Thief Took Stereo and Bible: Fridley Police Blotter

Someone broke a vehicle window in the 1100 block of 52nd Avenue NE and took a stereo and a Bible, according to a complainant, who couldn't identify the brand of stereo. He said the vehicle's hood was also popped but he didn't see any damage there.

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

March 22:

• A safe and its contents turned up in a pond near the 100 block of 83rd Avenue NE.
• A complainant reported getting phone calls about repaying a loan. Police spoke to suspect, who had complainant's personal information and was clearly attempting a scam.
• A complainant said another driver rear-ended him on Highway 65 near I-694 then told him to meet in the Target parking lot to exchange information but never showed. 
• A complainant's report of a possible fight in the 5200 block of Third Street NE turned out to have been a snowball fight. Police warned another resident about the noise violation.

March 23:

• Someone sideswiped another vehicle at E. Moore Lake Drive and Highway 65 and fled the scene.
• Two snowplow pickup trucks collided while clearing snow in parking lots in the 700 block of 53rd Avenue NE.
• Police issued trespass notices at a business in the 5200 block of Central Avenue NE to two males, one of whom bragged to police about a history of robbery.
• Someone passed a counterfeit $5 bill at McDonald's, 244 57th Ave. NE.
• Someone stole a homemade trailer that had been attached to a pickup truck parked in the lot outside Cub Foods, 250 57th Ave. NE.
• A caller wanted to inform police that his phone accidentally sent some saved text messages to his ex-girlfriend, who has a temporary restraining order against him.

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.