North metro police blotter

ANDOVER

SEPT. 20

Theft. An ATV was stolen from the driveway of a home on the 14200 block of Crane Street NW.

SEPT. 23

Theft. A window and door were stolen off a Bobcat at a construction site on the 3500 block of 161st Avenue NW.

COON RAPIDS

SEPT. 19

Theft. Candy and cash were stolen from a trailer at Sand Creek Park, 1008 Northdale Blvd. NW.

EAST BETHEL

SEPT. 9

Theft. A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle in a driveway on the 1600 block of 207th Avenue NE.

SEPT. 10

Theft. A steel bucket and forklifts were stolen from a construction site on Highway 65 and Viking Boulevard NE.

FRIDLEY

SEPT. 13

Assist family. Several reportedly intoxicated family members were arguing and an officer mediated the situation at a home on North Circle NE. All involved agreed to go separate ways and go to sleep.

SEPT. 15

Suspicious activity. A 37-year-old woman thought someone was in her apartment because there was a strange light in the bathroom. Officers checked the apartment on 83rd Avenue NE. and found the light was from a candle.

Theft. A boy, 10, was caught shoplifting at Cub Foods, 246 57th Av. NE. No charges were pressed. He is not allowed in the store unless he is with his father.

Fire. Residents of Skywood Apartments, 1200 Cheri Lane NE, were evacuated because the fire alarm sounded and smoke was visible. A woman was cooking and burned some food. The smoke triggered the alarm.

SEPT. 16

Property damage. Someone put a candy bar in the gas tank of a vehicle at an apartment on the 180 block of Charles Street NE.

SEPT. 17

Child found. A 4-year-old boy was found alone on the 7600 block of University Avenue NE. Officers located the mother a short time later. She was using the bathroom and the boy wandered from the house.

HAM LAKE

SEPT. 13

Theft. Patio furniture was stolen from the front porch of a home on the 16900 block of Quincy Street NE.

MOUNDS VIEW

SEPT. 18

Theft. A bottle of vodka was stolen from Big Top Liquor, 2577 County Rd. 10.

SEPT. 19

Drugs. A 30-year-old White Bear Lake man was cited for an expired driver's license and possession of drug paraphernalia on County Road I and Adams Street following a traffic stop.

SEPT. 20

Arson. Someone set fire to two portable toilets on the 2700 block of County Road I.

RAMSEY

SEPT. 9

Theft. A computer was stolen from a vehicle while it was parked at Coborn's, 7900 Sunwood Dr. NW. The vehicle was locked but the windows were left halfway open.

SEPT. 11

Theft. A car seat, left in a driveway overnight, was stolen from the 16700 block of Garnet Street NW.

ST. ANTHONY

SEPT. 16

Disorderly conduct. A reportedly intoxicated 39-year-old man was cited for disorderly conduct after he urinated in the street at Silver Lake Road NE and 32nd Avenue 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.