Police Blotter: Four Gas Thefts, Drugs & Ransacked Vehicles

All the following information was taken from the 's Incident and Arrest reports from May 17, 2012, detailing incidents from May 13-16.

May 13

• A 24-year-old Richfield man was charged with giving a false name to an officer.
• Graffiti was found on 62nd Street and Clinton Avenue. Damage was estimated at $500.
• A 42-year-old Richfield man, who was reportedly intoxicated, was charged with obstruction of legal process and then transported to detox.

May 14

• A 22-year-old Minneapolis woman was charged with marijuana possession.
• Police responded to two reports of a car prowler on the 6300 block of Oliver Avenue.
• A vehicle was ransacked while it was parked in the driveway of a home on the 7400 block of Washburn Avenue. Five dollars in coins was reported taken; bolts from the bumper were also taken.
• Another vehicle was ransacked overnight on the 7400 block of Washburn.
• A bike was reported stolen.
• A teacher reported that her credit card was stolen and used by a student.
• , 7720 Nicollet Ave. S., reported a gas theft.
• A juvenile was cited for shoplifting from . 
• A disturbance involving a victim receiving harrassing communications was reported at police headquarters.
• , 2913 66th St. W., reported a gas theft.
• A Minneapolis men on 45 and the other 49, were charged with burglary and criminal damage to property.

May 15

• Three men were charged with fleeing police after officers responded to a report of trespassing at .
• A laptop was reported stolen after a resident returned home to find someone had gained entry through a window.
• Fraudulent credit card puchases totally $340 was reported by a resident.
• A vehicle window was broken out on the 10 block of 66th Street W.
• The Nicollet Avenue Super America reported another gas theft.
• A 21-year-old Richfield man was charged with marijuana possession and driving without a license.
• A 31-year-old Champlin man was charged with cocaine possession.

To see the most recent crime reports in their entirety, go to cityofrichfield.org/publicsafety/reports.