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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Building Bash, Mousetrap Melee, Missing Woman Found: Area Public Safety Roundup

Here’s a weekly listing of police- and fire-related posts from area Patch sites.

The following is a collection of articles that appeared on Stillwater Patch, Woodbury Patch, Hudson Patch and Oakdale Patch May 5-11. Click on the headline to read the full article. Police: Hope House Resident Arrested for Possessing, Intending to Sell Meth A 50-year-old Stillwater man allegedly told police he found about 22 grams of methamphetamine while on a walk on Mulberry Street, and intended to sell it to people members of his group at the Park House in Minneapolis. Fashion Over Function: High Heel Shoe Causes Woman to Crash Vehicle into Building A 20-year-old Lakeland woman drove her vehicle into a wall at Smalley’s Caribbean Barbecue in downtown Stillwater Tuesday night after her high heel shoe apparently caused her to hit the gas …

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The Mousetrap Set Him Off: Woodbury Man Sentenced for Assault

Matthew Joseph Nelson, 23, was convicted of third-degree assault.

A Woodbury man was recently sentenced to three years of probation after he was convicted of assaulting his brother following a prank involving mousetraps. Matthew Joseph Nelson, 23, must also complete a one-day anger-management class and pay a $100 fine following the Jan. 13 incident in Woodbury. According to the criminal complaint: Woodbury police were called to a home at the 2300 block of Cascade Plaza South on a report of a domestic assault between brothers. They had been helping their mother set mousetraps. Nelson’s mother and brother were teasing him about setting a mousetrap in his bed, and he later decided to leave. Related: Mousetrap Prank Leaves Woodbury Man’s Brother in Stitches When he went downstairs to his room to get his keys…

Sunday, January 27, 2013

New Family Restaurant, Roundabout Wreck, Burglary Bust: Woodbury Rewind

A look back at the news of the week in Woodbury.

In Woodbury: The Deep Freeze How have your experiences with the cold been this week? Tell us in the comments section. Christmas Crime, Counterfeit Cash, Break Down My Door: Woodbury Police Blotter Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from Jan. 8-14. Crash at Radio Drive and Bailey Road Roundabout Turns Truck on Its Side No one was injured in the crash, which happened just before 2:30 p.m. Monday. What I’ve Learned from Open Doors Today is my last post for Woodbury Patch. It’s time to move on. Forge ahead. See what else the writing world has in store for me. From 7,000 to Just 46 for Woodbury’s Hands-Only CPR Campaign The city is closing in on training 7,000 people in the lifesaving technique. New Family Restaurant Coming…

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Mousetrap Prank Leaves Woodbury Man’s Brother in Stitches

A Woodbury man faces a felony assault charge stemming from the Jan. 13 incident.

After being startled by a mousetrap his brother set in an effort to play a prank, a Woodbury man allegedly began punching his sibling in the head and now faces a felony assault charge. Matthew Joseph Nelson, 23, was the apparent victim of the Jan. 13 prank that sparked the altercation and left his brother needing four stitches to close a cut on his lip. According to the criminal complaint: Woodbury police were called to a home at the 2300 block of Cascade Plaza South on a report of a domestic assault between brothers. They had been helping their mother set mousetraps. Nelson’s mother and brother were teasing him about setting a mousetrap in his bed, and he later decided to leave. When he went downstairs to his room to get his keys, he …

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3:14 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013

agreed... my brother threw me down the stairs when i was a kid. can't anyone fight their own battles anymore? sheesh.   more ›

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