Cottage Grove police reports for June 13

Talk about it

Shoplifting

Menards, 9000 East Point Douglas Road, reported May 23 that someone stole merchandise without paying for it. Police cited a 48-year-old St. Paul Park man for shoplifting.

Fraud

A Cottage Grove woman told police May 18 that someone made a fraudulent $30 transaction with her bank account.

A Cottage Grove woman reported to police May 20 that someone made $620 worth of fraudulent charges with her bank account.

Vehicle tampering

A Cottage Grove resident reported May 18 that someone had rummaged through a vehicle parked in the 7700 block of Jasmine Avenue. Loose change was stolen.

Property damage

A Cottage Grove resident reported May 19 that a shed was hit with paint balls at a home in the 8500 block of Ideal Avenue. No damage estimate was listed.

A Cottage Grove resident reported May 23 that he found a 2-inch diameter hole in the vinyl siding on his home in the 7100 block of Meadow Grass Avenue.

Tags: crime and courts, updates, crime