Monday, March 11, 2013
This week's selection includes a man who prayed as he strangled his ex-girlfriend, an Albertville crash, lingerie theft, counterfeit cash and drug arrests.
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. Prosecutors: Wristwatch Videos of Nude Boys at YMCA Also Show Defendant in Mirrors A Coon Rapids man using a wristwatch camera to make videos of boys undressing in at least one YMCA also caught his own image, reflected in locker room mirrors, according to a criminal complaint. Man Suffers Stab Wound to Neck in Richfield The incident occurred early Monday morning near 66th Street and Nicollet Avenue. Hunt for Stolen Shakopee Puppy Leads Police to Pot Growing …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Police say Bryce William Banks arranged to sell methamphetamine to an undercover informant in the U of M's Comstock Hall.
A Richfield man has been charged with selling methamphetamine to an undercover informant in the University of Minnesota’s Comstock Hall. Bryce William Banks, 31, is charged with third-degree drug sales, a felony with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum fine of $75,000. University of Minnesota police spoke to a “cooperating individual” on Nov. 17 who told them that he had purchased methamphetamine from Banks in the past, according to the criminal complaint. The individual contacted Banks via phone and text message and made arrangements to buy $150 worth of methamphetamine at Comstock Hall, according to the complaint. When Banks arrived at Comstock Hall, the individual pointed …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Homero Urbina-Chavez pleaded guilty along with a Phoenix, AZ, man.
Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter A 26-year-old Richfield man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in federal court Tuesday. Homero Urbina-Chavez has not yet been sentenced but faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. According to a press release from the Minnesota branch of the United States Attorney's Office, Urbina-Chavez along with Alfredo Cazares-Medina, 40, of Phoenix, AZ, were indicted on April 16, 2012. Cazares-Medina also pleaded guilty to the same charge. In their plea agreements, both men admitted that between September 2009 and April 5, 2012 they conspired to obtain and distribute methamphetamine to various people in …
