The following criminal incidents were compiled from Saint Paul and Mendota Heights police department reports and other sources gathered between January 12-14.
Highland Park
Theft—Vehicles were reported stolen from a parking garage on the 2300 block of Youngman Avenue on February 10, and outside Planet Fitness at 2401 W. Seventh St. on February 12.
Sex crime—Police arrested a man for failing to register as a sex offender while executing a search warrant on the 2100 block of West Seventh Street around 5:47 p.m. Friday, February 11.
Miscellaneous—Felony damage to property was reported on the 2400 block of Crosby Farm Road around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, February 12.
Lexington-Hamline
Theft—A suspect who had been banned from the premises reportedly stole two vacuum cleaners from the Midway Target between 12:30-1:38 p.m. Friday, February 11.
—A vehicle was reported stolen at Skyline Tower, 1247 Saint Anthony Ave., on Friday, February 11.
Assault—A woman said a male suspect punched her in the face and then fled from Speedway, 399 N. Lexington Pkwy., around 9:03 p.m. Sunday, February 13.
Macalester-Groveland
Burglary—The front door was damaged during an attempted burglary at McCafferty’s Fine Wine & Spirits, 1325 Randolph Ave., it was reported around 10:06 a.m. Friday, February 11.
Theft—The catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle on the 1400 block of Goodrich Avenue on February 6-9.
Merriam Park
Theft—Catalytic converters were reported stolen from vehicles on the 1600 block of Marshall Avenue on February 10, and the 2000 block of Iglehart Avenue on February 11.
Miscellaneous—Felony damage to property was reported at the Triune Masonic Temple, 1898 Iglehart Ave., around 4:05 p.m. Saturday, February 12.
Summit Hill
Theft—The catalytic converter was reported stolen from a vehicle on the 200 block of South Lexington Parkway on Friday, February 11.
Miscellaneous—A female victim said she went outside to smoke and found someone trying to steal her car around 6:19 a.m. Saturday, February 12, on the 600 block of Grand Avenue. She tried locking the suspect in the vehicle, but the suspect broke a window, crawled out of the vehicle and fled the area. The vehicle’s ignition was damaged.
—A 60-year-old woman was cited with DWI after crashing her vehicle on Ayd Mill Road near the Summit Avenue overpass around 5:12 p.m. Saturday, February 12.
—Felony damage to property was reported on the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue between February 11-13.
Summit-University
Robbery—A male victim was reportedly robbed at gunpoint on Dayton Avenue and Arundel Street around 3:01 p.m. Friday, February 11.
Theft—Catalytic converters were reported stolen from vehicles on the 600 block of Ashland Avenue on February 11, and the 200 block of Marshall Avenue on February 12.
Assault—A 21-year-old man was arrested for felony domestic assault after reportedly pulling a female victim out of a car and trying to strangle her near Dayton Avenue and Arundel Street around 5:23 p.m. Friday, February 11.
—An aggravated assault with a gun involving a juvenile was reported on the 700 block of Saint Anthony Avenue around 12:44 a.m. Sunday, February 13.
Weapons—A female suspect with a gun reportedly fired off a shot on Oxford Street near Ashland Avenue around 7:48 p.m. Saturday, February 12. No injuries were reported.
Miscellaneous—A male suspect reportedly violated a no contact order by going to a woman’s house and slashing one of her car tires on the 300 block of North Saint Albans Street around 10:51 a.m. Sunday, February 13.
West End
Robbery—A man was reportedly robbed at gunpoint on the 300 block of Bay Street around 10:44 p.m. Friday, February 11. A theft from auto and criminal damage to property also were related to the robbery.
Theft—A running vehicle was reported stolen on the 300 block of Sherman Street on Friday, February 11.
—Catalytic converters were reported stolen from vehicles on the 200 block of Irvine Avenue on February 10, and the 900 block of Palace Avenue on February 11.
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