To keep you up to date with what is happening in cities near your hometown, Patch will be providing regular updates of police, fire and crime related incidents in the west metro.

The following is a collection of articles that recently appeared on Patch sites in Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story.

Hopkins Woman Charged with Blackmailing Prostitution Client
A Hopkins woman has been charged in Dakota County with threatening to show compromising photos of her prostitution client to his wife unless the man paid for her silence. The victim told police he has paid her $11,600 in hush money.

Maple Grove Man Pleads Guilty to Terroristic Threat Charge

Robert Christopher Baker was charged in February of making terroristic threats against Maple Grove Senior High and Osseo Senior High schools.

Man Disrupts Kids Concert, Challenges Principal to a Fight, and Injures Officers, Police Say

School staff told police Billy Jack Melton was unruly, uncooperative and going into areas of the school where he wasn’t allowed.

Excelsior Man Charged with Resisting Arrest, Assaulting Officer

Police say Kyle Robert Trebesch fled from an Excelsior police officer last week and then smashed his elbow into her face when she caught up to him.

Fire Burns Garage on St. Michael-Albertville Border

Firefighters from both community departments were able to limit any damage after fire broke out in a garage near the community's main intersection.

Net Tightens Around Fugitive Home Burglar

Tuesday sighting set of an extensive search in the area south of Hwy. 394 and Hwy. 101.

House Fire Ruptures Water Line, Extinguishes Itself

Edina crews responding to a house fire in the 5600 block of Woodcrest Drive found nothing to put out.

Man Charged with Burglarizing St. Louis Park Apartment, Assaulting Residents

Alexander Dayshawn Clark, known as "Prince Hollywood," is facing three felony burglary charges in connection with the May 15 incident.

Pantless Man Charged With Drunk Driving

Police say Steven Robert Herlehy of Rochester, NY wasn't wearing pants when he was stopped for DWI on May 24 while driving through Richfield.

Plymouth Police: Attempted Robbery at Cub Foods

Another attempted robbery happened at the Cub Foods on Nathan Lane in Plymouth.