Assault By Strangulation, and Stolen Cigarettes and Diamonds: Police Blotter

All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's crime reports from May 17, 2013, detailing incidents from May 12-15.

May 12

• A sexual assault of a child was reported at 12:17 a.m., location withheld.
• An unknown amount of damage to a vehicle was reported at 10:02 a.m. in the 6700 block of Xerxes Avenue South.
• Someone reported a broken vehicle window at 10:03 a.m. in the 7100 block of Upton Avenue South.
• A 35-year-old Brooklyn Center man was arrested and issued a citation suspicion of taking a cell phone. The incident was reported at 4:14 p.m. in the 6600 block of Nicollet Avenue South.
• Officers responded to a report of parents abusing their children at 4:35 p.m. in the 10 block of 66th Street East.
• Officers responded to a report of indecent conduct. Two juveniles were found consuming alcohol.
• An employee of a store in the 6500 block of Penn Avenue South reported a man stole four cartons of cigarettes at 7:14 p.m.

May 13

• A woman in the 1000 block of Rae Drive reported at 2:09 a.m. that a man assaulted her. The man was gone when police arrived.
• Criminal damage to property was reported at 7:33 a.m. near the intersection of 64th Street East and Bloomington Avenue South.
• Two pairs of diamond earrings, valued at $400, and $15 were reported missing at 1:04 p.m. at Richfield Health Care Center, 7700 Portland Avenue South.
• A computer and cell phone were reported stolen at 3:44 p.m. in the 6600 18th Avenue South.
• Criminal damage to property was reported at 5:41 p.m. in the 7200 block of Emerson Avenue South. Pry marks were reported on a garage window.
• A 27-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested for interfering with a 911 call at 11:06 p.m. in the 1300 block of 78th Street East.

May 14

• Someone punched out a window of a van in the 7700 block of 2nd Avenue South and took a pressure washer. It was reported at 7:58 a.m.
• A 21-year-old man was arrested after police received a report of a couple arguing at 12:54 p.m. in the 6200 block of Vincent Avenue South. The man was arrested because police said he was violating an order for protection.
• Graffiti was reported on an air conditioner at 4:33 p.m. in 6600 block of Penn Avenue South.
• A man reported credit card fraud at 5:43 p.m. in the 6900 block of 17th Avenue South.
• A 22-year-old Minneapolis man and a 20-year-old St. Paul woman were arrested in a stolen vehicle at 11:02 p.m. in the 6200 Oliver Avenue South.

May 15

• A 22-year-old man was arrested for domestic assault, strangulation with his hands, at 7:26 a.m. in the 7700 block of 4th Avenue South.
• Power tools were reported stolen from Menards, 7701 Nicollet Ave. S. at 10:15 a.m. The person who stole them attempted to return them for money. A 24-year-old man was cited for theft by swindle.
• Police responded to a report of a daughter and father fighting at 1:35 p.m. in the 70 block of 77th Street West. A 48-year-old man was arrested for domestic assault, strangulation.
• A 45-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting merchandise by using cutting tools at 7:37 p.m. at Target, 6645 Richfield Parkway.
• A woman reported a theft at her home at 8:26 p.m. in the 6900 block of Russell Avenue South.