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Monday, March 11, 2013

Man Charged for Videos, Stabbing and Stolen Puppy: West Metro Police, Fire Report

This week's selection includes a man who prayed as he strangled his ex-girlfriend, an Albertville crash, lingerie theft, counterfeit cash and drug arrests.

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. Prosecutors: Wristwatch Videos of Nude Boys at YMCA Also Show Defendant in Mirrors A Coon Rapids man using a wristwatch camera to make videos of boys undressing in at least one YMCA also caught his own image, reflected in locker room mirrors, according to a criminal complaint.  Man Suffers Stab Wound to Neck in Richfield The incident occurred early Monday morning near 66th Street and Nicollet Avenue. Hunt for Stolen Shakopee Puppy Leads Police to Pot Growing …

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

11 Pot Plants in Fridley Basement, Police Say

Fridley couple faces marijuana, cocaine and meth charges.

Authorities have charged a Fridley woman and man with drug charges after finding marijuana plants, cocaine and methamphetamine in both a Minneapolis house "associated" with them and the house in the 4700 block of Third Street NE in Fridley, where they lived. That's according to a report by KSTP and an Anoka County criminal complaint against the woman, Tina Dirks. The complaint said that law enforcement executed search warrants on both properties on December 12, 2012: At the Minneapolis address, officers discovered 194 grams of cocaine and a 20-plant "marijuana grow" operation. The Fridley address was a property that surveillance indicated Defendant Daniel Dirks and his wife ... Tina Dirks ... lived at with their five children ranging in …

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