Car Thief Leads Police on Short Chase, Bullying & Shoplifting: Police Blotter

All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's crime reports from March 25, 2013, detailing incidents from March 21-23.

March 21

• A victim reported a fraud after wiring $2,000 to a suspect, who had also been threatening the victim.
• A juvenile was cited for smoking tobacco.
• *Police responded to a bullying report at a Richfield school. A mother had reported that both her son and daughter had been assaulted.
• Police responded to a burglary on the 7100 block of Columbus Avenue.
• Police assisted U.S. Marshalls in the arrest of a suspect for an outstanding warrant on the 6400 block of Newton Avenue. Numerous drug paraphernalia was located, including a felony amount of marijuana.
• Police responded to a shoplifting report at Super America, 826 W. 66th St.

March 22

• Police responded to a shoplifting report at Super America, 826 W. 66th St. Estimated loss is $20.
• Police engaged in a short pursuit of a vehicle after the driver failed to stop for a traffic violation. The driver was arrested for theft of a motor vehicle and fleeing police.
• Officers responded to a theft report from a business on the 1400 block of East 66th Street. An estimated $749 in cash was reported stolen from a pull tab booth.
• A domestic assault on the 600 block of 78th Street East was taken at the station.
• A 45-year-old Burnsville man was arrested for third-degree DWI.
• After police stopped a driver on the 7300 block of Cedar Avenue, the driver was found to be a suspended driver and the passenger was cited for marijuana possession.

March 23

• Police responded to a disturbance at Motel 6. A male was found with a small amount of cocaine and marijuana. He was arrested and taken to Hennepin County Jail.
• A vehicle was reported stolen from the 6700 block of Humboldt Avenue.

Editor's Note: The location of the bullying incident has been corrected.

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