Speeding Driver Crashes, Indecent Exposure & Bathroom Robbery: Police Blotter

All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's crime reports from April 29, 2013, detailing incidents from April 25-27.

April 25

• Police responded to a protection order violation report at Caribou Coffee on the 1700 block of 66th Street East.
• A victim made an identity theft report.
• Two credit cards and $100 in cash were reported stolen.
• Police responded to a shoplifting report on the 6500 block of Richfield Parkway. The suspect stole a pair of shoes valued at $80. The suspect was not located.
• A victim reported that an unknown person entered his residence on the 300 block of 64th Street West and damaged $1,795 worth of property, and stole $5,045 worth of items.
• A 21-year-old Minneapolis woman was arrested for marijuana possession after fleeing police and crashing her car near 76th Street and Lyndale Avenue. Police had stopped the vehicle for traveling faster than a posted speed limit sign before the vehicle fled. (See more on the incident here.)

April 26

• A juvenile was cited for tobacco possession by a minor.
• Police responded to a report of an assault on the 7400 block of Penn Avenue. The suspect was not located.
• A robbery that occurred two days prior was reported.
• A Richfield High School student was cited for tobacco possession.
• As officers were checking the 7600 block of Cedar Avenue, two adults were arrested on outstanding warrants.
• An adult male was taken into custody for indecent exposure to a minor. The incident occurred near 62nd Street West and Xerxes Avenue.
• An adult male was arrested for taking a pair of $20 sunglasses from a business on the 10 block of 66th Street West.
• A vehicle was reported stolen from the 7700 block of Wentworth Avenue. The suspect was not located.
• A bottle of water was reported stolen from Super America, 826 W. 66th St.

April 27

• A stop sign was found knocked over at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 74th Street East.
• A vehicle passenger was arrested for violating a domestic abuse order.
• A driver was cited for marijuana possession and driving after suspension.
• An adult male was cited for marijuana possession.
• Police responded to a report of a disturbance near 66th Street East and Nicollet Avenue. A male was located and cited for disorderly conduct.
• Police responded to a domestic disturbance on the 1300 block of 78th Street East. An adult male was arrested.
• Police responded to a report of threats on the 300 block of 76th Street West. The suspect was subsequently cited for disorderly conduct.
• A 24-year-old Bloomington man was arrested for fourth-degree DWI.
• A driver was arrested for driving without insurance and drug paraphernalia possession.
• Police responded to a report of a fraudulent check written for items at Menards.
• Police responded to a report of a fight in progress. The adult suspect was arrested when police arrived.
• Police responded to a robbery report at a restaurant on the 6600 block of Lyndale Avenue. When police arrived it was determined that an employee was assaulted in the bathroom of the restaurant with a black handgun. The suspect was not located. $200 was taken from the victim.

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