North metro police blotter

ANDOVER

APRIL 18

Burglary. Jewelry was stolen from a home on the 3500 block of 136th Avenue NW. Entry was gained by picking the garage door lock.

BETHEL

APRIL 16

Theft. Wires and copper tubing were stolen from a business on the 100 block of Main Street.

BLAINE

APRIL 15

Theft. Several pieces of jewelry were missing from a home on the 3200 block of 89th Lane N.

CIRCLE PINES

APRIL 17

Drugs. An 18-year-old man was arrested for felony drug possession and possession of a handgun with an altered serial number on the 100 block of Pine Drive.

EAST BETHEL

APRIL 19

Property damage. Someone let the air out of two tires on a vehicle in the 18100 block of Hwy. 65 NE.

FRIDLEY

APRIL 12

Check welfare. Officers responded to an apartment on the 160 block of 83rd Avenue NE. regarding an open 911 line. Kids were playing with the phone.

LEXINGTON

APRIL 12

Indecent exposure. Officers responded to Northway Shopping Center on the 9100 block of South Highway Drive regarding suspicious activity. An officer found two people engaging in inappropriate behavior in a vehicle. A 46-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving and indecent exposure and the passenger, a 48-year-old female, was cited for indecent exposure.

MOUNDS VIEW

APRIL 20

Drugs. An 18-year-old Mounds View man was cited for possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle after he was stopped for driving without headlights on Bronson Drive and Edgewood Drive.

APRIL 21

Drugs. Officers responded to the 7700 block of Silver Lake Road NW. regarding a suspicious incident. A 22-year-old woman was arrested on a warrant and a 36-year-old man was arrested on a warrant and for possession of a controlled substance.

APRIL 23

Theft. A 1996 Toyota Corolla was stolen from an apartment parking lot on the 2600 block of Scotland Court.

NOWTHEN

APRIL 17

Burglary. An air-conditioning unit and sewing machine were stolen from a home on the 18200 block of Nowthen Boulevard.

oak grove

APRIL 15

Burglary. Jewelry and an iPad were stolen from a home on the 21400 block of Old Lake George Boulevard NW. The overhead garage door was unsecured.

RAMSEY

APRIL 10

Theft. Someone stole 75 vehicle batteries from a business on the 14100 block of Unity Street NW. The batteries were stored outside on a pallet at the back of the business.

ST. ANTHONY

APRIL 26

Theft. Two men were arrested for allegedly stealing merchandise while working at the Wal-Mart at 3800 Silver Lake Road NE.

Susan Hilliard • 612-673-7131

Items are selected from reports made to police departments and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime in a neighborhood or community.