He Left '$100 Bill' Behind at Store: Fridley Police Blotter

A male entered Schaaf Floral, 6554 University Ave. NE, on March 14 and wanted to buy a small item with a $100 bill. When the skeptical clerk took the bill back to coworkers to verify it, the male left the store without his bill. Police took the bill as evidence of counterfeiting and checked the area but didn't find the male.

Here are other items selected from information provided by the Fridley Police Department:

March 12:

• A caller was concerned that his wife might be putting his property onto the street in the 6400 block of Squire Drive NE. The wife said her husband's property was in the driveway and he needed to come get it immediately. 
• A caller complained that her ex-boyfriend was putting her property outside an apartment building in the 5400 block of Fourth Street NE but told police on the scene that everything was OK and she was leaving for the night.
• Police received an anonymous report of a large fight in the 200 block of 57th Avenue but all parties were gone when police arrived.

March 13:

• A caller said an unknown person slashed the four tires on his vehicle during the night in the 5900 block of Third Street NE.
• Police took custody of a male dog  that was running in traffic in the 6400 block of Highway 65 without collar or tags and impounded him at Brighton Vet Clinic.
• A young male who overdosed on heroin in the 100 block of 83rd Avenue NE was awake and alert on officer's arrival and transported to the hospital.

March 14:

• A complainant in the 1000 block of E. Moore Lake said he sold a computer via Craig's List to a female who paid by cashier's check that turned out to be fraudulent. The suspect gave a fake name and communicated only by email. 
• An employee of About Time Machining, 7273 W. Commerce Cir. NE, said someone stole 3,000 pounds of scrap metal from the company's Dumpster over the weekend. They have put a 2,000-lb. cover on the Dumpster to deter thefts.

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.