Joshua Thomas Mullin, 24, used a woman's credit card to buy beef jerky and charged over $300 at his place of employment, Burger King.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest county happenings.
Edward Terrel Bowens, Jr. was one of a trio who re-appropriated a golf cart from the maintenance staff at an Apple Valley apartment complex.
In other crime news from around the South Metro region last week, a Burnsville man faces DWI charges after crashing his car—into a liquor store.
Jon William Bogatzki, 30, was booked into the Dakota County Jail on Friday.
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Lori Jo Mueller could face up to 30 years in federal prison for wire fraud, and 10 years for health care fraud.
Keep up to date on criminal activity in Apple Valley by checking out Patch's weekly police blotter.
In other crime news from around the South Metro area last week, a Lakeville teen is in custody after a Burnsville robbery, and a man exposes himself outside an Eagan restaurant.
Once-prominent Republican staffer Michael Brodkorb was seriously injured in a crash in Mendota Heights last week.
After seven vehicles plowed through the ice on Lake Minnetonka, the state's residents are reminded not to take safety for granted.
In other crime news from around the South Metro region, a decaying body is found in the Vermillion River and a former American Legion commander is charged with swindling.
Since opening in 2011, Spoon has racked up a lengthy list of serious police and fire infractions, including large fights, an incident with armed bouncers and repeated fire code violations.
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Eagan police and fire officials say two men jumped to safety from the second story of a townhome complex.
John Stephen Woodward, one-time neighbor of James Backstrom, attempted murder-for-hire.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows keeps you up to date on the latest county happenings.
Among other police reports from the region last week is the tale of a man who allegedly went to great lengths for a clean drug test.
A 32-year-old Rosemount man has been charged with a felony after threatening to kill his neighbors with a non-existent weapons cache that he said included a sniper rifle, an AR-15, a 12 gauge, and an AK-47 equipped with a grenade launcher.
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Police say Justin Reid Carlson strangled his wife and tried to keep her from calling 911 while the woman's 8-year-old son watched.
In other crime news from around the region last week, two Apple Valley men were arrested in separate incidents involving loaded guns, and a high-speed chase through Shakopee reached speeds of 95 mph.
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Eric James Hunter, 44, will also be required to pay restitution.
Jonathan Thomas Lahr, 36, died on Jan. 1 following a fight with his roommate. The roommate, Samuel Walter Petersen, was released from custody yesterday.
The Dakota County Sheriff's Office handled 235 vehicle crashes in 2012, down ten percent from 2011.
In other crime news from around the South Metro region, a victim is identified in an Eagan homicide investigation, and an Inver Grove Heights man is charged with three felonies in a New Year's Day shooting.
Authorities say that a property on 134th Street West may not be a total loss, though the luxury home has lost at least half its value.
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Police say Samuel Walter Petersen fought with the 36-year-old victim just prior to the victim's Jan. 1 death.
A pastor discusses apocalyptic preparation, Nicholas David on 'The Voice,' and a hospital's baby mix-up.
A tall column of smoke rose over Chateau Estates in Apple Valley, where a fire broke out during the late afternoon on New Year's Day.
In other crime news from around the South Metro region, Amy Senser's lawyer files an appeal, and a man threatens to destroy a McDonald's in Eagan.