Crime & Safety
Blotter: Public Urination and Stolen Cakes
A weekly selection of incidents drawn from Hopkins police files.

Tuesday, Dec. 13
- 9:50 a.m. — A Madison Circle resident visited the Police Department to report a theft of packages.
- 10:49 a.m. — Someone tried to break into an office at 8940 Excelsior Blvd.
- 1:56 p.m. — A driver on the 8500 block of Excelsior Boulevard got out, dropped his pants and urinated.
- 2:56 p.m. — Police learned that someone stole five 100-foot extension cords and tried to break into a business at 21 Harrison Ave.
- 9:39 p.m. — Someone stole a package left outside of a Meadow Creek Condos unit.
Wednesday, Dec. 14
- 1:54 a.m. — A 10th Avenue resident told police that someone was first knocking on the front door and then knocking on the bedroom window.
- 4:16 p.m. — The Mainstreet reported that someone stole a $25 cake.
- 6:45 p.m. — detained two shoplifters.
Saturday, Dec. 17
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- 3:36 p.m. — Someone went through a vehicle parked on the 300 block of Madison Avenue North and stole change and miscellaneous rifle rounds.
Sunday, Dec. 18
- 3:36 p.m. — A Peace Valley Townhomes resident told police someone stole an iPod from a vehicle sometime within the past 20 minutes.
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