Maple Grove, MN|News|
Tips for Black Friday, Cyber Monday Shoppers
Don’t let the hype of ‘official’ shopping days send common sense out the window.
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|
You Better Watch Out: Tips for Black Friday, Cyber Monday Shoppers
Don’t let the hype of ‘official’ shopping days send common sense out the window.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Northfield, MN|News|
You Better Watch Out: Tips for Black Friday, Cyber Monday Shoppers
Don’t let the hype of ‘official’ shopping days send common sense out the window.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
You'd Better Watch Out: Tips for Black Friday, Cyber Monday Shoppers
Don’t let the hype of "official" shopping days send common sense out the window.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
You Better Watch Out: Tips for Black Friday, Cyber Monday Shoppers
The hype of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales can send common sense out the window, experts say.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
UPDATE: Eviction Halted for Two Northwood Court Businesses
Agreement reached to halt eviction proceedings against Solace Salon & Spa and Massage Envy, located in Eagan's Northwood Court strip mall.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Number of Homes for Sale Continues to Dwindle in October
The housing situation in Rosemount mirrors what's happening in the Twin Cities metropolitan area: fewer houses available because of the number of foreclosures and short sales.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
Eagan Police Blotter: November 7-10
A roundup of selected Eagan Police Department calls and arrests.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Predatory Offender Arrested in Rosemount
Victor Angulo Jr. is charged with two felonies: failing to register as a predatory offender and drug possession.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
Warrant Issued for Eagan Woman Charged with Possession of Phony Checks
Police say Alexa Marie Leitchman had a number of counterfeit checks in her car when she was stopped in Eagan in July.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Burnsville, MN|News|
Burnsville Police Arrest Minneapolis Man with 150-Item Rap Sheet
Richard Chip Dougherty, who was charged in 2008 with 150 felonies after a DUI traffic stop in Florida, now faces Dakota County charges of drug possession and possession of burglary or theft tools.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Lakeville Woman Faces New Dakota County Fraud Charges
Angelique June Peterson, arrested last week for theft, is now charged with identity theft and credit-card fraud.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
Newspaper Deliverywoman Faces New Dakota County Charges
Angelique Marie Peterson, arrested last week for stealing packages from an Eagan home, is now charged with identity theft and credit-card fraud.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Burnsville, MN|News|
Newspaper Deliverywoman Faces New Fraud Charges in Burnsville
Angelique June Peterson is charged with felony identity theft, credit-card fraud and theft in two separate cases.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Apple Valley Man Involved in 2010 Assault Arrested for Violating Probation
Phillip Deshoin Wood, who pleaded guilty last year to assaulting Rory Swanstrom after an altercation at Shenanigans in Rosemount, was arrested on a probation violation Wednesday.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Man Involved in 2010 Rosemount Assault Arrested for Violating Probation
Phillip Deshoin Wood, who pleaded guilty last year to assaulting Rory Swanstrom after an altercation at Shenanigans, was arrested on a probation violation Wednesday morning.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Inver Grove Heights, MN|News|
The Boat that Nobody Wanted: Local Man Faces Littering Charges
Timothy John Arsenal is accused of leaving the boat on a road in Dakota County after he couldn't figure out any other way to get rid of it.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Inver Grove Heights Man Charged with Spitting on Lakeville Cop
Chad Allen Houg is accused of fourth-degree assault and trespassing.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Eagan, MN|News|
Three Eagan Fraud Suspects Create Gender Confusion
Initial police reports said the suspects were women. As it turned out, they are transgendered men, according to the Dakota County District Court complaints.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Inver Grove Heights, MN|News|
Inver Grove Heights Man Charged with Spitting on Lakeville Cop
Chad Allen Houg is charged with fourth-degree assault and trespassing.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff