Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Crime Time

Here's your weekly crime report, courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Blaine

Disorderly Conduct - A boy said that he was pushed off his bike by four other kids. The other boys denied pushing him and said that he'd fallen off his bike while he was "mooning" them. All five children were returned to their parents.

Coon Rapids

Theft - A caller reported that she'd lost her phone in Anoka two weeks before and that a man contacted her and said he'd give it to her for $100. She told police that she met the man and offered him $20, but he refused and left with the phone. She got the man's license plate number and police tracked down the man, who said he felt entitled to the $100 and would not give the phone back. An officer told him that he could be charged with possession of stolen property and theft unless he returned the phone. He relented and turned it over.

Disturbance - A woman reported that while she was sitting in a parking spot at Coon Rapids Medical Center pharmacy when a man pulled up next to her in a 15-minute parking space. She told the driver that he was parking in a 15-minute spot, and he said that was fine, because he'd be back soon. He came back in a few minutes, stuck his head through the woman's open car window and yelled "I told you I would only be a few minutes." The woman then called police.

Falcon Heights

Theft - A man pre-paid for $3 in gas at SuperAmerica, and then went out and pumped $53.98 from a different pump. When an employee confronted him about it, he said it wasn't his fault and drove off. Police contacted the owner of the vehicle, who is the father of the culprit. Arrangements were made to pay the difference.

Lauderdale

Theft - Officers saw a man taking a bag of ice from an ice chest outside Super USA about 1:45 a.m. The store was closed. When the man turned and saw the officers, he immediately threw the ice back into the freezer. When questioned, the 42-year-old man claimed that he was going to come back in the morning to pay for the ice.

Ramsey

Fraud - A caller reported fraudulent charges on a credit card: $851 for a computer from Best Buy and $1 for a song from ITunes.

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