Tag: Minnetonka
Minnetonka residents pack council meeting after violent carjacking
It was standing-room only for a Minnetonka City Council meeting Monday night as residents rallied around a mother and her 13-year-old son who were...
Minnetonka man urges public to attend council meeting after wife carjacked...
A Minnetonka man is making a plea to city residents to show up en masse at Monday’s Minnetonka City Council meeting after his wife...
2 women assaulted Sunday morning in Minnetonka
Police are looking for a suspect who assaulted two women in separate incidents Sunday morning in Minnetonka.
In the first case, a woman said she...
Former educator confronts Hopkins school board over declining test scores
A former educator at Hopkins Public Schools confronted the school board last week over the district's apparent failure to act on a serious decline...
Minnetonka residents on edge after overnight thefts Thursday
Minnetonka police told Alpha News they’ve seen several thefts recently in the area bordering Deephaven, including two overnight Thursday.
In one case, a single mother’s...
Charges say Minnetonka man fired shots at public boat landing
A Minnetonka man who is not allowed to possess firearms is facing several weapons related charges after he allegedly fired shots at a public...
Minnetonka store tackles theft by limiting number of minors allowed inside
Stores across the metro are being forced to find creative solutions to the problem of crime.
Customers at the Holiday gas station near Hopkins Crossroad...
Nordstrom employees reportedly stole $500k worth of items from Minnetonka store
A couple admitted to stealing about $500,000 worth of high-end merchandise from Nordstrom in Minnetonka and selling them for cash, per police.
Denis V. Palamarchuk,...
Property crimes way up in Minnetonka from pre-pandemic levels
The Minnetonka Police Department has released its annual crime report for 2021.
Although there was no significant change in Minnetonka's violent crime rate, property crimes...
Elementary school ends class early due to ‘outside protest groups’
A Minnetonka elementary school sent kids home five hours early Wednesday because “outside protest groups plan to rally at the District Service Center.”
The principal...