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Vandalism

Thursday, February 14, 2013

YouTube Clips Show 'Hopkins' Students Smoking, Vandalizing Restroom

The users claim a lifestyle that consists of ‘(messing stuff) up ... getting kicked out, having fun, photography, and much more.’

UPDATED 3:30 p.m. Feb. 13 to include a statement from the Hopkins High School principal.   A YouTube user Tuesday posted a video on the popular video-sharing site that it claimed were Hopkin School District students smoking on a school bus and chasing other students with flames from a lit aerosol spray can in a school hallway. Earlier videos showed a teen vandalizing a public restroom, a young boy smoking in Knollwood Mall and other acts. One video—a 1-minute-39-second clip titled “Only at Hopkins”—showed a teen smoking in the back of a school bus while Amy Winehouse’s song “Rehab” played in the background. The bus driver later asks if anyone is smoking and threatens to check security cameras. The video ends with another student mooning …

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Monday, July 9, 2012

Police Looking for Information on Vandalized Vehicles

Someone smashed windows on five vehicles last week.

Hopkins police are seeking information about a group of vehicles that were vandalized last week. Early Thursday morning, someone smashed windows on four vehicles parked on the 100 and 200 blocks of 18th Avenue North and one vehicle on 19th Avenue North in the same area, Police Sgt. Michael Glassberg said. Nothing was taken from the vehicles. Police ask anyone who saw anything suspicious at about that time to call the Police Department at 952-938-8885. And residents are encouraged to call 911 immediately whenever they see something suspicious in their neighborhood.   Stay up to date on all your local news. Sign up for the free Hopkins Patch newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Editor James Warden's Pinterest boards. …

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