Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Aaron Alexander Holmes, of Brooklyn Center, is accused of pawning over $20,000 worth of stolen electronics.
A Brooklyn Center man is accused of purloining a large number of iPads and other electronics from a Burnsville Walmart—first as an actual employee, then as an impostor. Police say that 28-year-old Aaron Alexander Holmes was fired from the Burnsville Walmart in mid-March. Nevertheless, on April 28 he allegedly donned the standard Walmart uniform—a blue shirt and khaki pants, complete with name tag—and headed to the store. Once inside, he approached an employee who was "very busy" and tricked them into giving him a walkie-talkie and a set of keys. Holmes quickly made off with three Apple iPads, collectively valued at $1,697. The next day, Holmes appeared at the store again and took three more iPads while an accomplice distracted the staff. …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Juan Carlos Dorsonville, 44, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for threatening to kill his ex after sneaking into her home and stealing her boyfriend's clothes and car.
A Burnsville man will serve a short stint in jail for a campaign of intimidation directed at his ex and her new boyfriend. Juan Carlos Dorsonville, 44, has pleaded guilty to making terroristic threats, a felony. In exchange, the state has dismissed a second charge—felony car theft. He is currently in custody at the Dakota County Jail, serving a 60 day sentence for the crime, which occurred last spring. The incident in question took place on the afternoon of May 14, 2012, when officers from the Burnsvillle Police Department were dispatched to a residence on report of a possible burglary and verbal threats. The victim said she'd gotten a call from Dorsonville, saying that he was inside her home, looking at pictures of her new boyfriend. He …
Friday, March 8, 2013
Outhone Lee Sayachack, 24, allegedly busted into an Apple Valley house and made off with a 90-lb. safe, but left ample amounts of his own blood behind.
Police say a Burnsville man cut himself in the process of breaking into an Apple Valley home and left a substantial trail of blood all over the house, from the window to the end of the driveway. Outhone Lee Sayachack, 24, was booked Monday on one charge of second-degree burglary, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Authorities have been seeking Sayachack since the incident on July 5, 2012. Early that morning, police were called to an Apple Valley address on a report of a burglary. The homeowners said they returned home at about 3:30 a.m. and found the back window of home broken out and blood everywhere. According to the criminal complaint, it appeared that the culprit had gotten cut on the way in, leading …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
For the right price, Paula Salas will remove all the lice and their eggs from your child's head—by hand, strand by strand.
It's a lousy job, but somebody has to do it. Meet Paula Salas, a professional nitpicker. Salas is the owner of Kooty Katchers, a lice removal company. After months of in-home appointments, she opened a bricks-and-mortar location in November. Her office is tucked into a discreet office park on Southcross Drive West, at the end of a long stairway. Once inside, Kooty Katchers looks much like a hair salon, with bright paintings on the walls, an abundance of People Magazine and what seems to be a typical stylist's chair. Then Salas gets down to business. She straps on a headlamp and turns on two high powered lights. Her weapon?: The Terminator, a heavy duty stainless steel comb specially designed to smoke out her foe—the creepy, crawly, ever-…
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
An Eagan man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly broke down an apartment door and forced his way into a stranger's bedroom looking for a misplaced sweatshirt.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us One south metro man could face serious prison time for a nighttime break-in in Burnsville. Luis Fernondo Bonilla, a 22-year-old Eagan resident, has been charged with first-degree burglary, intrusion into an occupied dwelling, a felony carrying a sentence of anywhere from six months to 20 years in prison and up to $35,000 in fines. He is also charged with terroristic threats, a felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint against Bonilla, the Burnsville Police Department was called to the scene of a burglary on Feb. 21, at about 2:30 a.m. Upon arriving at the apartment in question, …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Keith Alan Potretzke, 56, allegedly left the scene after liquor store employees refused to sell him any more alcohol.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us A Burnsville man has run afoul of the law after allegedly running into a liquor store building while driving drunk. Keith Alan Potretzke, 56, faces two charges of gross misdemeanor DWI, both of which carry a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $3,000 fine. He also faces a lesser charge for failing to notify the property owner after a car accident, which comes with a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and $1,000 fine. The alleged hit and run occurred on Dec. 5, 2012 at around 1:30 in the afternoon, when officers with the Burnsville Police Department were called to the scene of a personal injury accident at Big Discount Liquors on County Road…
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Francis Wolo Doe, 51, was taken into custody Tuesday.
Public Enemy No. 1? You decide. Tuesday, authorities at the Dakota County Jail booked Francis Wolo Doe, a 51-year-old Minneapolis man accused of trying to hustle urine from strangers at a Burnsville transit station. Doe was arrested on a warrant this week on a charge stemming from the incident, which occurred in early fall. According to the criminal complaint, on Sept. 13, 2012, Burnsville police were called to the transit station after receiving reports of a male soliciting urine samples from passersby. The man was later identified as Doe, who was on supervised release from the Department of Corrections at the time. Doe told police that he had just given a urine to his probation officer though he initially denied propositioning anyone …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Abbott Northwestern has launched an internal inquiry after it was discovered that a woman in their care had been given the wrong bundle of joy to breastfeed.
Abbott Northwestern Hospital has issued an apology to one Apple Valley family after it was discovered that their newborn son had been mistakenly given to another mother for breastfeeding. KMSP-TV reports that the Apple Valley mother, named only Tammy, spent most of the day in tears after finding out that her newborn son Cody had been accidentally breastfed by another woman. The mix-up was discovered at about 8:30 a.m. when Cody was taken to the other mother (who had just given birth to twins). The woman had just begun feeding, KMSP-TV reported, but felt that something was amiss. She checked the ID tag on the baby and sure enough the child was not hers. Officials at Abbott say that the babies had been placed in the wrong bassinets the …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Here's a look at the crime headlines from the past week in the south metro.
The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites in Dakota, Rice and Scott counties. To read the full articles, click on the headline links. Sheriff's Newsletter: Police Arrest Male Assault Suspect Wearing Woman's Bra, Nylons Police: Shots Fired Following Dispute Between Duck Hunters Dakota County deputies arrested one man following the alleged shooting incident, which occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. No one was injured. Apple Valley Man Charged with Sexual Assault of Young Boy The alleged victim, now 16, told police that Andrew Stephen Gryskiewicz, 27, sexually abused him on three separate occasion starting at the age of seven. Rosemount Teen Allegedly Punched Classmate, Facing Assault Charge Jeremy…
Monday, November 26, 2012
Wesley Rayvon Johnson, who asked arresting officers to speak to his mother last month, has now been charged with leading Minneapolis police on a high-speed chase that apparently ended with a dramatic performance.
A Burnsville man who was arrested last month in Minneapolis and charged with illegally possessing a gun has run afoul of Minneapolis police again, this time for leading them on a high-speed chase and feigning unconsciousness after he crashed his car. Wesley Rayvon Johnson, 20, was arrested Nov. 8 and charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Minneapolis police were on routine patrol in the area of 21st Avenue and Fremont Avenue North just after 2 a.m. Nov. 8 when they heard gunfire, according to the criminal complaint. They spotted a car stopped at a stop sign, and watched the driver make a quick U-turn without signaling, then speed away. Officers …
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