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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Drunks on Skis, Snow-Assisted Break-in, Scream Incident: Woodbury Police Blotter

Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from Dec. 11-17.

The following information was obtained from recent police reports. A resident in the 7800 block of Somerset Circle reported an injured owl next to his home. Washington County and Woodbury police referred the call to the Minnesota Raptor Center.  Residents at the 8800 block of St. Croix Road reported a work bag containing everything from a Nook reader, Social Security Card and driver's license to debit cards and work identification was stolen from a car inside a garage that was partly left open due to snow. The residents said later they were able to track purchases made with the debit card stolen from the bag, including charges at Walmart and SuperAmerica in Oak Park Heights.  Employees at Core Power Yoga called police after two men entered…

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Hampton Inn, Woodbury 10 Theatre, Public Safety Department, and 2 more ›

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Man Sent to Prison for Covering Woodbury Woman's Eyes While She Drove Through Stillwater

A 24-year-old St. Paul man was sent to prison after he grabbed a Woodbury woman by the neck in March and then covered her eyes while she was driving through the Stillwater area.

A 24-year-old St. Paul man was convicted of felony domestic violence charges after he grabbed a Woodbury woman by the neck in March and then covered her eyes while she was driving through the Stillwater area. The bizarre and seemingly frightening incident came to an end with the pregnant woman driving in circles through the parking lot of the Washington County Law Enforcement Center while honking her vehicle’s horn. Romeo Orlando Kerzel Davis fled the scene and was later arrested while trying to enter a condo at the Sunnyside Marina. Davis was charged by the Washington County Attorney’s Office with felony domestic assault and a violation of a no-contact order stemming from a March 21 incident in Woodbury. He was also charged with making …

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Woodbury Woman Flees to Safety at the Washington County Law Enforcement Center, Washington County Law Enforcement Center (in Stillwater Patch), Washington County Attorney's Office Speeds Up the Wheels of Justice (in Stillwater Patch), and 1 more ›

Matt Behning

3:03 am on Friday, October 12, 2012

wow, all the more reason moms should have their permit to carry or in the least some Mace... Police can only show up after. Glad she and the un-born kid weren't hurt.   more ›

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Woodbury Cops Honor Those Who Gave Ultimate Sacrifice

Four Woodbury officers are participating in a national bike ride to raise funds and awareness for their fallen brethren.

Woodbury police officer Tony Ofstead remembers their faces. The strangers who came up to him last year. The people whose family members were cops. Cops who died in the line of duty. “All you can muster is: ‘I’m sorry for your loss.’ And you start bawling,” Ofstead said. “It’s an honor and a privilege to be able to do something for them.” Ofstead was talking about the Law Enforcement United Ride, in which officers from across the country gather to bicycle 250 miles from Virginia to Washington, D.C., to raise money and awareness for officers who have been killed on duty. The ride is set for May 10-13. A fundraiser for the Minnesota contingent is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the B-Dale Club in Roseville. Joining Ofstead—who is …

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Woodbury Cop Looks To Help Fallen Officer Organizations, Woodbury Days, and Public Safety Department

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Kris Janisch

4:19 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Tony will be riding again this year, via a PiPress story: http://www.twincities.com/ci_22723015   more ›

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

In Woodbury: 17 Burglaries, 19 Thefts From Cars, 1 Arrest

The suspect, Paul Thomas Harrington, faces two felony burglary following several burglaries and thefts from vehicles that occurred within blocks of his home from August 2011 through December 2011.

Two felony charges have been filed against a Woodbury man in the wake of 17 residential burglaries and 19 thefts from motor vehicles in the city last year. Paul Thomas Harrington, 19, lives about a half mile from the reported thefts, which occurred between August 2011 and December 2011, according to a criminal complaint. While he is not a suspect in all the incidents, he is a suspect in several, said Jay Alberio, public information officer with the Woodbury Police Department. "Obviously, we can only charge the crimes we have evidence of," he said. He faces two counts of second-degree burglary and up to 20 years in prison and $40,000 in fines if convicted. According to the complaint: Last December, Woodbury police were investigating a …

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Public Safety Department and Woodbury Middle School

STW

4:07 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012

I like it when the good guys win.   more ›

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Woodbury PD Blotter: Gas Gone, Squirrel Scout, Cat Trap?

Selected calls to the Woodbury Police Department from Feb. 16-21.

The following information was obtained from recent police reports. A resident at the 6500 block of Chamberlain Road used the city’s citizen-request system to ask if it would be permissible to trap three feral cats in the neighborhood. Officers, who checked the area but didn’t find the cats, told the man trapping isn’t allowed. Police contacted a man who left a crude message on a Woodbury doctor’s voicemail and told him that if it happened again charges would be filed. Police were called to the Sheraton Hotel in Woodbury after a man and a cab driver got into a verbal altercation. The man called a cab after he attended a Wild game and asked to go to the hotel, but the cab driver started going toward Bloomington instead of Woodbury. The fare …

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Sheraton St. Paul Woodbury Hotel, Party City, Walmart, and 4 more ›

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Anatomy Of Catching A Pig In Woodbury

Officer and resident involved give their account of finding the animal on city streets Feb. 4.

It took about half an hour to catch a pig that got loose on Woodbury streets on Feb. 4. Patch recently contacted Corey Andress—the community service officer who helped wrangle the pig that went flying off the back of a pickup truck the day before Super Bowl Sunday—and Daniel Nelson, a Woodbury resident who helped and told his story through a blog post. Andress said it would have been much more difficult to corral the pig without the help of two citizens. “They had rope and gloves and everything,” Andress said. “I think they were hunters or something.” On Feb. 4, the Woodbury Police Department received a call about the pig, which police thought was either stolen outright or part of a prank. It was later claimed by its owner at the Animal …

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Updated: Flying Pig Found In Woodbury, Public Safety Department, and Animal Humane Society

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Woodbury PD Blotter: Coach Punched, Cat Caper, 'Boulder-dash'

Selected calls to the Woodbury Police Department from Jan. 26 through Feb. 1.

The following information was obtained from recent police reports. The manager of a Sherrie Lane apartment complex called police after a former tenant, whose lease was terminated, was repeatedly harassing him via the phone and mail. The former occupant was upset about a damage deposit not being returned and in one letter wrote he would “do what he had to do.” The manager wanted the incident documented. A Target employee admitted to stealing two sets of headphones and two Xbox games over a one and a half year timeframe. A resident at the 2400 block of Fieldstone Curve called police about a possible prowler after finding suspicious footprints in the snow around her home. Police learned that they came from a neighbor who was looking for his …

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Target Stores, Woodbury Middle School, Woodbury High School, and 7 more ›

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Maplewood Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorizing, Assaulting Woodbury Girlfriend

Francis Albert Campbell, 40, pleaded guilty to two felonies in exchange for a dismissal of four additional counts against him.

A 40-year-old Maplewood man who pleaded guilty last Friday to two felony domestic violence-related charges is scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. on March 16. Francis Albert Campbell was originally charged with two felonies, two gross misdemeanors and two misdemeanors after a Nov. 10 incident that left his then girlfriend beaten, bruised and bloody. Campbell pleaded guilty in Washington County District Court to making terroristic threats and domestic assault by strangulation in exchange for a dismissal of the four misdemeanors. Campbell also waived his right to a jury trial in the case by virtue of his guilty plea. First reported on Woodbury Patch on Nov. 27, the victim told Woodbury police Campbell struck her repeatedly and told her he …

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Man Allegedly Terrorizes Woodbury Girlfriend, Threatens to Kill Her Daughter and Public Safety Department

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Woodbury PD Blotter: Gay Accusation, Fridge Theft, Intoxicated Parental Pickup

Selected calls to the Woodbury Police Department from Jan. 12-17.

The following information was obtained from recent police reports. A vehicle in a garage at the 1500 block of Parkwood Drive was broken into and two DVD monitors were stolen. The rear passenger window and two rear quarter windows were broken. There were other similar incidents reported in the area, including the 1700 block of Century Circle. A shotgun shell was found sitting on a table at the R.H. Stafford Branch Library. A man dressed in a Le Cordon Bleu shirt who witnesses said had herpes around his lips pulled a dine and dash at Applebee’s. He rang up $37.81 in charges. An apparently homeless man who was sleeping at the Tamarack Village Starbucks for three hours left without incident. He told police he did not want to go to a shelter …

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R.H. Stafford Branch Library, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Starbucks Coffee, and 12 more ›

Beth-Ann Bloom

12:35 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012

I'm sure this year will give you plenty of opportunities to be aware of the power of your words. I still want to know how someone can run fast with 2 bowling balls and a sawzall :)   more ›

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Woodbury PD Blotter: Dumpster Diving, Dog Custody Dispute, ‘Snake Out’

Selected calls to the Woodbury Police Department from Jan. 5-10.

The following information was obtained from recent police reports. A Home Depot employee called police after a window on his car was broken out and a garage-door opener was stolen. Police were called to a home at the 2500 block of Wimbledon Place after residents thought they heard a snake hissing inside or underneath a couch. A community-service officer was dispatched the home but did not find any snakes. A mailbox at the 6700 block of Sandlewood Road was broken. The homeowner told police its wooden stand appeared to have been broken with a blunt object. An employee at Gold’s Gym called police after a man was seen in the parking lot asking people for money and following and harassing them if they didn’t hand over any cash. He was gone by …

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Home Depot, Gold's Gym, Trader Joe's, and 7 more ›

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