Monday, March 11, 2013
This week's selection includes a man who prayed as he strangled his ex-girlfriend, an Albertville crash, lingerie theft, counterfeit cash and drug arrests.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Prosecutors: Wristwatch Videos of Nude Boys at YMCA Also Show Defendant in Mirrors A Coon Rapids man using a wristwatch camera to make videos of boys undressing in at least one YMCA also caught his own image, reflected in locker room mirrors, according to a criminal complaint. Man Suffers Stab Wound to Neck in Richfield The incident occurred early Monday morning near 66th Street and Nicollet Avenue. Hunt for Stolen Shakopee Puppy Leads Police to Pot Growing …
Friday, January 18, 2013
Linda Hart Gardener has been charged with second-degree assault and third-degree assault.
A 60-year-old woman attacked a man with a knife following an argument over cocaine, according to charging documents released Friday. Police arrived at the Hiawatha Court apartments at 9:38 p.m. Monday to find an unnamed man in the parking lot covered in blood and bleeding from his face, Detective Renee Meuwissen wrote in the criminal complaint. Officers noted a large cut on his left cheek and additional cuts on his arms. The man said he’d been hanging out with his friend, Linda Hart Gardener, and was drinking beer. At some point, she got angry and started arguing with him. The man said she then came back with a knife and started cutting him. (Gardener is not the same person as the similarly named Linda Gardner, special services director at…
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Police say Jerald Lynn Alexander had a bag of crack cocaine in his sock.
A St. Paul man has been charged with felony drug possession after Hopkins police say they found a large quantity of crack cocaine in his sock when he was stopped for traffic violations. Jerald Lynn Alexander, 24, is charged with second-degree drug possession, which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. A Hopkins police officer on patrol near Blake Road North and Lake Street Northeast on Oct. 12 saw a vehicle make a sudden lane change without signaling, according to the criminal complaint, signed by Officer Kevin Frederick of the Southwest Hennepin Drug Task Force. The officer followed the vehicle and watched as the driver failed to stop completely at a stop sign. He stopped the car and identified the driver …
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Blake Rd N & Lake St NE, Hopkins, MN
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Monday, October 8, 2012
Jimmie Lee Bownes has been charged with third-degree drug possession and fifth-degree drug possession.
An unspecified traffic violation led to a drug bust and two felony charges against a Hopkins man, according to court documents filed Friday. An officer stopped 40-year-old Jimmie Lee Bownes at 8:54 p.m. Dec. 14 at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Mainstreet, Officer Kevin Frederick wrote in the charging documents. While talking with Bownes, the officer smelled marijuana. Bownes admitted smoking marijuana before driving and gave officers permission to search him, saying he didn’t have any more. Officers found a container with 30 Lorazepam pills on Bownes. He said he had a prescription for the anti-anxiety medicine, but subsequent investigation showed that he didn’t have a prescription. He also had $1,101. In the vehicle, officers found a…
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11th Ave S & Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN
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