Blotter: Garage Goes Up in Flames, Only Hydrant Blocked by Truck

A garage on the 3000 block of McCarthy Ridge Road was destroyed by fire after emergency crews were stymied by a truck parked over the only available hydrant. 

The Eagan Police Department reports that the fire was called in on the afternoon of Aug. 31, around 5:08 p.m. A tractor vehicle was inside, fully engulfed in flames when responders arrived. The nearest hydrant was blocked by a truck, so emergency responders on the scene had to use a garden hose to quench the flames. Someone was evidently welding in the garage shortly before the fire started.

Aug. 30

• 12:22 p.m.—Drunkenness reported at Lakeside Pointe. A 46-year-old man reportedly drank half a pint of vodka and possibly took narcotics. The reporting party said he was "becoming aggressive with his cane."

• 12:51 p.m.—Mutual aid call to Connelly Trailer Park to take report on "some sort of dispute in which hot sauce was involved."

• 6:13 p.m.—Complaints of someone in black Acura SUV throwing objects at another car and a passing bicyclist. The car was hit by a smokeless tobacco tin. The bicyclist was pelted with a McDonald's dairy creamer, hard enough to cause a welt.

Aug. 31

• 7:04 a.m.—Hit and run reported on the 600 block of Coventry Parkway. Vehicle drove through the reporting party's rain garden, clipped a mailbox and broke a window.

• 8:07 p.m.—Holz Farm Park burglarized. A volunteer arrived and found the side garage door kicked in, with a large adult shoe print on the door. Two pop cans taken as evidence. This is the second burglary at the farm in less than a week.

• 2:38 p.m.—Resident on the 1900 block of Cliff Lake Road walked up to officer in a squad car and demanded that he issue a citation to Cub Foods for littering, since the flyers often end up on the man's lawn. "I told him no which made him angry," the officer writes.

• 4:53 p.m.—Resident called to report that a wallet containing drugs and hundreds of dollars was found in her vehicle. She believes that it occurred at the Minnesota Zoo. Reporting party said she did not see who placed the wallet in her car, but that a car did honk at her on the way out. She told police she was too frightened for her safety to enter her home, though officers advised her to go inside and lock the door.

Sept. 1

• 9:45 p.m.—Pudding cup assault reported on the 3000 block of Wescott Hills Drive. Friday, some suspects pulled the victims' trailer out of their driveway and into the street. The perps then threw pudding cups at the reporting party's husband when he was out moving a trailer back into their driveway. The suspects are also believed to be responsible for smashing flower pots on the front porch.

Sept. 2

• 1:48 p.m.—Strange man spotted by bus driver at Cedar Grove Transit Station. The man had a suitcase and two bags full of nude pictures from magazines and the internet, which he was looking at in the the transit station. Refused to answer when officers spoke to him, other than to state his name and say that he'd done nothing wrong. He answered questions "like he was a sovereign citizen."

Sept. 3

• 3:07 p.m.—Female arrested for disturbing the peace at Blackhawk Middle School.

• 8:24 p.m.—Assault of two pregnant women reported on the 3000 block of Willow Way. The suspect went into the reporting party's house, threw her against the wall, punched her in the head and took her phone. She is two months pregnant. He also pulled her cousin down the stairs. The cousin is nine months pregnant.

• 11:16 p.m.—Wild party reported at Diffley Farm on Highway 3. Reporting party said "It's like a rock concert" and that at times the yelling sounds like "someone getting their head cut off." Added that "weird stuff" goes on there.

Sept. 4

• 6:20 a.m.—Minivan stolen from an address on the 4000 block of Rahn. The van was stripped of the seats, which were abandoned nearby. The perpetrator is evidently a softball player, since some gloves, cleats and a bat were found with the seats. None of the softball-related items belong to the victim.

• 6:44 a.m.—Or not. Theft from vehicle reported at Colonial Village Apartments. About $2,000 worth of athletic goods and music equipment were stolen.

• 7:08 a.m.—Theft from vehicle reported at Ryan Electric. Tools worth $2,000 to $3,000 stolen. 

• 8:13 a.m.—Obnoxious rooster reported on Boston Court. Owner ordered to remove the chicken.