Monday, April 15, 2013
This week's selections include a man accused of punching his girlfriend in the face, disorderly conduct in Target, fires, stalking and Craigslist issues.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Fingerprints Link Fugitive Suspect to Wayzata Burglary Scene The Hennepin County Crime lab lifted fingerprints from the scene of an attempted burglary and positively matched them to an Elk River man. Man Charged After Allegedly Strangling Girlfriend at Aqua City Motel Police say Randall Velachi Jackson punched his girlfriend numerous times in the face, strangled her and held a knife to her throat. 'Heavily Intoxicated' Man Allegedly Strangled, Threatened to Kill …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
St. Patrick's Day weekend saw a slight uptick in Richfield 'Missed Connections' at Craigslist.
Over St. Patrick's Day weekend in Richfield, at least a few pairs of Irish eyes seem to have been smiling at each other, judging by the postings in the "Missed Connections" section at craigslist.com. The best "Missed Connections" postings contain an unmistakable, defining characteristic, such as that the object of one's desire was ... seated: Slender guy in chair, Sat 6 p.m. - w4m (Luce' Richfield) You were with your family on Saturday evening, leaving as our family was coming in. I'd guess you are late 20s. You wore a tie that complimented both shirt and eyes. Not sure if you busted me giving you the eye but I definitely looked more than twice. Yum! Sometimes simple eye contact while shopping is all it takes: Target by the airport - m4m…
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Youk was returned to his Richfield owners Wednesday, after nearly a week of being missing.
A Richfield couple has a member of its family back. Youk, a Chocolate Lab that went missing the morning of Dec. 27, 2012, is now home with owners Carly and Chris Harrison. Youk was found in Minneapolis and then taken to home in Cottage Grove to be looked after until his owners were found. The Harrisons got the happy e-mail Wednesday night after the caretakers found a Craigslist post about the missing pup. In a Facebook post following the good news, Carly Harrison wrote: "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!! I cannot say thank you enough! I am incredibly blessed to have amazing friends and am touched by all of the people that I have never even met that have reached out to me! It is amazing!!!!!" If you have lost, found or spotted a …
Caitlin Burgess
10:02 am on Friday, January 4, 2013
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