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Golden Valley Police Blotter: Theft, Drugs, DWI

A roundup of selected Golden Valley Police Department calls and arrests.

Editor’s note: All information is taken from police incident reports dated Feb. 20 to Feb. 26, the most recent available. The information can be found on the city website.

February 20

A Plymouth man was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license.

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A Minneapolis man was arrested for improper lane use, speeding and DWI.

A Robbinsdale woman was arrested for being in a park after hours, giving the officer a false name and for not having proof of insurance.

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A Brooklyn Park man was arrested for theft at the Liquor Barrel on Olson Memorial Highway. 

February 21

Police responded to a home on Turnpike Road for a report of a burglary.

Police responded to a call on Hillsboro Avenue for a report of theft from a vehicle.

February 22

A Golden Valley man was arrested for fifth degree assault. It is his second offense in two years.

Police responded to General Mills Boulevard and 394 for a call of motor vehicle damage. 

Police responded to a burglary call on Rhode Island Avenue, no one was arrested.

February 23

A Burnsville man was arrested for driving with a revoked license and for not stopping at a stop sign.

A Plymouth woman was arrested for speeding, no proof of insurance and for driving with a revoked license. 

February 24

A Golden Valley man was arrested for fourth degree DUI, driving without headlights and for improper use the car pool lane.

A Minneapolis woman was arrested for possessing cocaine and for possessing stolen property.

A Minneapolis man was arrested for driving with a revoked license and for not stopping at a stop sign. 

A Golden Valley woman was arrested for passing an emergency vehicle, driving without insurance and for driving with a suspended license.

Police responded to the 1800 block of Lilac Drive on a call of theft from a vehicle.

Police responded to the 500 block of Winnetka Avenue on a call of theft.

February 25

A St. Louis Park man was arrested for speeding and for DWI.

A St. Louis Park man was arrested for improper lane use, DUI and DWI.

A Coon Rapids woman was arrested for DWI.

A Golden Valley man was arrested for failure to yield right of way, damage to motor vehicle property and for driving with a revoked license. 

A Robbinsdale man was arrested for driving with a revoked license and for not having proof of insurance.

A Crystal man was arrested on Duluth Street and Douglas Drive for driving with a revoked license, driving without insurance, possessing drug paraphernalia, possessing marijuana and for not having working brake lights.

February 26

A Hopkins man was arrested for DWI, DUI and for possessing marijuana.

A Minneapolis man was arrested for impeding traffic and for possessing marijuana.

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