9-Year-Old Stowaway, Library Choking: Top 2013 Edina Police and Fire Stories by Month

January

Minneapolis Woman Arrested for Asking Teens to Steal $888 in Clothing

Police say they caught 19-year-old Denysha Camille Ward and a pair of teenage girls attempting to steal merchandise from JCPenney at Southdale Center.

Feburary

Unknown Suspect Dupes McDonald's, Taco Bell with Counterfeit Money

Police responded to Taco Bell on a report of a customer using a counterfeit $20 bill to purchase food. 

March

Minneapolis Man Hit with Felony Charge After Flip-Flopping on Tests

Carin Brice Ross, 33, was charged with felony-level DWI and refusal to submit to a chemical test after Edina Police observed him speeding on the crosstown.

April

Crash Kills 80-Year-Old Woman Mere Blocks from Edina Home

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner reports Sally Helmerichs died of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a car crash.

May

Edina Ranks First in Speeding Tickets Per Capita

Officers wrote 8,700 tickets in 2011, according to a WCCO-TV report.

June

3-Alarm Fire Devastates Edina Home

Residents were present at the time of the fire, but officials report they were successfully evacuated and no injuries were sustained as a result of the massive fire.

July

Bar Incident: ‘I’m Rich, You’re Poor’

An Edina man's card was declined at Wild Bill’s, according to Woodbury police.

August

Edina Daughter to Father: 'I'm Gonna Stab You in the Heart'

A 46-year-old Edina woman is accused of chasing her father around his Parklawn Avenue home, threatening to stab him with a knife sharpener and shoot him with his gun. 

September

For Choking Librarian, Man Banned From Southdale Library

The man was cited for fifth-degree assault.

October

9-Year-Old Stowaway Said Driving Stolen Truck Was Like 'Playing Grand Theft Auto'

The boy's father held a press conference in Minneapolis Wednesday morning. 

November

Sheriff: Slain Doctor Knew Man Suspected of Killing Him

Dr. Stephen Larson provided professional care to the suspect’s mother at one point. 

December

Three Former Edina Clergy on List of Priests Accused of Sex Abuse

Jerome C. Kern, Thomas Stitts and Richard Jeub all worked as priests at Our Lady of Grace in the 1960s and '70s.