Crime & Safety

Blotter: What Did 'Hoffa' Know?

A weekly selection of incidents drawn from Hopkins police files.

Monday, Dec. 5

  • 9:00 a.m. — Police learned that someone stole an unspecified vehicle from .
  • 7:51 p.m. — A man in told an unidentified person that “Hoffa” knew something and that the person should call him, not police, because he’s a bounty hunter and “above the law.” The man had two drinks and then went outside. He was taken to Methodist Hospital because of his drunkenness.

Tuesday, Dec. 6

  • 10:40 a.m. — Someone broke into a shed on 18th Avenue and stole several items.
  • 2:19 p.m. — Someone stole an unspecified vehicle that was parked on the 300 block of Fifth Avenue North.

Wednesday, Dec. 7

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  • 11:21 a.m. — A 20th Avenue North resident told police a visiting grandson stole an iPod from the home.
  • 12:52 p.m. — A resident interrupted a burglary on the 200 block of Jackson Avenue North. The man fled from the area.

Thursday, Dec. 8

  • 8:31 a.m. — A Landmark Trail resident requested an extra police patrol because someone cut their Christmas lights.

Friday, Dec. 9

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  • 6:43 a.m. — detained a shoplifter. Officers issued a trespass notice.

Saturday, Dec. 10

  • 10:52 p.m. — reported that a man was refusing to leave the bar. He was released to his mother.

Sunday, Dec. 11

  • 9:19 p.m. — A Hopkins Park Plaza resident told police that her boyfriend hit her in the face and that she was bleeding. Police took the man into custody.

Monday, Dec. 12

  • 10:50 a.m. — A Town Terrace resident told police that someone punctured four of his tires.
  • 5:07 p.m. — Someone took a $75 package delivered to a Herman Terrace home.
  • 5:20 p.m. — Someone stole the contents of a package delivered to a Ninth Avenue home. The box was left in the yard.

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