Crime

It’s not very exciting in the North Metro. Nobody ever said it would be, but it’s a bit disappointing anyway. One of the highlights include the two men who conducted a panty raid at the Victoria’s Secret, guaranteeing at least one of the bras will fit them. (I hate trying things on in dressing rooms, too.)

Bethel: “Someone drove a vehicle through the yard of a home on the 23600 block of Kumquat Street NE., damaging bushes and shrubs.”

Fridley: “A 90-year-old woman reported she saw a naked man in her home on the 5200 block of Matterhorn Drive NE. Officers determined the woman had been dreaming.”

Coon Rapids: “A 19-year-old woman was cited for underage drinking after an officer found her hiding under a vehicle in the parking lot on the 11600 block of Raven Street NW.”

Blaine: “Two males stole 20 to 25 bras from Victoria’s Secret, 349 Northtown Drive NE. They also stole a red-and-black piece of lingerie.”

Neighbors that make you smell bad, via voodoo. A woman assaults her sister with peanut butter. A BB gun to the scrotum as part of male-bonding. It’s just another installation of the North Metro Police Blotter “series.”

St. Anthony: “Officers found a 33-year-old man sleeping in his vehicle on the 2500 block of 38th Avenue. He had previously been forbidden from trespassing at the location. The man had a .410 blood-alcohol level, according to police reports. He was taken to a detox facility.”

Fridley: “A woman from the 6000 block of 2nd Street NE. complained to officers that her neighbors were doing voodoo on her. Police discussed the woman’s options with her.” Voodoo seems to be a large problem in this woman’s life, as shown in an earlier police blotter: “A resident of an apartment on the 6000 block of 2 1/2 Street NE. reported that someone had stolen two rolls of toilet paper from her apartment. She also complained to officers that neighbors in a nearby apartment were performing voodoo on her, causing her to smell. The neighbors denied any role in her problems.”

Blaine: “A 55-year-old woman was arrested on the 3200 block of 90th Avenue NE. for throwing a peanut butter container at her 56-year-old sister, causing a bruise and a cut to her leg. The younger sister was upset because the older sister had eaten the peanut butter with some crackers.”

Mounds View: “A 38-year-old man was shot in the scrotum with a BB gun near the 7600 block of Woodlawn Drive. He and a friend had been playing around and the friend accidentally shot him. No charges were filed.”

It’s warm outside, which means shit is wild in the North Metro these days. Will I be brave enough to leave the safe confine of the Minneapolis city limits for the Tater Daze festival next weekend? I don’t even like potatoes!

East Bethel: “Someone put lit firecrackers in a mailbox at a home on the 2800 block of 196th Avenue NE.”

Coon Rapids: “Police responded to a report of disorderly conduct at a home in the 10300 block of Xavis Street NW. According to police reports, the original callers told police they were sitting at a recreational fire in their backyard when a man appeared at their fence and told them to put out the fire. One of the men said he started walking toward the suspect, who pulled out a fire extinguisher and sprayed it in his face. The suspect denied any involvement when questioned by police. Several people reportedly witnessed the incident, however, and the suspect was mailed a citation for disorderly conduct.”

Fridley: “Police responded to a call about a disorderly man at Pawn America, 789 53rd Av. NE. According to police reports, the man was intoxicated and told an employee that he had just killed his wife. The 52-year-old man was arrested for disorderly conduct, but police found that he lives alone and does not have a wife or a girlfriend.”

Blaine: “Police were called to Able Street NE. and 99th Avenue NE. regarding a female lying in the street; she was breathing but unresponsive. After officers identified the 20-year-old woman, she became disorderly and was yelling profanities, police said. She was arrested for underage consumption of alcohol and disturbing the peace.”

Ramsey: “Police received a report of vandalism at the fishing pier in Rivers Bend Park, 14201 Waco St. NW. An officer found that someone had removed 45 nuts and washers from the bolts that hold the dock together.”