Monday, March 11, 2013
This week's selection includes a man who prayed as he strangled his ex-girlfriend, an Albertville crash, lingerie theft, counterfeit cash and drug arrests.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Prosecutors: Wristwatch Videos of Nude Boys at YMCA Also Show Defendant in Mirrors A Coon Rapids man using a wristwatch camera to make videos of boys undressing in at least one YMCA also caught his own image, reflected in locker room mirrors, according to a criminal complaint. Man Suffers Stab Wound to Neck in Richfield The incident occurred early Monday morning near 66th Street and Nicollet Avenue. Hunt for Stolen Shakopee Puppy Leads Police to Pot Growing …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Police say a Minnetonka man became upset when his girlfriend arrived home without buying diapers for his son and assaulted her repeatedly.
Editor's note, 5/1/13: The charges in this case were dismissed on April 30, 2013. A Minnetonka man remains in jail after police say he strangled a woman, hit her hard enough to break her ribs and threatened to kill her. The 27-year-old man is charged with three felonies in the Nov. 16 incident: third-degree assault resulting in substantial bodily harm and making terroristic threats, each of which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, and domestic assault by strangulation, for which the maximum penalty is three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Minnetonka police were called to a home in the 4600 block of Lynwood Terrace Nov. 16 to investigate a domestic assault, according to the criminal complaint. Officers …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
The victim suffered a concussion, a separated shoulder and underwent multiple physical therapy sessions as part of treatment.
After becoming unhappy with a work instruction, police say a St. Paul man assaulted his supervisor. Anthony Matthew Pearson, 31, is charged with felony assault in the third degree. On March 4, Minnetonka Police were dispatched to a job site at Minnetonka High School. Pearson was a temporary worker for the day. The supervisor told police that Pearson became defiant and used profanities after he was told what work to do. When the supervior dismissed him for the day, Pearson allegedly became enraged and punched the supervisor in the face. The supervisor suffered a concussion, a separated shoulder and underwent multiple physical therapy sessions as part of treatment. If convicted of this charge, Pearson faces up to five years in prison and/or …
