Crime & Safety

Blotter: Thefts and Domestic Assaults

A weekly selection of incidents drawn from Hopkins police files.

Monday, Nov. 14

  • 7:01 a.m. — A resident told police that someone went through a vehicle while it was parked on the 100 block of Ridgewood Drive.
  • 2:39 p.m. — Someone went through a vehicle while it was parked on the 200 block of Althea Lane overnight.
  • 3:10 p.m. — Police received a report that someone stole three $100 gift cards at Cargill. At least one of the gift cards had been used.
  • 3:54 p.m. — Someone went through an unlocked vehicle while it was parked overnight on the 200 block of Campbell Drive.
  • 5:29 p.m. — Someone smashed a passenger window on a Jeep Liberty parked at and stole a bag.
  • 5:54 p.m. — A Dell laptop was stolen from a vehicle parked at the parking lot.

Tuesday, Nov. 15

  • 7:16 p.m. — A Knollwood Apartments resident came home to find their apartment door damaged and items missing. 

Wednesday, Nov. 16

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  • 2:03 p.m. — A resident told police he set his briefcase down, picked up something from an alley and then turned around to discover the briefcase missing at the 1589 Highway 7.

Thursday, Nov. 17

  • 11:37 a.m. — An Oxford Street resident was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center’s Crisis Center following a report of a domestic assault.
  • 7:35 p.m. — A Hopkins Park Plaza resident told police someone stole $218 worth of prescription medication.

Friday, Nov. 18

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  • 11:37 a.m. — Someone cut a catalytic converter, worth $500, off a vehicle parked at .

Saturday, Nov. 19

  • 4:12 a.m. — Police received a report of an unspecified assault near .
  • 10:12 a.m. — Officers learned that someone broke into a garage at and tried to steal bikes. It’s not known whether any bikes were taken.
  • 10:36 a.m. — Someone broke a window on a Pontiac G6 parked at and stole a purse. A credit card in the purse was used for a $163 purchase. Total loss is estimated at $450. 

Sunday, Nov. 20

  • 8:57 p.m. — A woman was taken to Methodist Hospital following a domestic assault at


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