Minnetonka Police Catch Purse Snatcher

All information is taken from crime activity reports and reports. 

UPDATES

• On Jan. 20, 2011 at 8:20 p.m., Minnetonka Police responded to a robbery at the  store located at 12970 Wayzata Boulevard in Minnetonka. On Jan. 25, the store's manager and Minnetonka Police declined comment about the incident. But in information just released to Minnetonka Patch, the robber in this case displayed a handgun during the hold-up. Police said actually showing off a weapon, not just claiming to have one, is actually fairly unusual in a robbery here in Minnetonka. According to new report, the male suspect fled the store with an undisclosed amount of money. The robbery remains under investigation by Minnetonka Police detectives. 

• In an update to a report of burglary, which Minnetonka Police say occurred on Oct. 3, 2010, the Hennepin County Attorney has charged a 52-year-old man with receiving stolen property in excess of $1000- a felony. If convicted the man, whose last known address is in Rosemount, could spend five years in prison. According to the criminal complaint, this man, allegedly stole stereo equipment valued at $3,000 from the home of an acquaintance, located in the 17700 block of Arrowhead Trail in Minnetonka. The suspect then reportedly pawned the stolen electronics at a pawnshop on East Lake Street in Minneapolis. Minnetonka detectives were able to recover the stolen items by searching Hennepin County’s automated pawn system. The defendant is not currently in custody and according to the complaint, his whereabouts are not known.

• On June 22, 2010 Minnetonka Police were called to Hopkins High School after a report of theft was made. At the scene, awoman said that while she was watching her son’s football game, her purse had been stolen from her car. The car was parked in the parking lot at 2400 Lindbergh Drive and the windows were partially rolled down. In a criminal complaint filed on Feb. 9, the Hennepin County Attorney has charged a 55-year-old, Moose Lake man, with felony theft for snatching the purse from the woman’s car and also with the subsequent use of credit cards found within that stolen purse.  According to the complaint the man allegedly used the stolen credit card to make over $100 in purchases from a Target in St. Louis Park. The individual in question is currently in custody and faces five years in prison.

Feb. 6 

2:54 a.m.: Minnetonka Police arrested three persons for underage consumption of liquor. All three offenders were 20-year-old St. Louis Park residents. The arrests occurred at Excelsior Boulevard and 11th Avenue S.

7:07 p.m.: a woman, 26, from Minnetonka, was arrested at Cedar Lake Road and Highway 169, for driving with a suspended license. 

Feb. 7 

12:28 a.m.: a woman, 24, from Plymouth, was arrested on Interstate 494 near Highway 55, for 4th degree DWI, a misdemeanor. 

2:17 a.m.: a woman, 24, from Minnetonka, was arrested at County Road 101 and Ridgewood Road, for 4th degree DWI, a misdemeanor. 

5:16 a.m.: Minnetonka Police were called to the 10200 block of Greenbriar Road, for a reported burglary. 

Feb. 8 

2:07 p.m.: Minnetonka Police responded to a reported assault in the 19000 block of Stratford Road. 

2:20 p.m.: Minnetonka Police responded to 17500 block of Highway 7 after receiving a tip about drug activity there. 

Feb. 9 

8:34 p.m.: Minnetonka Police arrested two men at County Road 101 and Michaele Lane. Both men were taken into custody on charges of  possession of drug paraphernalia and of a small amount of marijuana. According to the report, one of the men, a 20-year-old from Hopkins, had the drugs stashed in his car. The other man, 20, from Eden Prairie was charged with possible intent to sell the drugs in addition to possessing them. 

Feb. 10 

1:22 a.m.: a man, 30, from Minnetonka was arrested at Old Excelsior Boulevard and Sparrow Road, for 3rd degree DWI. This same individual was arrested in 2005 and convicted of 4th degree DWI. In that offense, he was fined $75. 

Feb. 11 

1:23 a.m.: a man, 21, from Minneapolis was arrested at Baker Road and Highway 7 for excessive speeding and 4th degree DWI, both misdemeanors.

2:06 a.m.: a man, 41, from Albert Lea, was arrested at Interstate 494 and Stone road for DAC-IPS. This is when someone is caught driving after their license has been cancelled because it was determined that their having a license is inimical to public safety. This was the 9th offense with which this individual has been charged since 1990. Other charges include possession of drug paraphernalia and 3 prior DWI arrests. 

7:51 a.m.: Minnetonka Police responded to an address in the 10900 block of Red Circle Drive. They were called there because threats had been reported. 

8:33 p.m.: a man, 54, from Spring Park, was stopped for a traffic violation after officers observed him following the car in front of him too closely. On suspicion of DWI, he was asked to take a sobriety test, which he refused. He was arrested for 3rd degree DWI, a gross misdemeanor and on an alcohol violation. This is this man’s third DWI arrest since 1994. In the past he was also convicted of domestic assault and cocaine possession. 

9:20 p.m.: a woman, 31, was arrested at her home in the 5500 block of Eden Prairie Road, for domestic assault. 

Feb. 14 

12:54 a.m.: a man, 24, from Osseo, was arrested at the intersection of Interstate 494 and Highway 7, for 4th degree DWI, a misdemeanor.