Crime & Safety
Blotter: Paintballs and Vomit
A weekly selection of incidents drawn from Hopkins police files.

Monday, Jan. 2
- 2:36 p.m. — A 12th Avenue resident told police a camera belonging to went missing during a New Year’s Eve party.
Tuesday, Jan. 3
- 9:20 p.m. — Hopkins Park Plaza reported that someone tried to break into a washing machine. Someone was also thought to have been sleeping in a storage area.
Wednesday, Jan. 4
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- 10:55 a.m. — Someone stole a purse at the .
Thursday, Jan. 5
- 1:14 a.m. — Police took one person to detox who was causing an “issue” near .
- 9:21 a.m. — Police learned that someone tried to break into a vehicle on the 100 block of Ridgewood Drive at about 4 a.m. The back window had been forced open, but nothing was missing and there was no damage.
- 1:09 p.m. — Someone stole $250 from an office on the 1000 block of First Street South.
- 1:50 p.m. — A $650 generator was stolen from an ice fishing house parked on the 500 block of 15th Avenue South.
Friday, Jan. 6
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- 10:25 a.m. — Someone broke into a Westside Village storage locker and stole a Sega Genesis, a sculpture and a table.
Saturday, Jan. 7
- 2:58 p.m. — Someone shot at an Eighth Avenue home, hitting it nine times with green paintballs. One of the windows was broken.
Sunday, Jan. 8
- 4:24 a.m. — Neighbors called police after a van had been running in a driveway for four hours. Officers found vomit on the driveway and a man passed out in the back seat. He was released to a sober person.
- 8:49 p.m. — Someone went through a vehicle parked on the 200 block of 16th Avenue North.
- 9:04 p.m. — A vehicle parked on the 200 block of Herman Terrace was broken into. The contents of a wallet were taken.
- 9:08 p.m. — Someone stole sunglasses from a vehicle parked on the 200 block of Maple Hills Road.
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