Man Charged With Assaulting Daughter's Mother in School Parking Lot

Minneapolis Man Allegedly Assaults His Daughter's Mother in School Parking Lot

Joseph Bolding, 31, of Minneapolis, is charged with one count of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of domestic assault, all gross misdemeanors, after police say he assaulted the mother of his daughter in a school parking lot in Apple Valley.

According to the criminal complaint, the woman told in April that she was at her daughter's track meet, and Bolding was also there; the two were no longer together.

Bolding walked their daughter to the woman's car and asked the woman if she had a new boyfriend. When the woman said yes and that they were moving in together, Bolding allegedly asked if they were sleeping together, then grabbed her butt, hip and left breast and strangled her.

The woman said she had to punch Bolding to get him to stop, according to the complaint.

After police tried to set up a time to speak with Bolding, he allegedly declined.

Bolding is set to appear in Dakota County Court on July 30. He was convicted of misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct in 2011.

Rosemount Woman Allegedly Steals $1,000 in Merchandise From Burnsville Store

Krysta Noelle Peterson, 26, of Rosemount, is charged with felony theft for allegedly trying to steal $1,000 of jewelry and other merchandise from a Burnsville store.

According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a Burnsville store in October on a report that Peterson was held after allegedly stealing merchandise.

An employee told police he saw Peterson in the store's jewelry department with a large quantity of merchandise in her cart, then allegedly saw her push the cart past the front cash registers, when loss-prevention employees stopped her.

After she was read a Miranda warning, Peterson allegedly admitted to trying to steal the merchandise, the value of which was $1,033.81, according to the complaint.

Peterson is scheduled to appear in Dakota County Court on July 30.

Woman Charged With Felonies After Allegedly Cashing Ex's Check

Melissa Marie Rodgers, 33, of South St. Paul, is charged with check forgery and offering a forged check, both felonies, after police say she cashed her ex's rebate check that he was expecting from the Internal Revenue Service.

According to the criminal complaint, Rodgers and the man have children together and still live together in Apple Valley though they are no longer romantically involved. The man called police in November and told them he was waiting for the check to arrive, and when he asked Rodgers if it had arrived, she allegedly told him it hadn't.

The man called the IRS, and was told the $760 check had been mailed at the beginning of November and cashed mid-month, the complaint says. The man called Rodgers about the check, and she allegedly hung up on him.

Police determined the check was cashed at the Apple Valley Walmart on Nov. 10, and surveillance video showed a woman matching Rodgers' description cashing the check. Video showed she had a girl with her and left in a green minivan, which Rodgers allegedly drives.

Rodgers allegedly told police that she had cashed the check, but said the man had given her permission.

Rodgers was convicted of misdemeanor wrongfully obtaining assistance-theft in 2006. She is scheduled to appear in Dakota County Court on July 30.