Crime & Safety

Minneapolis Office Shooting, Fatal Accidents and Drowning: 2012 West Metro Police Year in Review

A wrap-up of incidents responded to by police in the west metro 2012.

Year in Review 2012

The following is a collection of articles that appeared on Patch sites in Eden PrairieEdinaGolden ValleyHopkinsLake MinnetonkaMaple Grove, Minnetonka, PlymouthRichfieldSouthwest MinneapolisSt. Louis Park and St. Michael during 2012.

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  • Bloody Burglar Breaks Into Plymouth Business
  • Divers Recover Body of Drowning Victim from Lake Minnetonka
  • 6-Year-Old Dies in Drowning at Oak Ridge Country Club
  • Police Catch Umpire Receiving Oral Sex from 17yo in Staring Lake Park
  • Minnetonka High School Graduate Dies In Car Crash
  • SLP Police Arrest Robin Hood for Alleged Theft
  • Plymouth Burger King Manager Charged With Robbing His Own Restaurant
  • Plymouth Woman Identified in Golden Valley Pond Death
  • Arrest Made in Connection with Orono H.S. Alum's Death
  • Two Confirmed Dead in Three Vehicle Accident in St. Michael
  • Police Chase Naked Man In High Heels


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