Inver Grove Heights, MN|News|
IGH Man Charged with Possession of Cocaine
Police say Joseph Scott Welch had a large quantity of cocaine in his pants pocket when he was arrested last weekend.
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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Inver Grove Heights, MN|News|
Inver Grove Heights Woman Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Vicodin
Police say Leslie Ann Frank picked up a man's Vicodin prescription without authorization, then attempted to have the prescription refilled two weeks later.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Inver Grove Heights, MN|News|
Woman Arrested for Threatening to Burn Down IGH Senior Health Care Facility
Police say Toi Denisha Shambley, who was upset because she was fired from the facility, allegedly threatened to burn down the home and also directly threatened two employees.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Burnsville, MN|News|
Burnsville Woman Charged with Strangling, Biting Woman
Police say Tifffany Rae Kretzmann repeatedly slammed the victim's head against the ground, bit her on the arm and strangled her.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Burnsville, MN|News|
Police Say Convicted Sex Offender Was Illegally Staying in Burnsville
Steven Roger Jones, whose criminal record includes three convictions for criminal sexual conduct, was supposed to be living in Shakopee when he was arrested last week in Burnsville, police say.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Burnsville, MN|News|
Burnsville Woman Charged with Threatening Women with Air Rifle
Jamie Linn Hom is charged with second-degree assault and making terroristic threats in connection with the March 24 incident.
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Burnsville, MN|News|
Burnsville Man Charged with Soliciting 12-Year-Old Girl for Sex
Police say Dale Christopher Steffen inappropriately touched the girl on at least 10 occasions and was arrested when he showed up at Burnsville Center, intending to meet the child for sex.
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
Burnsville, MN|News|
Transgender Man Charged with Strangling Girlfriend
Police say Kayeden Robert Oliver, who is in transition from female to male, strangled his girlfriend after an argument over a barking dog.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Lakeville Man Who Abandoned Son Violated Probation, Prosecutors Say
Steven Alexander Cross, who was convicted earlier this year of abandoning his 11-year-old son in 2011, has failed to undergo individual therapy and may face jail time for violating terms of his probation, authorities say.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Lakeville Police Arrest Man on Fifth DUI-Related Charge
Police say Elliot Alexander Williams was legally drunk when he sped out of a Lakeville parking lot, then fled his car and hid on top of a nearby garage.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Lakeville Couple Claims Kennel Negligently Allowed Dog to Escape
Peter and Patricia Fahnlander claim that Jo Hall, the owner of the Lazy Leash, allowed their German shepherd, Sheba, to escape. Sheba was hit by a motorcycle and had to be destroyed.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Lakeville Police Arrest 'Love Burglar' on New Charges
Police say Daniel James Trucker, already facing trial for breaking into a Lakeville woman's house out of love, was caught drinking and driving and fled police when they tried to arrest him.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Shakopee, MN|News|
Shakopee Man Charged with Causing 2-Car Crash in West St. Paul
Police say Frankie Dylan Dircks was under the influence of methadone and other drugs when he swerved into oncoming traffic and hit another vehicle head on.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
Farmington Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
Police say Joshua Vernon Reger had hundreds of images and videos of child pornography on his laptop computer when authorities seized it.
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Lakeville, MN|News|
Farmington Man Admits Exposing Himself to Area Children
Adam Eugene Berg pleaded guilty to exposing himself to children and trying to lure children in the Farmington area.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Lakeville, MN|News|
UPDATE: Nationwide Search for Lakeville Man Charged with Abandoning Son Continues
Authorities nationwide are looking for Steven Alexander Cross, whom authorities say left his 11-year-old son a note and disappeared shotly before facing foreclosure.
Betsy Sundquist, Patch Staff
Mendota Heights, MN|News|
Woman Charged with Fleeing Police in Mendota Heights
Police say Amanda Christine DeYoung led an officer on a chase through residential neighborhoods in Mendota Heights before stopping and admitting that her driver's license had been revoked.
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
Lakeville, MN|News|
Man Charged with Stealing Jewelry from Hospitalized Lakeville Woman
Police say Joseph John Litchy of Richfield stole jewelry from the woman while she was in the hospital's intensive care unit, then pawned it.
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