Pursuit Stopped Before It Started: Fridley Police Blotter

A Fridley police officer assisted a Columbia Heights police officer Dec. 5 with a vehicle stopped at 53rd and Central avenues NE because its owner had a felony warrant. The vehicle fled but the officer decided not to pursue seconds later when the warrant was determined to be for third- and fifth-degree controlled-substance violations.

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

Dec. 2, 2011:

• 3:21 a.m. An officer gave a ride home to a woman who was stranded in the 8100 block of University Avenue NE after working late and missing the bus.
• 10:12 a.m. The front window of a residence in the 6500 block of Anoka Street NE was shot with a BB gun, according to a complainant, but it's not clear when the incident occurred. 
• 2:03 p.m. Police dispatched to the 400 block of Mississippi Street NE to check the welfare of a female found her at another address extremely ill and unable to care for herself, then made arrangements and helped her get to the hospital.
• 7:46 p.m. Police located boys who had been reported throwing objects at a house in the 5100 block of St. Imier Drive NE, issued trespass notices at the property owner's request and notified the boys' parents.

Dec. 3, 2011:

• 11:04 a.m. A complainant said someone had dumped three deer carcasses in the woods just off the parking lot at . An officer saw the animal remains but was unable to determine how long they had been there or who might have dumped them.
• 2:32 p.m. Police stopped a male who was impeding traffic by driving his motorized wheelchair in the street in the 200 block of Mississippi Street. The male had a warrant but police didn't take him for jail because they weren't able to accommodate his special needs to get him there.
• 10:02 p.m. K9 Nitro helped Blaine police by tracking an armed-robbery suspect who had fled on foot from a gas station at 10501 University Avenue NE one block east where tracks ended at the street. Fresh vehicle tracks indicated the suspect left the area in a vehicle.

Dec. 4, 2011:

• 11:19 a.m. A complainant said another female neighbor swung a broom at her during a confrontation over an ongoing noise dispute. Police advised both neighbors to leave each other alone. 
• 10:22 a.m. Police took into evidence a counterfeit bill that was used to buy food in the 200 block of 57th Avenue NE. 

Dec. 5, 2011:

• 3:44 p.m. A caller asked police to remove several wild cats living in the area of the 100 block of 58th Avenue NE, but police advised the caller that is was difficult to catch wild cats and that she would have to live-trap them before police could pick them up.

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.