Crime & Safety
Blotter: Butcher Knives and Nail Guns
A weekly selection of incidents drawn from Hopkins police files.

Monday, Jan. 23
- 6:49 a.m. — Someone tried to steal a cup of coffee at the Blake Road Holiday station. He left before police arrived, and officers were unable to find him.
- 3:54 p.m. — Police learned that someone stole a door from a Bobcat parked at Hopkins Cold Storage.
Tuesday, Jan. 24
- 3:31 p.m. — Police received a report that a woman was cutting into a door with a butcher knife on the 900 block of Ninth Avenue South. The woman was trying to get into her own home.
- 4:09 p.m. — Pawn America reported that someone in the store appeared to be using someone else’s ID. The man left and went to . Officers detained him 10 minutes later.
- 7:32 p.m. — told police that a man in his 20s stole two Grey Goose vodka bottles.
- 11:48 p.m. — Police contacted a drunk woman near First Street North and Seventh Avenue North. The woman was released to a sober party.
Wednesday, Jan. 25
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- 8:13 a.m. — Police learned that someone stole $500 worth of wheels and other items from a vehicle parked at .
Friday, Jan. 27
- 4:26 p.m. —A Woodhill Court resident told police that someone stole a nail gun and staple gun worth $600 sometime within the past year.
- 6:21 p.m. —A business on the 8500 block of Excelsior Boulevard reported that someone shoplifted $36.50 worth of items.
Saturday, Jan. 28
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- 11:47 a.m. —A vehicle left overnight near the was reported missing.
Sunday, Jan. 29
- 5:12 p.m. —A resident told police a neighbor hit a door with a hammer. Officers issued a nuisance property notice.
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