Mendota Heights PD Blotter: Unlocked Cars Targeted

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

July 23

A vehicle parked in an underground lot at The Village was damaged over the weekend. Items were reported stolen.

July 22

Police were on site at the River Bluffs Shopping Center when a fight broke out on a party bus. Two were cited for disorderly conduct.

Police noticed a suspicious occupied vehicle parked in a neighborhood off of Dodd Road. Thieves had targeted the neighborhood recently. Police didn’t find any burglars, but the driver had a suspended license and no insurance.

The on Highway 110 reported a gas theft.

July 17

A driver who ran a red light on Highway 110 also had a revoked license and two active warrants.

A fisherman parked at the lot reported items stolen from his unlocked vehicle.

Theft was reported from a vehicle parked at the underground lot at The Village. Surveillance video was requested from management.

A vehicle was broken into at The Village. Credit cards from a stolen wallet were reported used.

July 16

A speeder was seen crossing the fog line on Highway 110. The driver admitted to drinking. A preliminary breath test registered a blood alcohol concentration of .15.

July 15

A group of juveniles who may have been breaking into cars were reported on the 2500 block of Whitfield Drive. Vandalism was found at a nearby home. One suspect was caught. Additional suspects were identified.

Cars were entered at a property on the 1300 Kendon Lane. A Nissan whose key was in the ashtray was stolen.

Tools were reported stolen from a detached garage on the 2200 block of Highway 13.

A lawn mower and a leaf blower were reported stolen from a garage on the 1300 block of Victory Avenue.

A weed whipper was found in a ditch on Highway 13.

Police responded to a burglary alarm on Beebe Avenue. The front door had been broken into.

July 14

A wallet was reported stolen from a vehicle on the 2500 block of Whitfield Drive. Credit cards from the wallet were used the following day.

A credit card was reported stolen from the . The card was used several times in other cities.

Theft from a vehicle was reported on the 2500 block of Claremont Drive.

A GPS was reported stolen from the 2500 block of Whitfield Drive.

A wallet was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 2400 block of Canton Court.

A burglary reported on the 1500 block of Park Circle was reported shortly after the resident’s car was broken into while in St. Paul.  

A group of young people walking along Cherry Hill Road appeared to have been drinking. Breath tests were given and multiple citations were written for underage drinking.

July 13

A resident on the 1300 block of Kendon Lane reported seeing the suspects that likely stole his bicycle as they were stealing someone else’s bike.

Police stopped a suspicious vehicle on High Point Road just before 2 a.m. The driver was cited for curfew violation and a parent was notified.

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