Crime Time

It's time for the weekly northern suburbs crime report courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. It looks like the golf carts have made a return appearance!

Andover

Property Damage - Deputies apprehended four teens who were driving a golf cart around and smashing mailboxes in a neighberhood near Rum River Elementary School. All four were cited for damaging property, and the driver also was cited for drunken driving. The Anoka County Sheriff's Office said damage was reported by residents of 21 addresses on streets. (I don't get the thinking behind doing crimes with golf carts. It's not like it's hard to find you on a golf cart!)

Blaine

Disorderly Conduct - A man is expected to be charged for disorderly conduct after a report that he was yelling at a woman and throwing 2-liter bottles of soda at her.

Disorderly Conduct - A caller said a man came to his trailer trying to steal methamphetamine. The caller said that after a verbal confrontation, the man started punching himself and running headfirst into trailers; when police arrived, the man claimed the resident had assaulted him and stolen $37. Police found that there were three warrants for the man's arrest. After he was placed in the squad car, police said, he began banging his head on the metal cage, then told police that he had only gone to the residence to ask for a beer and to find out if the occupants did drugs, because he was trying to find out if it was a good area to raise his son. (Please tell me his son has been taken from him now and placed into foster care, please!)

Coon Rapids

Theft - A bike was stolen. The owner said he had not locked the bike but had tied it up with a belt. (Umm, it's not too hard to undo a belt is it? This guy is brilliant!)

Circle Pines

Theft - A toy monkey and a toy elephant were stolen from the Playland at McDonald's. (Now they've pissed off Grimace!)

East Bethel

Property Damage - Somebody threw a toner cartridge at a vehicle. (That will teach em!)

Ham Lake

Property Damage - A driver said a man approached him while he was getting into his vehicle and twice asked him for a cigarette. The driver said no both times, and the man kicked his fender, denting it. (Nic fit!)

Little Canada

Theft - A vehicle was stolen. The owner said a set of spare keys was kept under the seat. (So it's not just the movies where people actually keep a set of keys under the seat or on the visor!)

Maplewood

Burglary - Stolen from a basement storage locker were: Clothing, ceramic pitchers and basins, Amos & Andy statuettes, and Ken Griffey baseball cards. (Sr. or Jr.?)

St. Anthony

Attempted Theft - Two men were caught trying to steal boxes of expired juice from a Dumpster outside a business. They were cited for trespassing. The juice was returned to the Dumpster. (I don't get this one - the juice was expired and in the trash. If someone wants the expired juice which is in the trash, what's the big deal???? The store isn't going to make money off juice in the trash so why not let them have it? Liability issues I'm guessing - if the guys got sick off it they might sue. Still, stupid!)