avenue NE and I-694 not to solicit contributions from the roadway.
• Police impounded a male dog with a blue collar but no tags from the 800 block of Osborne Road NE.

In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation, and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Incidents generally appear in the order in which they were reported, not necessarily the order in which they occurred.