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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Richfield Man Faces Three Felonies After Minneapolis Robbery

Police say Dalon Maurice Reed was one of three men involved in an incident where three victims were robbed at gunpoint.

Richfield resident Dalon Maurice Reed, 22, has been charged with three felony counts of aiding and abetting aggravated robbery after a Feb. 7 incident. According to the criminal complaint, Minneapolis police officers responded to a robbery report on the 3300 block of 3rd Avenue South. When officers arrived, they met with the first of three victims. The first victim said he had just come from New Money Express and parked in front of his home when a male, later identified as Bryan Christopher Caldwell, approached him and stuck a black revolver to his torso. The victim reportedly said Caldwell demanded money and his cell phone, and also began going through the victim's pockets. Caldwell then pointed the gun at the other two victims, who were …

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Richfield Man Arrested After High-Speed Go-Kart Chase

Harry Lee Bostick is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, blowing through several red lights during the chase.

A Richfield man has been charged with leading police on a high-speed chase while in a go-kart. Harry Lee Bostick, 30, is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. A Hennepin County sheriff’s deputy was southbound on Portland Avenue just before 3 p.m. Nov. 12 when he spotted a black go-kart in the 6400 block, heading north on Portland, according to the criminal complaint, signed by Hennepin County Sheriff’s Deputy Erik McKloskey. Because the go-kart had no lights, license or registration, the deputy turned his squad car around, activated his emergency lights and began pursuing the vehicle. The deputy watched as the go-kart driver, later identified as …

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10:03 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012

I think I saw something like this on "Leave it to Beaver" except that Beaver pulled over.   more ›

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Motorist Flees Police, Crashes Car After Attempting to Run a Man Over

Police say Joshua Dale Vredenburg chased a Richfield man through his yard with a vehicle, before leading police on a rush-hour chase, causing several accidents and a fire before crashing into a house.

A Goodhue, MN man has been charged two felonies after attempting to run over a man and leading police on a rush-hour chase through Richfield and Bloomington, during which he caused several accidents and a fire. Joshua Dale Vredenburg, 20, is charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine, and fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, for which the maximum penalty is three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. The assault charge has a mandatory minimum penalty of a year and a day in prison and a $4,200 fine. According to the criminal complaint, signed by Richfield Police Officer Ronald Dox, officers from Richfield and Bloomington responded to a report of…

Friday, February 18, 2011

Richfield Police Blotter: Shoplifting, Swindling and Drug Charges

The Richfield Police Department releases its most recent crime report detailing incidents from Feb. 10-16.

Richfield Public Safety officers dealt with a mix bag of crimes from Feb. 10-16, including: Drug possession, shoplifting, swindling, assault and more. All information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's Incident and Arrest Reports from Feb. 17. A 51-year-old Minneapolis woman was charged with shoplifting from a business at Cedar Point Commons on Feb. 10. A juvenile was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia on Feb. 10 A 23-year-old Forest Lake, MN woman was charged with marijuana possession in a motor vehicle on Feb. 10. A vehicle was impounded on 77th Street East and Chicago Avenue on Feb. 10. Police detained an adult on an outstanding warrant on Feb. 10. A 31-year-old Richfield man was charged with drug …

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