Sunday, February 24, 2013
Also in this week's wrap-up: A beloved principal gets rewarded, Menards makes a grand entrance and Edina pets have a new haven.
Editor’s Note: Every week we will bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Richfield, Fridley, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. (Click on the headline to read the full story.) Hill-Murray Football Coach Arrested in Fridley for Allegedly Soliciting Prostitution Mark Mauer was one of 19 men caught in a police sting operation in Fridley Tuesday Golden Valley Officials Concerned About Upcoming Bottineau Meeting In a letter sent to members of the Hennepin County Board and Metropolitan Council, Mayor Shep Harris asked for clarification regarding the purpose of the upcoming Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s community meeting. Menards Announces …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
What stories attracted the most readers in 2012?
Readers have an eclectic taste when it comes to what they like to read on Patch. The most-read stories of 2012 ranged from politics to astronomy to crime and public safety. Here’s a look at the stories that garnered the most attention this year. Minnesota Companies that Support the Marriage Amendment/Minnesota Companies that Oppose the Marriage Amendment On Nov. 6, Minnesotans voted on a proposed constitutional amendment that would have defined marriage as between one man and one woman in the state constitution, reflecting existing state statute. In the lead-up to that vote, several companies staked out a position on one side or the other. The list that Patch compiled drew thousands of readers. Geminid Meteor Shower 2012: When and …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Yinyin Massage and Hopkins Asian Massage will no longer be able to do business in Hopkins. Yazhi Xiao will no longer be able to work in the city as a masseuse.
The Hopkins City Council on Tuesday permanently revoked the massage licenses for two businesses accused of permitting prostitution and a masseuse accused of engaging in prostitution. In testimony nearly identical to the charging documents’ version of events, Police Chief Reynolds told council members how residents tipped off officers that prostitution was occurring, investigators saw prostitution reviews on websites and police conducted an undercover sting May 1. Yinyin Massage The owners of both massage businesses denied that they allowed prostitution to take place. Yu Ying Chen, a Minneapolis resident who owns Yinyin Massage at 901 First St. N., blamed the incident on confusion as she got ready to visit her sick father in China. She …
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Monday, June 4, 2012
The City Council will consider the revocation of three massage licenses because of suspected prostitution.
Tuesday will mark the first time Hopkins has considered the revocation of a massage parlor license—a license the council just created at the end of last year. The hearing will actually be three separate hearings resulting from the May 1 sting on two Hopkins massage parlors. The council will consider: Prosecutors actually charged two individual masseuses with prostitution. However, the Yinyin masseuse, Gui Hua Yang, did not have a license to be a masseuse. That will be an aggravating factor in the hearing on Yinyin’s license. The city could charge Yang with operating without a license but declined to do so since she has already been charged with prostitution in a public place. At the hearing, Police Chief Mike Reynolds will provide …
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Friday, June 1, 2012
The best comments from around the west metro between May 27 and June 1.
Each week, Patch users contribute numerous insights, opinions and observations. The following is a collection of the best comments that appeared on on Patch sites in Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story and join in the conversation. *** (VIDEO) Rep. Downey Reflects on Legislative Session Having just wrapped up his second term at the Minnesota Legislature, State Rep. Keith Downey (R-Edina) recently took part in a video recap of the 87th Legislative Session. Dave Hruby responded to Downey's comments, likening him to a "used car salesman": Nearly fifteen minutes of blather and not a single mention of the …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Did you catch all these stories?
Here’s a recap of the posts that generated the most interest on Hopkins Patch in May. Did you catch all of them? *** Undercover Sting Targets Two Hopkins Massage Parlors Police arrested masseuses at two different massage parlors after receiving an anonymous letter accusing the establishments of allowing prostitution on the premises. The establishments are set to go before the City Council for a hearing June 5. Police: Hopkins Woman Left Kids Home Alone, Drove Drunk to Taco Bell A Hopkins woman was charged with child neglect after police said she left her two children, ages 18 months and 2 years, home alone while she drove drunk to a fast-food restaurant. After the woman's arrest, officers found the children at the Oak Park Lane home in …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Hopkins Asian Massage and Yinyin Massage will have their licenses temporarily suspended until the June 5 license sanction proceedings.
Hopkins massage parlors that were the targets of undercover prostitution stings last week should have a hearing on possible license penalties June 5, City Manager Mike Mornson said. Mornson expects to send letters to the businesses this week informing them that their licenses are temporarily suspended until the June 5 hearing. Council members will then consider further sanctions, including a continued suspension or license revocation. Police arrested masseuses at Hopkins Asian Massage and Yinyin Massage on May 1 after an anonymous letter accused the businesses of allowing prostitution to take place on their properties. During an undercover investigation, a masseuse at each business offered a plainclothes officer sexual favors, according to…
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Officers arrested two masseuses on suspicion of prostitution. They have been charged with gross misdemeanors.
Police arrested masseuses at two different massage parlors Tuesday after receiving an anonymous letter accusing the establishments of allowing prostitution on the premises, Hopkins Police announced Thursday afternoon. The arrests follow a separate prostitution arrest in August at Hopkins Asian Massage that resulted in a new ordinance requiring licenses for most massage business. The investigation began in March when the department got a letter that stated websites claimed prostitution was taking place at Hopkins Asian Massage at 1209 Mainstreet and Yinyin Massage at 901 First St. N., according to charging documents written by Police Sgt. Michael Glassberg. Police examining the sites found customer reviews claiming the businesses offered …
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Sharon Marie Knutson is charged with drug possession and engaging in prostitution in Burnsville in April 2010.
A Hopkins woman with a history of missing court hearings has been arrested on a warrant charging her with cocaine possession and prostitution in Burnsville. Sharon Marie Knutson, 56, was charged in September 2010 with felony fifth-degree drug possession, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. She is also charged with engaging in prostitution, a gross misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $3,000 fine; a misdemeanor charge of prostitution, which has a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a petty misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of a $300 fine. After Knutson missed an October 2010 court hearing on the charges, an arrest warrant …
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Some council members expect businesses to oppose the new license.
Hopkins is taking the next steps toward a new massage parlor license even as some council members predict resistance from the affected businesses. The city currently licenses individual masseuses, not entire businesses. Staff proposed a new business license when Hopkins Asian Massage quickly reopened after one of its masseuses was charged with prostitution. Under the proposed ordinance, most businesses offering massage services would have to obtain the new license and go through a background check. No business would be grandfathered in, although massage therapists working under licensed medical professionals would not need to have the business license. Under the current version of the ordinance, the council would be able to revoke licenses…
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carl
1:15 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
there is alot of good ones to, i own 2 i see it,s the way pepole look at asians in the USA that come and work hard. And most of them ownley know how to massage but all the pigs hear think is that they want more you don,t see them hassle girls at the american stores!!! THey are victems of are society, from the pig men and the goverment, i am american my wife is chines see it from both sides!!! more ›