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A listing of select events reported to Hopkins police over the past week.
Friday, Dec. 28 1:49 a.m. — Juvenile problem at the Pavilion 1:57 p.m. — Car theft at Marketplace Apartments 10:11 p.m. — Domestic incident on Van Buren Avenue South Saturday, Dec. 29 1:05 p.m. — Theft reported at the Police Department Sunday, Dec. 30 2:37 a.m. — Fight on the 100 block of Ninth Avenue North 2:52 p.m. — House fire on the 300 block of Herman Terrace 6:39 p.m. — House fire on the 2000 block of Mainstreet 7:06 p.m. — Domestic incident on the 300 block of 17th Avenue North 8:18 p.m. — Drunk problem at Mainstreet Bar and Grill 8:42 p.m. — Domestic incident at Auburn South …
Monday, Dec. 24 11:08 a.m. — Crash with injury at Second Street Northeast and Blake Road North 7:18 p.m. — Domestic incident on the 800 block of Ninth Avenue South Tuesday, Dec. 25 7:00 p.m. — Drug overdose at Knollwood Apartments 7:19 p.m. — Appliance fire at Meadow Creek Condos Wednesday, Dec. 26 12:29 p.m. — Apartment fire at Ramsgate Apartments 3:28 p.m. — Domestic incident Raspberry Ridge Co-op Thursday, Dec. 27 6:40 p.m. — Drunk problem on the 800 block of Mainstreet   Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free daily newsletter | Check out Patch’s Pinterest boards
Monday, Dec. 10 5:58 a.m. — Domestic incident on the 300 block of Fifth Avenue North 8:57 a.m. — Crash with injury at Highway 169 and Highway 7 2:17 p.m. — Burglary at the Intersection of Blake Road and Mainstreet Tuesday, Dec. 11 12:42 a.m. — Domestic incident at Brentwood Apartments 10:52 a.m. — Crash with injury at Blake Road and Excelsior Boulevard 1:13 p.m. — Theft at Hopkins Plaza 1:14 p.m. — Theft at the Blake Road Holiday 3:21 p.m. — Burglary on the 300 bock of Jackson Avenue North 6:57 p.m. — Crash with injury at Blake Road and Excelsior Boulevard 7:24 p.m. — Drunk problem at Dow …
Friday, Nov. 30 1:46 a.m. — Domestic incident at Brentwood Park Townhomes 4:56 a.m. — Theft at Hopkins Plaza Apartments 3:31 p.m. — Assault at Westside Village Apartments 9:45 p.m. — Car Theft at Char-Lin Apartments Saturday, Dec. 1 7:44 a.m. — Domestic incident at Plaza View Apartments 9:03 p.m. — Fight at the American Legion Sunday, Dec. 2 2:12 a.m. — Theft at Mainstreet Bar and Grill 2:25 a.m. — Drunk problem at White Castle 3:29 p.m. — Threat on the 300 block of Fifth Avenue North 8:32 p.m. — Domestic incident on the 900 block of Sixth Street South   Follow us on Twitter | Like us on …
Monday, Nov. 26 9:32 a.m. — Theft at Hopkins Park Plaza apartments 12:11 p.m. — Crash with injury at First Street North and Fifth Avenue 1:05 p.m. — Sex crime at Meadow Creek Condos 2:30 p.m. — Theft crime at Meadow Creek Condos 5:49 p.m. — Crash with injury at 12th Avenue North and Highway 7 8:23 p.m. — Drunk problem at the Holiday service station Tuesday, Nov. 27 9:32 a.m. — Assault at Ubah Medical Academy 1:06 p.m. — Car theft on the 1600 block of Fifth Street South 1:51 p.m. — Forgery on 21st Avenue North 6:41 p.m. — Domestic incident on the 700 block of 11th Avenue South 10:12 p.m. — …
Friday, Nov. 23 10:40 a.m. — Domestic incident on the 100 block of Ninth Avenue North 11:16 a.m. — Juvenile problem near the intersection of Smetana Road and 11th Avenue South 2:44 p.m. — Theft at the Blake Road Walgreens 3:06 p.m. — Juvenile problem at the Blake Road Dairy Queen 4:44 p.m. — Apartment fire at Ramsgate apartments 7:42 p.m. — Domestic incident at Meadow Creek Condos Saturday, Nov. 24 12:19 p.m. — Fight at the Hopkins Library 3:33 p.m. — Theft from auto on the 300 block of Fifth Avenue North 6:42 p.m. — Juvenile problem on the 800 block of 11th Avenue South Sunday, Nov. 25 4:29 …
Monday, Nov. 19 9:54 a.m. — Theft on the 400 block of 11th Avenue South 10:04 a.m. — Theft at Westbrooke Patio Homes 12:30 p.m. — Child abuse on the 300 block of Fifth Avenue North 12:54 p.m. — Theft at the Highway 7 Caribou Coffee 5:30 p.m. — Theft from auto at Ramsgate Apartments 7:23 p.m. — Domestic incident on the 700 block of 11th Avenue South Tuesday, Nov. 20 6:44 a.m. — Drunk problem at Wells Fargo 6:46 a.m. — Car theft at 700 Fifth Street S. 11:54 a.m. — Vandalism at the intersection of Second Avenue South and Nine Mile Cove East 1:11 p.m. — Theft at Westside Village apartments …
Friday, Nov. 16 5:29 a.m. — Assault at Hopkins Plaza apartments. 7:52 a.m. — Weapons carrying near the intersection of Highway 169 and Highway 7 5:03 p.m. — Domestic incident at Raspberry Ridge Co-op 5:20 p.m. — Domestic incident at Westside Village apartments 7:59 p.m. — Assault reported at the Police Department 8:14 p.m. — Grass fire on the 900 block of Westbrooke Way 9:40 p.m. — Threat reported at Royal Apartments Saturday, Nov. 17 12:48 a.m. — Drunk problem at Westbrooke Patio Homes 10:26 a.m. — Burglary on the 100 block of Ninth Avenue North 2:33 p.m. — Car theft at Meadow Creek Condos 6…
Monday, Nov. 12 10:06 a.m. — Vandalism on the 300 block of Sweet Briar Lane 1:12 p.m. — Vandalism on the 300 block of Sweet Briar Lane 2:56 p.m. — Theft on the 200 block of 17th Avenue North 9:21 p.m. — Fight at Hopkins Plaza Tuesday, Nov. 13 10:14 a.m. — Theft on the 300 block of 10th Avenue North 12:53 p.m. — Theft at the Mainstreet School of Performing Arts 6:48 p.m. — Weapons carrying at Downtown Park Wednesday, Nov. 14 12:24 a.m. — Prowler on the 100 block of 11th Avenue North 9:40 a.m. — Theft on Harrison Avenue South 4:35 p.m. — Juvenile problem reported at City Hall Thursday, Nov. 15 …
Friday, Nov. 9 7:23 a.m. — Fight at Ubah Medical Academy 8:04 a.m. — Theft from auto at Creekview Apartments 8:57 a.m. — Domestic incident on the 100 block of Ninth Avenue North 10:21 a.m. — Theft from auto on the 100 block of 16th Avenue North 10:34 a.m. — Drunk problem at Plantation Apartments 10:47 a.m. — Domestic incident Meadow Creek Condos 11:35 a.m. — Fight at Ramsgate Apartments 1:00 p.m. — Theft on the 100 block of 18th Avenue South 5:37 p.m. — Burglary at Char-Lin apartments 11:28 p.m. — Drunk problem at the Wild Boar 11:29 p.m. — Fight at Plaza View Apartments 11:48 p.m. — Assault …
Monday, Nov. 5 9:27 a.m. — Prowler at the Hopkins parking ramp 2:15 p.m. — Theft at St. Albans Road East 5:35 p.m. — Burglary on the 200 block of Sixth Avenue North 7:45 p.m. — Theft at Raspberry Ridge Co-op 7:55 p.m. — Dumpster fire at Westbrooke Patio Homes 8:12 p.m. — Juvenile problem at 10th Avenue North and Mainstreet Tuesday, Nov. 6 2:51 a.m. — Prowler at Westside Village Apartments 6:41 a.m. — Dumpster fire at Westbrooke Patio Homes 10:11 a.m. — Theft at Hopkins Express 12:53 p.m. — Theft from a vehicle at Westside Village Apartments 1:43 p.m. — Theft at Westside Village Apartments 4:…
Monday, Oct. 22 10:22 a.m. — Theft on the 600 block of 13th Avenue South 3:52 p.m. — Theft at Ubah Medical Academy 5:09 p.m. — Assault reported at the police station 6:16 p.m. — Prowler on the 600 block of 13th Avenue South 7:39 p.m. — Burglary on 15th Avenue North 7:56 p.m. — Burglary on the 100 block of Oak Glen Drive 10:00 p.m. — Theft from auto at Ramsgate Apartments Tuesday, Oct. 23 1:41 a.m. — Domestic incident on 19th Avenue North 1:51 p.m. — Burglary at Blake Road North and Cambridge Street 3:28 p.m. — Theft from auto at Westside Village Apartments Wednesday, Oct. 24 8:14 a.m. — …
Friday, Oct. 19 1:30 a.m. — Threat at Oak Ridge Lofts 2:37 p.m. — Sex crime report 3:03 p.m. — Juvenile problem at the downtown parking ramp 3:09 p.m. — Burglary at the Excelsior Tech Center 9:24 p.m. — Drunk problem at the Blake Road Walgreens Saturday, Oct. 20 3:23 a.m. — Domestic incident at Meadow Creek Condos 10:30 a.m. — Juvenile problem on the 900 block of First Street North 11:19 a.m. — Burglary at Nacho’s Super Mercado 2:33 p.m. — Domestic incident at Westside Village Apartments 6:16 p.m. — Juvenile problem on the 300 block of Jackson Avenue North 7:18 p.m. — Juvenile problem on the …
Monday, Oct. 15 12:15 a.m. — Domestic incident at the Carriage House Apartments 4:52 a.m. — Forgery at the Blake Road Walgreens 5:32 a.m. — Assault on the 900 block of Ninth Avenue South 8:16 a.m. — Theft at the Main Street School of Performing Arts 2:33 p.m. — Theft on the 200 block of Fifth Avenue North 3:41 p.m. — Drug overdose at Dow Towers Tuesday, Oct. 16 7:04 a.m. — Threat at Westside Village Apartments 3:57 p.m. — Theft from auto at Meadow Creek Condos 4:05 p.m. — Crash with injury at Eighth Avenue South and Excelsior Boulevard 8:29 p.m. — Theft from auto on the 200 block of Blake …
Friday, Oct. 12 7:41 a.m. — Mental problem on the 200 block of 18th Avenue North 12:20 p.m. — Drunk problem at Driskill’s Foods 1:06 p.m. — Drunk problem at Wendy’s 2:24 p.m. — Assault at Eisenhower Elementary 2:25 p.m. — Domestic incident at Creekwood Estates 2:57 p.m. — Theft at Westside Village Apartments 4:36 p.m. — Domestic incident at Greenfield Apartments 4:42 p.m. — Domestic incident at Greenfield Apartments 10:01 p.m. — Robbery on the 100 block of Blake Road North 11:11 p.m. — Domestic incident at Brentwood Townhomes 11:36 p.m. — Crash with personal injury at Blake Road North and …
Friday, Oct. 5 9:12 a.m. — Theft on Harrison Avenue South 8:10 p.m. — Crash with personal injury at the intersection of 12th Avenue North and Second Street North 11:12 p.m. — Mental problem at Ramsgate 11:27 p.m. — Drunk problem on the 100 block of 13th Avenue South Saturday, Oct. 6 9:59 a.m. — Theft at Brentwood Apartments 5:56 p.m. — Threat at Creekwood Estates 7:34 p.m. — Juvenile problem at Second Street Station 9:28 p.m. — Theft on the 700 block of Ninth Avenue South 9:49 p.m. — Prowler at 11th Avenue South and Seventh Street South Sunday, Oct. 7 12:40 a.m. — Suicide at Parkside 1:39 a.m…
Monday, Oct. 1 1:35 a.m. — Apartment fire at Town Terrace Apartments 10:31 a.m. — Theft at Central Park Manor 11:38 a.m. — Assault at Second Street Station 2:20 p.m. — Domestic incident on the 100 block of Washington Avenue North 2:36 p.m. — Domestic incident at Ramsgate Apartments 2:37 p.m. — Juvenile problem at Eisenhower Community Center 3:54 p.m. — Juvenile problem near the intersection of 13th Avenue South and First Street South 4:37 p.m. — Juvenile problem at Alice Smith Elementary 6:21 p.m. — Sex crime report on the 200 block of 21st Avenue North 6:42 p.m. — Car theft on the 100 block …
Friday, Sept. 28 12:07 a.m. — Drunk problem at Westside Village Apartments 5:40 a.m. — Domestic incident at Knollwood Apartments 7:11 a.m. — House fire on the 600 block of Fifth Avenue South 12:56 p.m. — Fight near the intersection of First Street South and 12th Avenue South 6:41 p.m. — Fight at Westbrooke Patio Homes 7:09 p.m. — Drunk problem on the 1300 block of Oxford Street 9:29 p.m. — Robbery at Carriage House Apartments 9:33 p.m. — Drunk problem on the 1500 block of Mainstreet Saturday, Sept. 29 4:59 a.m. — Drunk problem at the Blake Road Holiday 6:56 p.m. — Domestic incident on the 300…
Monday, Sept. 24 12:34 a.m. — Domestic incident at West Side Village Apartments 8:17 a.m. — Theft from auto on the 900 block of 11th Avenue South 8:47 a.m. — Burglary at Char-Lin Apartments 11:57 a.m. — Domestic incident at Brentwood Park Townhomes 1:53 p.m. — Theft at Cold Stone Creamery 3:02 p.m. — Mental problem at Lindee’s Saloon and Eatery 3:28 p.m. — Domestic incident on the 7900 block of Excelsior Boulevard 6:18 p.m. — Domestic incident on Sixth Avenue North 6:49 p.m. — Child abuse at West Side Village Apartments Tuesday, Sept. 25 1:53 a.m. — Domestic incident at West Side Village …
Monday, Sept. 17 8:29 a.m. — Vandalism report at the city parking lot on 10th Avenue 9:02 a.m. — Vandalism report at Maetzold Field 2:49 p.m. — Theft at Jim’s Liquor 3:03 p.m. — Trespassing at the Main Street School of Performing Arts 4:06 p.m. — Drunk problem at Pizza Hut 4:23 p.m. — Theft at Wells Fargo 7:26 p.m. — Theft at the Blake Road Holiday Tuesday, Sept. 18 12:49 p.m. — Theft at Chapel View Care Center 9:58 p.m. — Drunk problem at White Castle 10:36 p.m. — Drunk problem at Hopkins Park Plaza Wednesday, Sept. 19 9:50 a.m. — Burglary at Greenfield Apartments 12:30 a.m. — Drug overdose …

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