Plymouth, MN|News|
Man Charged with Strangling Plymouth Woman During Argument
Police say Stanley Fadayomi Jide choked the victim to the point where she was unable to breathe.
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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Southwest Minneapolis, MN|News|
Thief Used Bomb Call To Steal Steaks, Police say
Michael Northern allegedly made creative use of mayhem.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Golden Valley, MN|News|
Habitual St. Paul Burglar Arrested in Golden Valley
Police say Catherine Lael Beckman stole jewelry, credit cards, money and a can of pop from a Golden Valley home.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Golden Valley, MN|News|
Golden Valley Motorcyclist Charged with Leading Troopers on High-Speed Chase
Nathan Ford Nishizuka is charged with fleeing officers on his motorcycle, reaching speeds of 120 mph and swerving around other cars on the highway.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
Eagan Man Charged with Burglarizing Building, Blames Meth Addiction
Alexander James Farrell of Eagan and James Lambert Bergstrom of St. Paul are charged with burglarizing a Minneapolis rubber company, and police say Farrell blamed his addiction to methamphetamine for the crime.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Plymouth, MN|News|
Plymouth Man Charged with DWI, Fleeing Police at 80 MPH
Police say Mark Alan Lange had a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit when he was stopped after a high-speed chase in Crystal.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Hopkins, MN|News|
Convict Knocks Out Wife's Teeth, Steals Money Meant for School Clothes
Police say Marvel Galvaston Williams, who was recently released from prison, broke into his estranged wife's Hopkins home, stole money from her and knocked out her two front teeth.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Mendota Heights, MN|News|
Mendota Heights Man Charged with Stabbing Former Friend's Grandfather
Police say Shane Thomas Crocker of Mendota Heights and Austin Christian Grove of St. Louis Park assaulted and stabbed a man after he told them to stay away from his grandson.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
St. Louis Park, MN|News|
Two Charged with Assaulting, Stabbing SLP Grandfather
Police say Shane Thomas Crocker of Mendota Heights and Austin Christian Grove of St. Louis Park assaulted and stabbed a man after he told them to stay away from his grandson.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Inver Grove Heights, MN|News|
Area Man Awaits Sentencing for Sexual Abuse of Preteens
Eric John Henderson-Bey, convicted in 2010 of malicious punishment of a child, now faces sentencing for sexually assaulting the boy's two sisters.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Lakeville Man Charged with Strangling Woman at Gas Station
Police say Navin Ramadhar was legally drunk when he drove to a Burnsville gas station and choked the woman riding in his car.
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Burnsville, MN|News|
Man Charged with Strangling Woman at Burnsville Gas Station
Police say Navin Ramadhar was legally drunk when he drove to a Burnsville gas station and choked the woman riding in his car.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Richfield, MN|News|
Richfield Police Arrest 7-Time DWI Offender for Drunken Driving
Police say James Richard Lampkins had a blood-alcohol content of .14 when he was arrested in Richfield on the morning of Aug. 15.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Richfield, MN|News|
Richfield Man Charged with Hitting Daughter with Belt
Police say Francisco Javier Villanueva-Xinaxtl chased his 11-year-old daughter around their apartment, hitting her with a belt, after the two argued over his command of English.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Minnetonka|News|
70-Year-Old Minnetonka Man Charged with Cocaine Possession
Police say they found cocaine and a loaded shotgun in Michael Stuart Minter's bedroom when they executed a search warrant.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Northfield, MN|News|
Waseca Man Arrested for Selling Heroin to Informant in Northfield
Police say Thomas Rashaun Gibson sold $600 worth of heroin to an undercover informant at a Northfield truck stop earlier this month.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Burnsville, MN|News|
Man Charged with Allegedly Strangling Father in Argument Over Car Keys
Police say the victim's ex-wife came home while Mohamed Abdirizak Ahmed was choking his father, and that she chased Ahmed away.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Golden Valley, MN|News|
Golden Valley Man Charged with Punching, Strangling and Biting Woman
Police say Johnny Lee Miller repeatedly punched his girlfriend, strangled her and bit her on her left breast after the two argued about finances.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
St. Louis Park, MN|News|
SLP Woman Allegedly Stabs Boyfriend with Steak Knife
Police say Rena Christine Dobervich stabbed the victim repeatedly, threatened to kill him and tried to stab a witness.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
Eagan Woman Charged with Possession of Burglary Tools After Crash
Golden Valley police arrested three people—including a woman from Eagan—after finding a crowbar, a bolt cutter and a hammer in their disabled SUV.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff