Monday, April 30, 2012
A wrap-up of police, fire and court incidents for the week of April 21-28, including a bank robbery, a stolen stash, gang graffiti and burglaries.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
To keep you up to date with what is happening in cities near your hometown, Patch will be providing regular updates of police, fire and crime related incidents in the west metro. The following is a collection of articles that recently appeared on Patch sites in Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story. St. Louis Park High School Student Dies in Bike Crash The crash took place Wednesday night near the intersection of Shady Oak Road and Excelsior Boulevard in Minnetonka. St. Michael Car Accident Victim Identified The Minnesota State Patrol named the man who died in a Thursday rollover. Fire Guts Knife …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Police say Justin Grant Evans, already a suspect in a series of west metro burglaries, broke into Minnetonka businesses and stole tools and computer equipment last month.
A St. Louis Park man charged earlier in the month in connection with a burglary at a Wayzata jewelry store is facing more charges of burglarizing Minnetonka businesses, stealing tools and then storing the stolen items in a Richfield apartment. Justin Grant Evans, 36, is facing two new felony charges of third-degree burglary, each of which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Evans remains in the Hennepin County Jail on a $40,000 bond on the earlier Wayzata charges, and an additional $20,000 bond on the new charges. An omnibus hearing in the Wayzata case is scheduled today in Hennepin County District Court. According to the latest criminal complaint, compiled by Minnetonka Police Detective Terri Swanson, …
Sunday, April 22, 2012
A west metro wrap up of crime, police and fire related incidents for the week of April 14 through April 20, including charges filed against a multiple burglary suspect.
To keep you up to date with what is happening in cities near your hometown, Patch will be providing regular updates of police, fire and crime related incidents in the west metro. The following is a collection of articles that recently appeared on Patch sites in Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story. Fire Damages Maple Grove Home, One Person Injured Fifteen people were displaced and one person injured from the fire at a Maple Grove townhome fourplex Tuesday night. School Bus Crash on Vicksburg Lane, Two Injured A car collided with a First Student school bus just before 7:30 a.m. Friday, April 20 at …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Police say Justin Grant Evans, a suspect in a string of commercial burglaries last month, also broke into a Wayzata jewelry store and stole more than $4,000 worth of rings.
A St. Louis Park man suspected in a series of commercial burglaries in Minnetonka has been charged with breaking into a Wayzata jewelry store last month and stealing more than $4,000 worth of rings. Justin Grant Evans, 36, is charged with third-degree burglary, a felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Evans remains in the Hennepin County Jail on a $40,000 bond. An omnibus hearing in his case is scheduled April 24 in Hennepin County District Court. According to the criminal complaint, compiled by Wayzata Police Lt. Mike Murphy, police responded to a business alarm at Graham Jewelers just after 6 a.m. on March 29. Police discovered that someone had broken into the store and taken $4,195 worth of rings from …
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