Crime & Safety
Mendota Heights PD Blotter: Vandals Use 'MacGyver' Bomb on Mailbox
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries.
All information is taken from the Mendota Heights Police Department incident summaries.
June 9
An explosion at 1:45 a.m. roused a resident on the 700 block of Round Hill Road. Police found that a “MacGyver” bomb had destroyed his mailbox.
Find out what's happening in Mendota Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
A backpack and other belongings were reported stolen from a man’s garage on the 500 block of Simard Street.
A resident of Bluebill Drive reported her golf bag and clubs stolen from the family vehicle.
Find out what's happening in Mendota Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
June 8
A fight between two students that happened before school in the Henry Sibley cafeteria was reported. Both students received school consequences as well as citations for assault and disorderly conduct.
A sprinkler system on the 600 block of Arcadia was damaged by vandals.
A concrete mailbox post was broken off and a wood mailbox was damaged by vandals on the 1100 block of Cascade Lane.
Three males were cited for door-to-door solicitation on the 700 block of Upper Colonial Drive.
A woman reported a check that had been stolen from her mailbox on the 800 block of Monet Court about a month ago. The only reason she knew of the theft was the check was recently recovered by police during a traffic stop in Edina.
A purse was reported stolen from a vehicle at Mendakota Park. The thief broke a window to retrieve the item.
A resident on 3rd Street in Mendota made a citizen’s arrest of a suspect trespassing on their property.
A driver reported a BB gun pellet may have struck his vehicle as he passed Somerset Elementary.
June 7
A vehicle parked on Dodd Road incurred minor damage after it was hit by another driver when then drove off.
A teenage girl reported receiving an inappropriate comment made at the Mendota Heights Par 3.
June 6
After a report of a possible domestic disturbance, police found the female party on Lexington, where she explained she had been yelling at her boyfriend before he kicked her out of his car.
May 28
A resident reported that in the process of selling two items online, she came across a fraud scam. The scammers sent her a check for much more than the asking price of the items, then asked her to cash the check and send a portion of the funds to a PO box.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.