Sunday, May 5, 2013
Here’s a weekly listing of crime incidents and police and fire related calls in Washington County.
The following is a collection of articles that appeared on Stillwater Patch, Woodbury Patch, Hudson Patch and Oakdale Patch April 28 through May 4. Click on the headline to read the full article. Tran Found Incompetent to Stand Trial in Fatal Child Shooting Case The man accused of killing 9-year-old Devin Aryal in a February shooting has been found incompetent to stand trial. Transfiguration Students’ Posters Win Spots in National Online-Safety Calendar The girls—Madeline Sevigny and Amy Vievering—were recognized during an assembly Friday at the Oakdale school. Oakdale Fire Blotter: April 20-26 The Oakdale Fire Department provides residents with its calls for service each week. Mark Mauer on KARE 11: 'I Brought This Upon Myself' "I didn't …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
A quick look at the top headlines from last week around the Twin Cities east metro area and Hudson.
Below is a collection of the top news articles from our East Metro Twin Cities sites including Hudson, Stillwater, Oakdale and Woodbury. Photos: Woodbury High School Puts on 'Our Town' Performances of the classic play begin Thursday, May 2. Complaint Leveled Against Woodbury High School Baseball Coach Because of state data practices law, school officials were unable to elaborate on the situation, but the district did take administrative action. Update: ‘Total Loss’ in Woodbury Duplex Fire The fire broke out at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the 10000 block of Kingsfield Lane. Scenes of Spring in Woodbury Local photographer Kelly Anne Grundhauser caught these images of folks enjoying the nice weather over the weekend. Tran Found …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Woodbury Fire Department was able to quickly extinguish both.
The Woodbury Fire Department extinguished two grass fires that broke out along Interstate 94 on Tuesday afternoon. The first call came in at about 12:30 p.m., and the second fire was going by the time crews arrived, said Michelle Okada, Public Safety spokeswoman. Both fires, which sent plumes of smoke in the air and prompted several emergency calls, were on the north side of the freeway, she said. One was west of Inwood Avenue (Radio Drive). The other was about a quarter mile east near Interstate 694, Okada said. Firefighters were able to extinguish both by about 12:50 p.m. April 30, and crews were gone by about 1 p.m. It’s unclear at this point what started the fires, or if one started the other, Okada said. Like Patch on Facebook | …
Monday, April 29, 2013
The fire broke out at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the 10000 block of Kingsfield Lane.
Authorities on Monday were still investigating the cause of a major fire that demolished a duplex Saturday in Woodbury. The Woodbury Fire Department got the call at about 4:30 p.m. April 27. No one was hurt in the fire, at the 10000 block of Kingsfield Lane, and the families impacted declined assistance from the Red Cross, Public Safety officials said. “The majority of the structure is gone,” said Woodbury Fire Capt. Chris Klein. He called it a “total loss” for both units. The owner of the unit that initially caught fire called 911, and the wind on Saturday made it difficult to fight the fire, Klein said. A 50-square-foot patch of grass in a nearby marsh area also caught fire. The exteriors of nearby homes, which were evacuated, also …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Here are a few items that came across my desk lately.
Following is a roundup of news and notes from Woodbury this week. A dumpster fire broke out at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Woodbury a little after 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21. An employee placed hot ashes in the dumpster, which was in a room inside the building, said Woodbury Fire Cmdr. John Wallgren. The fire was contained to the dumpster and nobody was hurt, he said. It was extinguished quickly. The Starbucks next to Potbelly Sandwich Works in Woodbury Village has plans for a small addition. The item is set to go before the Planning Commission on May 6 and the City Council on May 22, according to Janelle Schmitz, Woodbury planning and economic development manager. Chad Lubbers, manager of the R.H. Stafford Library in Woodbury, gave an update…
Sunday, April 21, 2013
The weekly listing of police and fire stories from Washington County.
The following is a collection of articles that appeared on Woodbury Patch, Stillwater Patch and Oakdale Patch from April 15-20. Click on the headline to read the full article. Pizza Price Makes It Rain, Watch Punched Off, Boy Slapped: Woodbury Police Blotter Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from April 2-8. Updated: Woodbury Man Dies Following Car Crash Colin K. Geraghty died following the Saturday crash on Interstate 494. Woodbury Runners at Boston Marathon, Scene of Explosions Two explosions rocked the race’s finish line Monday. (Scroll below the Storify post to see names of the Woodbury runners.) Severe Weather Awareness Week: Tornado Drill is Thursday, April 18 Since 2000, natural disasters have claimed the lives …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The incident happened a little before 5 p.m. Tuesday.
A Good Samaritan on Tuesday afternoon used a fire extinguisher to put out a car fire in the parking lot of the Wendy’s in Woodbury. The engine compartment of a Wendy’s employee’s car somehow caught fire, but a passerby had the extinguisher handy, and it was out by the time crews arrived, said Woodbury Fire Cmdr. John Wallgren. The Woodbury Fire Department got the call about a fire at Tamarack Village a just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, according to public safety spokeswoman Michelle Okada. Firefighters took photos and were investigating the cause. The man who put out the fire may have been a contractor and happened to have an extinguisher in his vehicle, Wallgren said. He didn’t have much of a reaction to the incident, Wallgren said. “…
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
Here’s a weekly listing of crime incidents and police and fire related calls in Washington County.
The following is a collection of articles that appeared on Stillwater Patch, Woodbury Patch and Oakdale Patch April 7-12. Click on the headline to read the full article. Stillwater Police: Two Freight House Bouncers Assaulted, Suspects Still at Large Police were called to the Freight House at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday on a report that two members of the nightclub’s security staff had been assaulted by a group of patrons. Narcotics Task Force Search Warrant in Liberty Results in Felony Drug Charges A 46-year-old Stillwater man was charged with third-degree possession of methamphetamine after the Washington County Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at his home in the 3600 block of Pine Hollow Place. Police Investigate Second …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The fire broke out Tuesday night at a townhome near the Oakdale movie theater.
When Woodbury firefighters got the call about a blaze in Oakdale, they could see the smoke as soon as they left the Radio Drive station. The Oakdale Fire Department got the call a little after 7 p.m. Tuesday. The townhome partially collapsed and the unit was “completely destroyed,” said Kevin Wold, deputy fire chief in Oakdale. The residents were home at the time but escaped unharmed. No firefighters were injured. Woodbury sent an engine and ladder truck to the scene and “put out a lot of fire,” said Woodbury Fire Cmdr. John Wallgren. “The guys did a nice job,” he said. The townhome is part of a seven-unit complex at the 1100 block of Hillvale Avenue North in Oakdale, near Carmike Cinemas. Coordination between area departments, along with …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Here’s a weekly listing of crime incidents and police and fire related calls in Washington County.
The following is a collection of articles that appeared on Stillwater Patch, Woodbury Patch and Oakdale Patch March April 1-6. Click on the headline to read the full article. Nude Man Running, Polished Thief, Popcorn Pitching: Oakdale Police Blotter Selected calls to the Oakdale Police Department from March 21-27. Kidnapping, Beating Lands Oakdale Suspect Back in Ramsey County Court A local man is accused of threatening, beating and kidnapping a woman who testified against him to police last year, according to county court records. Man Sentenced in Bierstube Pull Tab Burglary The Brooklyn Park man had been arrested in connection with other burglaries. Reward for Information on Oakdale’s Danielle Jelinek Now at $25,000 She has been …
Kris Janisch
9:44 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Somebody mentioned a report about arson elsewhere in the metro. I was going to follow up on that today. more ›