Crime & Safety

Blotter: Knife-Throwing Moms

A weekly selection of incidents drawn from Hopkins police files.

Monday, August 8

8:37 a.m. — Someone tried to force open multiple doors at . Nothing appeared to have been taken.

4:28 p.m. — Police learned that someone stole a $150 GPS unit from a vehicle parked at .

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6:37 p.m. — A man told police that his mother threw a knife at him and hit him with a remote. The man denied medical attention. Police talked with both parties about their rights.

 

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Tuesday, August 9

2:08 a.m. — Someone stole an iPod, backpack and books from a vehicle parked at .

11:24 a.m. — Someone tried to break into a storage locker on the 800 block of Smetana Road.

1:54 p.m. — Police received a report that three or four boys stole a bike from the 600 block of Fifth Avenue South.

8:12 p.m. — A Raspberry Ridge Co-op resident reported that her husband was drunk and causing unspecified problems. Police took him to Methodist Hospital.

 

Wednesday, August 10

12:42 a.m. — Police received a report of an unspecified theft at the Blake Road Walgreens.

5:13 p.m. — Residents reported a teenager screaming and banging a door at . His parents told police he was adjusting to his medication.

 

Thursday, August 11

11:27 a.m. — Someone stole a $50 radio from a vehicle parked on the 8500 block of Excelsior Boulevard.

10:44 p.m. — A woman told police that two people assaulted her husband at Knollwood Apartments.

 

Friday, August 12

11:52 a.m. — Someone keyed a car several times while it was parked at .

11:15 p.m. — Westside Village Apartments reported that someone was breaking into the complex’s party room. The burglar took a TV and stashed it on the south side of the building. Police checked Walgreens for the suspect.

 

Saturday, August 13

2:18 a.m. — A Ninth Avenue North resident told police that a landlord came into the resident’s unit yelling. The person was at hiding in the soccer fields.

 

Sunday, August 14

7:03 p.m. — Someone stole a Giant brand Sedona DX mountain bike. The 19-inch bike is black and blue.

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