Monday, May 13, 2013
Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from April 30 through May 6.
The following information was obtained from recent police reports. A resident contacted police about a neighbor “burning things that should not be burned.” Police learned that other city officials were handling the matter. A verbal argument broke out between two men in the Wal-Mart parking lot. One had left by the time officers arrived, and police found that one man was upset because the other had parked in a slot reserved for bank parking. Employees at Rainbow Foods contacted police about an unattended suitcase and duffel bag outside the entrance. Inside the luggage police found a bottle of Ambien and items from the Red Roof Inn. Police checked motel records and found that the owner of the items had checked out earlier that day. Workers …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from April 16-22.
The following information was obtained from recent police reports. Tailpipes and scrapers (valued at nearly $1,500 together) were reported stolen from two dump trucks at a construction site at Bailey Road and Mile Drive. Workers at St. Croix Cleaners called police after someone dropped off a coat with blood and dirt on it. Police made contact with the coat’s owner, who said she and her husband were jumped by a group of men while at Club Cancun on April 14. She had visible injuries and a report was on file with the St. Paul Police Department. Two people were arrested near Interstate 94 and Radio Drive after reports of suspicious situations at Home Depot and JCPenney led police to pull over their car. Police found suspected stolen property …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The victim gave chase and police later caught up with the alleged culprits. The computer was returned.
The victim was muddy, but it's the suspects whose records are now dirty. Three men face felony charges stemming from an April 9 incident at Woodbury’s Central Park in which one of the men allegedly swiped a man’s laptop while he was working at a desk. The victim chased the perpetrator following the theft and was muddy and distraught when he gave the account of the incident to police, according to the criminal complaint. Terrance Daronze Hardie was charged with felony theft, while Ernest Xavier Breland and Travon Thomas Ferrara were charged with felony aiding and abetting theft. The victim at about 12:45 p.m. on April 9 told police that he was working at a desk near the east entrance of Central Park when three men approached. One of the men…
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-92.93359
Central Park
8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury, MN
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from April 2-8.
The following information was obtained from recent police reports. After being called about a suspicious man near the intersection of Eyrie and Golf drives, police learned that he was geocaching. A $300 bicycle was reported stolen from Woodbury Lutheran Church. The bike had been locked to a pole at the church. A report of mail fraud involving stolen checks and possibly pornographic photos was forwarded to the Woodbury Police Department’s investigations unit. A drunken man located near Tahoe and Lake roads had nowhere to go, and he was transported to Ramsey County detox without incident. A 7-year-old child walking near Woodbury Baptist Church was slapped in the face by a man wearing a Green Bay Packers hat, sunglasses and saggy jeans. The …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The victim gave chase, a witness told Patch.
Woodbury police on Tuesday were able to return a man’s stolen laptop after thieves snatched it from the desk where he was working at Central Park. The theft happened at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, according to police spokeswoman Michelle Okada. Three men came up to the victim, who was working at a table near the east entrance of Central Park. “Right in broad daylight they grabbed the laptop and ran out the door,” Okada said. A witness told Patch that the victim chased the thieves. About two hours after the theft, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle, which matched the description of the car in which the alleged perpetrators fled, Okada said. Two witnesses had given police a good description of the car, she said…
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-92.93359
Central Park
8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury, MN
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Monday, April 8, 2013
Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from March 26 through April 1.
The following information was obtained from recent police reports. Officers responded to an apartment building where two roommates were arguing. One was planning to file a restraining order against the other. A resident called police because a man took a laptop out of his bag and placed it on a table at Starbucks, then went out to his truck and got more equipment and moved to a different table. Police contacted employees, who said no police response was necessary. A worker at Burger King called police after a man was yelling at two juvenile females because they had apparently spilled water on him. The man threatened another family, got into his car and left. Employees did not get a description of the vehicle. Police were called about a …
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Also in this week's county crime roundup: A second opinion for accused Oakdale murderer and the weekly rundown of court appearances.
The following is a collection of articles that appeared on Stillwater Patch, Woodbury Patch and Oakdale Patch March 24-29. Click on the headline to read the full article. County Asks for Second Mental Evaluation for Man Accused in Oakdale Murder A mental evaluation performed last month found Nhan Tran, the man accused of gunning down 9-year-old Devin Aryal, unfit to participate in his own legal defense. Prosecutors are seeking a second opinion. Oakdale Fire Blotter: March 16-22 The latest list of reports from the Oakdale Fire Department. Drunk Urinates on Himself, Burglary, Vehicle Break-ins: Oakdale Police Blotter Selected reports from the Oakdale Police Department: March 18-21. Updated: Driver Thrown from Vehicle in Rollover Crash on …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from March 5-11.
The following information was obtained from recent police reports. A resident called police about a man at the 6000 block of Lake Road who went up to a house, tried the doors, and then tried to flag down vehicles. Police located the man, who said he was lost and stopped to ask for help. A Wal-Mart manager flagged down an officer at about 7:45 p.m. after an employee showed up for work drunk. The manager sent the worker home for the day but saw him walking toward his vehicle. Police made contact with the man, who showed signs of intoxication, admitted to drinking, performed poorly on field-sobriety tests, and registered a .203 on a preliminary breath test. He was arrested on suspicion of DWI. An officer at about 2 a.m. questioned a man who …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
A St. Paul man faces a felony theft charge stemming from the September 2012 incidents.
A St. Paul man allegedly used a garbage can—twice in the span of four days—to steal items from the Woodbury Wal-Mart. William Robert Evans, 45, faces a felony theft charge in connection with the September 2012 incidents in Woodbury. Wal-Mart workers contacted police after noticing missing merchandise and seeing on surveillance footage two people enter the store on Sept. 20 and place several items inside a garbage can they had in a cart, according to the criminal complaint. The man pushed the cart out of the store without paying for the items (valued at $495) in the garbage can, the complaint says. Surveillance footage from Sept. 24 showed a similar theft—using the garbage can method—and $329 worth of goods was taken, according to the …
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-92.899962
Walmart
10240 Hudson Rd, Woodbury, MN
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Monday, March 4, 2013
Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from Feb. 19-26.
The following information was obtained from recent police reports. A resident at the 7100 block of Foxboro Lane North reported that a pet-entry door on a door of her home had been damaged while she was out of town. A resident reported that there were several wolves in the Stonemill Farms neighborhood. Police were called to a home on Springbook Place on a report of a burglary in progress—a resident reported seeing a masked burglar dressed in black inside the house. However, there was no sign of forced entry and no evidence a burglary had occurred. Police interviewed the resident later, and she admitted she may not have seen a burglar, but came home and a door was unsecured and she got scared, and didn’t expect such a large police response, …
Kris Janisch
9:20 am on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
I just love how the cops tell them it's a civil matter. And not sure on Club Cancun, not really my scene. But that's what was in the report. more ›