Mendota Heights PD Blotter: Seven Cited in Parking Lot Brawl

All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries.

May 5

Seven citations were handed out after a brawl broke out in the parking lot of River Bluff Shopping Center shortly before bar close.

employees reported a gas drive-off. Police were able to identify the suspect and mailed them a citation.

Someone broke into a vehicle on the 1300 block of Highway 13. 

May 4

Police stopped a person riding a bike down Highway 13 after bar close with no lights on. The bicyclist had a warrant out of Hennepin County, and was in possession of several glass piles, other drug paraphernalia and suspected drugs.

The front door of a residence was forced open on the 1900 block of Oak Street.

May 3

A woman called to report her purse stolen from inside a vehicle at

May 2

A reserve officer spotted an open gate at the construction site of Lilydale Senior Living. Police responded to find a cut chain, open gate and a stolen car at the site. There were signs of theft on the first floor.

May 1

Police responded to a burglary alarm on the 1200 block of Northland Drive. They found that someone had forced entry into the building and stolen a flat screen TV.

April 29

An adult male and juvenile female were cited for being in the Marie Park parking lot after hours. The female was also cited for curfew violation and released to her mother.

A gas drive-off was reported at in Lilydale. The plate given matched the vehicle’s description, but police did not have owner information available or a suspect description.

The owner of a bicycle reported seeing it stolen from Wagon Wheel Trail. Police found the suspect, cited them, and released the suspect to a  parent.

A vehicle stopped on the 700 block of Willow Lane was called in to police. The vehicle was occupied by an intoxicated driver.

April 28

A drunk driver on Dodd Road swerved over the center line while approaching a patrol officer. The officer turned around to stop the vehicle, but the suspect drove off the road and into someone’s yard first. The driver failed field sobriety tests and was arrested.

A shoplifter in action was reported at Walgreens. Police arrived on time to arrest the suspect. The suspect’s uninsured car was towed.

Employees of a business on the 1100 block of Centre Pointe Drive reported a forced-entry burglary.

A park bench was reported stolen from the landscaping of a home on Ivy Hill Drive.

Someone wrote in permanent marker on the garage door of a home on the 1100 block of Ivy Hill Drive.

April 25

A business on the 2400 block of Pilot Knob Road reported items stolen. A suspect vehicle was caught on surveillance.

Several thousand dollars worth of wiring and fixtures were reported stolen from the construction site of Lilydale Senior Living.  

A purse was reported stolen from a table at

April 10

A home burglary was reported on the 600 block of Cheyenne Lane.

April 24

A woman's car was keyed while parked on the 1100 block of Northland Drive.

A school bus stop arm violation was reported on the 1900 block of Dodd Road.

April 23

An employee of on Mendota Heights Road failed a tobacco compliance check and sold cigarettes to a juvenile.

An employee of  failed a tobacco compliance check and sold cigarettes to a juvenile.

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