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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

SEE ONLINE: Fridley Police Crime Alert for Rickard Rd. Residential Burglary

Someone got away with 3 guns, 2 TVs, and 1 vehicle from Rickard Road home on Jan. 8, 2013.

Read the Fridley Police Department Crime Alert about a Jan. 8, 2013 break-in in the 100 block of Rickard Road NE, Fridley. See also: Fridley Police Crime Alert for Lakeside Drive Residential Burglary

Anne-Marie Witkowski

8:36 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013

This street has an AMAZING group of neighbors who watch out for each other and know each other very well (my Grandma Mary being one)....the home burglarized is owned by one of the nicest people I've ever met - I sincerely hope these criminals get the FULL book handed to them!!! Shame on you!   more ›

SEE ONLINE: Fridley Police Crime Alert for Lakeside Drive Residential Burglary

One bedroom TV taken in Jan. 7 break-in at home in 7600 block of Lakeside Drive, Fridley, police said.

Read the Fridley Police Department Crime Alert about a Jan. 7, 2013 break-in in the 7600 block of Lakeside Drive NE, Fridley. See also: Fridley Police Crime Alert for Rickard Rd. Residential Burglary

Friday, December 14, 2012

SEE: Crime Alert Tells of Forced Residential Burglary in Fridley

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.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

UPDATED: Midnight Search in Fridley Yields No Arrests

One possible suspect detained and released near 60th Ave. and Fifth St. NE.

Update (7 a.m. Sunday): Here are more details about events that led to a police search late Friday night and early Saturday morning in the area of 60th Avenue NE and Fifth Street NE, Fridley. Neighbor Brian Onkst said he had stepped outside to smoke around 11:30 p.m. Friday when he saw a man walk between the back fence and around a vacant house in the 6000 block of Fifth Street NE. Knowing no one was home, Onkst used his cell phone to call the homeowner and ask if he was expecting visitors. (No, call the police, the homeowner said.) Onkst went inside his own home to call the Fridley Police Department. When Onkst returned outside, he said, the suspect was sitting on the steps of the neighbor's house. As police arrived, the suspect fled on …

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

iPad, iPhone, Jewelry Gone after Concerto Curve Break-in, Police Say

Resident discovered burglarized home at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Fridley Police crime alert.

Fridley police say a resident in the 7400 block of Concerto Curve NE came home Tuesday to find her home had been burglarized, with missing items including an iPhone, iPad and jewelry. According to a crime alert (read it online above), the break-in occurred between noon and 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, with the burglar or burglars gaining access by removing a kitchen screen and climbing in through an open window. An investigation is underway with no one arrested yet. Call 9-1-1 with any information for police. The crime alert also includes safety tips to discourage thieves and secure your home.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Fridley Crime Alert: GMC Yukon Gone, Horizon Dr. Home Burglarized

Two flat-screen TVs among missing items after daytime break-in, police say.

A burglar or burglars took a GMC Yukon out of the garage and two flat-screen televisions and other electronics from a home in the 5500 block of Horizon Drive NE sometime between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday, according to a crime alert from the Fridley Police Department (see above). According to the alert, residents returned home to find the garage doors open, their Yukon gone, and their home thoroughly gone-through. Besides electronics, women's clothing, baby gifts and jewelry are missing, police said in the alert. The thief or thieves appear to have gained entry to the house by forcing open patio doors, damaging the door and frame in the process. The home is about a block west of Altura Park and just southeast of I-694 and Main Street NE …

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Fridley Police Give Description of Man They Suspect of Burglary on Rice Creek Terrace

He threatened to shoot residents who confronted him, they said.

The Fridley Police Department are asking for help from anyone with information about a man they suspect of breaking into a home in the 1000 block of Rice Creek Terrace and threatening to shoot residents who confronted him. The April 13, 2012, incident was the subject of a crime alert from Fridley police that included safety tips about making your home a less convenient target for thieves. (Read the crime alert online here.) But a commenter at the Fridley Patch Facebook page noticed something that wasn't in the Crime Alert: If the residents confronted the burglar, where's the description? Fridley Police Lt. Mike Monsrud filled in the blanks by email Wednesday: The suspect is a white male about 35 years old, dark complexion. He was wearing a…

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Crime Alert: Fridley Residents Confront Burglar on Rice Creek Terrace East

Police say the suspect threatened to shoot but didn't show a gun.

Residents met a person at their back door last Friday who was trying to burglarize their home in the 1000 block of Rice Creek Terrace East, according to a crime alert issued by the Fridley Police Department. "During the confrontation the suspect threatened to shoot the residents, although no weapon was displayed," the crime alert said (see PDF above). No one has been arrested in the incident, which took place on the residential street just east of Highway 65 and just south of Rice Creek Trail West Park. A police investigation continues. The crime alert offers safety tips to make your home less convenient a target for thieves, including locking doors and windows, installing lights and alarms, and getting a dog.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

READ: Crime Alert after Burglary in Fridley's Marion Hills Area

Police: Break-in occurred Wednesday in 5500 block of Fillmore St.

The Fridley Police Department said in a Marion Hills neighborhood crime alert that someone broke into a residence Wednesday in the 5500 block of Fillmore Street NE, across from North Park Elementary School. The burglary took place between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., according to police. The resident reported missing items including two laptop computers, money, medication and a pocket watch. No one has been arrested; police are investigating. The crime alert lists several safety tips (see the alert for details):

Thursday, January 26, 2012

READ: Crime Alert after Melody Manor Break-in

Front door forced on Tempo Terrace home, Fridley police say.

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