Lakeville, MN|News|
Lakeville Woman Charged with Stealing $2,000 from Employer
Police say Angela Stephanie Berg stole $2,000 from the Burnsville bank in which she worked.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
- Minnetonka, MN
Betsy is a former reporter for The Forum of Fargo (N.D.), the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader and the St. Paul Capitol Report/Politics in Minnesota. She also wrote a pop-culture column and was national copy editor for Internet Broadcasting, and spent several months as an interim managing editor at the Minneapolis Business Journal -- in addition to some jobs not particularly connected to journalism, including process server and test proctor.
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Lakeville, MN|News|
Farmington Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Lakeville Girl
Police say Jonathan Wayne Durbin had sexual contact with the victim beginning when she was 10 years old, and continuing until this past summer, when she was 17.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Apple Valley Woman Arrested for DWI After Blowing .303 on Breath Test
Police say Carrie Jean Olson was clocked driving 78 mph in a 55 mph zone near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and that she admitted drinking.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
St. Louis Park, MN|News|
St. Louis Park Man Charged with Threatening, Strangling Woman
Police say Michael Duff McNamara became angry when the victim wouldn't give him his car keys, threatened her with a knife and strangled her.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Northfield, MN|News|
Dundas Man Charged with Repeatedly Abusing Rice County Jail Cellmate
Police say Jacob Peter Banks repeatedly beat the victim, forced him to drink his own urine and threatened to kill him and his family if he told anyone.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
Eagan Man Blows .344 on Blood-Alcohol Test, Charged with DWI
Police say Jeffrey Thomas Peterson became belligerent after he was arrested, calling an officer names and smashing his handcuffs against a wall and door.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Richfield, MN|News|
Six-Time Convicted Thief Busted By Richfield Police For Shoplifting, Drug Possession
Police say Paige LaVonne Jones-Smith stole more than $1,400 worth of merchandise from Target in Richfield, while holding 64 oxycodone tablets in her possession when she was arrested.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
Charges: Eagan Woman Shoplifted $1,400 in Merchandise from Target
Police say Paige LaVonne Jones-Smith stole more than $1,400 worth of merchandise from Target in Richfield, and had 64 oxycodone tablets in her car when she was arrested.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Richfield, MN|News|
Burglar Busted After Leaving His Cell Phone On Victim's Sofa
Police say Cody John Peterson broke into a Minneapolis apartment and stole guitars, cameras, electronic equipment and a wallet, but left his cell phone on the couch along with a fingerprint on the entertainment center.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Plymouth, MN|News|
Plymouth Man Charged wtih DWI May Face Deportation
Jose Carlos Bautista, arrested for drunken driving, is in custody on an immigration hold.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Edina, MN|News|
'Extremely Intoxicated' Edina Man Caught with Methamphetamine
Police say they found Troy Michael Eaves passed out behind the wheel of his car, which was running.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Minnetonka|News|
Police Find Minnetonka Man Hiding Under No-Contact Order Victim's Sheets
Police say they found Scott Vincent Lodermeier in the home of a Minnetonka woman who has an active no-contact order against him.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Man Charged with Theft, Cashing Forged Check at Lakeville Bank
Police say Trevor John Soukup stole jewelry and a blank check from an Apple Valley woman, then had friends pawn the jewelry and cash the check for $500 at a Lakeville bank.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Man Charged with Beating, Strangling Rosemount Woman
Police say Samuel Bennett Achman repeatedly punched the victim and strangled her after the two argued about her current boyfriend.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Rosemount Man Charged with Fleeing Police, Resisting Arrest
Police say Ryan Michael Hansen led them on a high-speed chase before crashing into a tree, then swore at them and told them his car had a hidden camera that provided a live feed to YouTube.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Burnsville, MN|News|
Burnsville Woman Charged with Fleeing Police—for Two-Tenths of a Mile
Police say Martina Antionette Farris fled after she made eye contact with a Burnsville officer on patrol, but didn't make it very far.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Man Charged with Fleeing Lakeville Police, Resisting Arrest
Police say Ryan Michael Hansen of Rosemount led them on a chase that reached 80 mph before he crashed into a tree.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Apple Valley Man Charged with Theft, Check Forgery
Police say Trevor John Soukup stole jewelry and a blank check from an Apple Valley woman, then had friends pawn the jewelry and cash the check for $500 at a Lakeville bank.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Mendota Heights, MN|News|
Mendota Heights Motorcyclist Charged with Endangering Children
Police say Michael Bruce Johnson had a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old on his motorcycle with him when he was stopped last month, and that neither child was wearing a helmet.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Farmington Man Charged with Raping Apple Valley Woman
The victim told police that Leif Allan Lystrom choked her, stomped on her feet and beat her before raping her.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
