Blotter: Body in a Bag?

Friday, Aug. 17

• 2:03 p.m. — Someone stole a camera from Creekwood Estates.

Saturday, Aug. 18

• 1:28 p.m. — A large tree limb came down on the 100 block of Ridgewood Drive, hitting a vehicle.
• 10:42 p.m. — A caller told police that a woman was near the intersection of Oxford Street and Blake Road North, flagging down cars. The caller thought she might be “soliciting.” She was gone when officers arrived.

Sunday, Aug. 19

• 1:34 a.m. — Police learned about a woman who was screaming and crying in a vehicle. A man was placed on a hold at Hennepin County Medical Center.
• 2:00 a.m. — A scooter was stolen from behind .
• 8:06 p.m. — A woman told police there was a bag on the road that looked like a body. It turned out to be a mattress in a green case.

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