Eden Prairie, MN|News|
Eden Prairie Man Charged with Car Theft for Third Time
Jibril Osman Abdi was arrested for car theft several times in three months.
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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Minnetonka|News|
Police Set Up Perimeter to Catch Fleeing Drunken Driving Suspect
Police say Michael Soniama Sundufu, of Hopkins, fled a police officer, forcing police to set up a perimeter around a Minnetonka apartment building, and then refused to submit to chemical testing.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eden Prairie, MN|News|
Man Charged with Abusing Woman in Eden Prairie Hotel
Police say Timothy Lee Donovan Olson repeatedly strangled a woman at an Eden Prairie hotel when she refused to have sex with him or give him a ride home.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Shakopee, MN|News|
Shakopee Man Charged with Abusing Woman in Eden Prairie Hotel
Police say Timothy Lee Donovan Olson repeatedly strangled a woman at an Eden Prairie hotel when she refused to have sex with him or give him a ride home.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Plymouth, MN|News|
Eagan Man Charged for Home Burglary in Plymouth
Police say Timothy Paul Afanasiev broke into a home on Harbor Lane early on the morning after Christmas and stole electronics before he was confronted by the homeowner.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
Eagan Man Arrested for Home Burglary in Plymouth
Timothy Paul Afanasiev, whose criminal record includes convictions for burglary and theft, is accused of breaking into a home on the morning after Christmas and stealing electronics.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
St. Louis Park, MN|News|
Woman Accused of Stabbing Her Mother in St. Louis Park
Police say Amber Marie Harris was extremely intoxicated when she assaulted the St. Louis Park woman with a pair of scissors.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eden Prairie, MN|News|
Women Charged with Swindling Eden Prairie Store with Fraudulent Returns
Police say Michelle Maria Elaina Zaragoza and three juveniles swindled the Von Maur department store in Eden Prairie out of almost $2,500 last August.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Southwest Minneapolis, MN|News|
Local Teen Charged with Shooting Man on Metro Transit Bus
Police say Devontay Deshaun Hines argued with another man on a Minneapolis bus, then pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the leg.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Southwest Minneapolis, MN|News|
Local Man Arrested Trying to Pay For Car With Cocaine
Police say Lamonte Edjuan Brown admitted that he sold cocaine to pay for a stolen car that his girlfriend's uncle gave him.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Richfield, MN|News|
Richfield Man Charged With Strangling Woman, Tossing Her Into Fire Pit
Police say Andrew Jerome Bigbee strangled the victim, then picked her up and threw her off a deck into a backyard fire pit.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
UPDATE: Lakeville North Athletic Director Pleads Guilty to DWI
Robert Ertl, the activities and athletic director at Lakeville North High School, pleaded guilty in December to driving with a .13 percent blood-alcohol content in June.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Plymouth, MN|News|
Plymouth Man Charged with DWI, Fleeing Police on Christmas Day
Police say Jayson Bennet Huth had a blood-alcohol content of three times the legal limit when he led an officer on a chase through Crystal residential neighborhoods on Dec. 25.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Hopkins, MN|News|
Police Set Up Perimeter to Catch Fleeing Drunken Driving Suspect
Police say Michael Soniama Sundufu, of Hopkins, fled a police officer, forcing police to set up a perimeter around a Minnetonka apartment building, and then refused to submit to chemical testing.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Southwest Minneapolis, MN|News|
Local Man Faces Drug Charges After Yelling at Police
Authorities say Leroy Jasper Davis III had more than 50 grams of marijuana on him when he stood outside the 5th Precinct offices, yelling expletives at police.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
St. Louis Park, MN|News|
Police Arrest Man for Breaking into St. Louis Park Apartment
Willie Perkins is charged with first-degree burglary after a woman said she woke up to find him standing at the foot of her bed.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eden Prairie, MN|News|
Woman Charged with Leading Eden Prairie Police on High-Speed Chase
Police say My Thi Do of Shakopee fled through residential neighborhoods at speeds that reached 60 mph.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Shakopee, MN|News|
Shakopee Woman Charged with Leading Police on High-Speed Chase
Police say My Thi Do fled through residential neighborhoods in Eden Prairie at speeds that reached 60 mph.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Maple Grove, MN|News|
Man Leads Maple Grove Police on High-Speed Chase
Authorities say Andrew Wayne Morton had three outstanding felony warrants when he was arrested for fleeing police.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Burnsville, MN|News|
Warrant Issued for Burnsville Woman Accused of Cracking Victim's Skull
Police say Lenora Jonea Pollard assaulted a woman Dec. 17 because she believed that someone was trying to take her children.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
