Crime & Safety

Hotel Hookup Gone Wrong, Bandit Bamboozled by Bushes: South Metro Crime Rewind

Also in this week's roundup: Remembering a Northfield teen, and an Apple Valley husband faces first-degree murder charges.

The following is a rundown of crime-related stories from our Dakota County Patches this last week. All stories have been verified, and those accused are innocent until proven guilty. For the complete story, click on the link in the headline.  

Eagan

Eagan Police Investigate Massage Parlor After Complaints from Worried Residents

Heavenly Asian Massage owner Julio Alaniz was cited with a misdemeanor on March 20 for having an unlicensed massage therapist employed at his business.

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Eagan Blotter: Hotel Hookup Ends in Alleged Robbery

Each week, Eagan Patch publishes a selection of the most recent police reports.

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Hector Rufino Vergara-Sanchez, 37, faces one felony count of terroristic threats for his alleged role in the incident.

Apple Valley

Police: Drunk Man Found Hiding in Bushes Following Car Chase

Jonathon Joel Bathen, 25, blew a .19 blood-alcohol level, according to police. He allegedly led officers on car chase before fleeing on foot.

UPDATED: Grand Jury Returns First-Degree Murder Indictment for Holland

Roger Earl Holland, an Apple Valley resident, is accused of killing his pregnant wife and her unborn child, then staging a scene to make her death appear accidental.

Lakeville

Dumb Criminal: Driver Gets Attention Driving 94 MPH on Cedar

Officer Mike Lamm was called to respond to a report of a vehicle driving erratically.

Northfield

Murdered Northfield Teen's Father: 'Like Lightning Out of a Clear Blue Sky'

Rebecca Kasper was found dead in her boyfriend's bathtub on Tuesday. Her father said she had brought her boyfriend home for Christmas and he "seemed like a good kid."

Burnsville

Burnsville Man Charged with Beating Woman into a Concussion

Brandon Christopher Jones, 25, had only been out of jail for one day when the attack occurred.

Remains Recovered in Murphy-Hanrehan Identified as Missing Burnsville Man

Tuesday, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner confirmed that skeletal remains found in Murphy-Hanrehan Park are that of Lorenzo Pacheco, a 61-year-old Burnsville man who went missing in April of last year.


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