Monday, May 13, 2013
This week's compilation includes a house fire investigation, the 'man in black,' attempted kidnapping, man caught burglarizing church and gas skimmer.
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. Tim Huber Guilty of Second-Degree Murder, Not Guilty of First-Degree Murder The jury found Huber guilty on two counts of second-degree murder in the 2011 killing of Timothy Larson of Albertville, but not guilty of premeditated murder, the West Central Tribune reported. Mandy Matula’s Blood Found on Jacket in David Roe’s Vehicle Ballistics testing has confirmed that markings on the unfired bullet discovered last weekend indicate it was at some point in the chamber of…
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…
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Statistics show that violent crime is down in Hennepin County. Tell us what crimes you’re seeing in your community.
According to a recent Hennepin County Sheriff's Office press release, from 2006 and 2012, violent crime in Hennepin County has decreased 37 percent. The FBI says that murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault all make up “violent crime.” The Sheriff’s Office reports that in 2012, the county saw the lowest amount of violent crime in more than two decades. And while violent crimes may be decreasing, Twin Cities residents still see various crimes impact their neighborhoods. In Golden Valley, police recently warned residents about a string of mail thefts. Last January, Minnetonka police alerted homeowners to a rash of burglaries. Business thefts, including an incident that led to a dangerous police chase, have taken place in Eden Prairie. …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Fridley Police Department released this alert Tuesday.
The Fridley Police Department released the crime alert above about a burglary that took place Monday.
Friday, December 14, 2012
The Fridley Police Department is asking for leads in the case and offering safety tips.
Someone forced their way through the front door of a house in the 1300 block of 69th Avenue NE Thursday afternoon and made off with jewelry, according to a crime alert from the Fridley Police Department Friday (see PDF). The suspect or suspect appears to have tried to break into another house on the same block but nothing was missing there, police said. If you have information about these incidents, call 9-1-1 and ask to speak to a Fridley officer. The crime alert also includes safety tips, including keeping doors and windows locked.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Police say Christine Rose Lewis of Fridley helped Dashay Dontay Williams and Trevon Jevonte Williams scope out likely burglary targets in Brooklyn Park, then drove the getaway car.
Three people, one of them from Fridley, have been charged with breaking into a Brooklyn Park home and stealing guns, jewelry and electronics. Christine Rose Lewis, 19, of Fridley, and Dashay Dontay Williams, 20, and Trevon Jevonte Williams, 19, both of Minneapolis, are charged with second-degree burglary, a felony with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Brooklyn Park police were called to a burglary in progress in the 3900 block of 81st Avenue North just after 10 a.m. Dec. 5 when a neighbor reported seeing three men entering a nearby home, then carrying items out with them, according to the criminal complaint, signed by Brooklyn Park Police Detective Chris Donahue. Officers arrived to find the suspects running from…
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Fridley resident chased defendant from East River Road home to railroad tracks, according to criminal complaint.
A Northeast Minneapolis man took tools from the attached garage at home on East River Road in Fridley Sunday, according to a criminal complaint. The homeowner chased the defendant, who was carrying two plastic totes "full of tools," the complaint says. The homeowner tackled the defendant twice, prosecutors allege: first in the backyard, then by the railroad tracks that run nearby—where the defendant threatened to stab him but also begged to be freed for the holidays and the sake of the defendant's kids. That's where they were when police arrived, according to the complaint, and while they handcuffed him, the defendant, Jeffrey Louis Conley, 26, told police: "You got the wrong guy. ... "I'm out of work and need money." Conley faces one …
Mike B.
8:41 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
I'm betting that the guy in the orange shirt with the Larry Fine haircut has a tattoo! more ›