Blotter: Driver Smashes Windows, Damages Victim's Car During Road Rage Incident

Police say an enraged man took a golf club to another driver's car, breaking windows and causing other damage, after the victim cut him off while driving.

The road rage incident took place at 2:20 p.m. on May 4 at the 1200 block of Town Centre Dr., according to an Eagan police report.

Police say the assailant followed the offending driver to a fast food restaurant in Eagan, where he beat on the victim's car with a golf club before leaving. But the incident didn't stop there. After the attack, the victim followed the assailant to a nearby grocery store. There, he took down the license plate number of the assailant's vehicle and called police.

Police cited both parties for disorderly conduct and charged one man with criminal damage to property.

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April 30

9:10 a.m.—Police responded to a theft call on the 2000 block of Rahn Way. The caller told police that a catalytic converter, chrome exhaust tips and a chrome lower bumper had been stolen off a car sometime in the last few days.

5:02 p.m.—Police responded to a suspicious person call on the 1200 block of Town Centre Dr. The caller told police someone had disabled the security alarm system on her vehicle over the winter, and had possibly been driving the vehicle while she was gone in Italy. The woman suspected that a copy of the car keys had been made.

6:06 p.m.—Police responded to an assault call on the 4200 block of Heine Ct. The caller told police a female former customer hit him in the head. Police eventually jailed a woman on second-degree assault charges. Officers learned she hit the victim in the head with a leash, before attempting to assault the same man with a shovel.

10:12 p.m.—Police responded to a suspicious person call on the 3200 block of Alden Pond Ln. The caller told police that someone tried to pry open his son's bedroom window.

10:59 p.m.—Police responded to a burglary call on the 2000 block of Rahncliff Rd. Police found evidence that several businesses in the area had been burglarized. To read more about this incident, click here.

May 1

12:11 a.m.—Police responded to a burglary call on the 1800 block of Silver Bell Rd.

1:19 a.m.—Police responded to a disturbing the peace call on the 3900 block of Valley View Dr. The caller's neighbors, who held a grudge against the victim for calling police on them in the past, knocked on the caller's door and began yelling at the victim. The group was intoxicated. Police eventually jailed one woman.

10:06 a.m.—Police responded to an overdose call on the 1600 block of Murphy Parkway. The caller told police a severly intoxicated female was breathing but not responding well. Emergency responders transported the woman to a local hospital for alcohol poisoning.

12:38 p.m.—Police responded to a threats/stalking call at the intersection of Eaganwood and Pilot Knob Roads. The caller asked police to meet him at that location to discuss a "reward" his ex-girlfriend had put on him. The caller told police people were looking for him because of the reward.

6:22 p.m.—Police responded to a burglary call on the 4100 block of Country View Dr. The caller told police that his home was burglarized. The reporting party had already gone through the house by the time police arrived. Officers processed the scene.

8:17 p.m.—Police responded to an assault call on the 1800 block of Deer Hills Trl. The caller told police a neighbor had just assaulted her and her daugher. Police learned that the caller's daughter was dating the neighbor's son. The son's sister and mother came onto the caller's property and fought with the victims. No charges were filed.

May 2

12:38 a.m.—Police responded to a disturbing the peace call at a bar on the 3300 block of Hwy. 13. The caller told police a man in the business had punched another man in the face. Police issued a disorderly conduct citation to one man.

9:53 a.m.—Police responded to a theft call on the 4100 block of Nicols Rd. The caller told police 10 fishing poles and a drawer of antique jewelry had been taken from a home in the last week.

9:33 p.m.—Police responded to a burglary call on the 3400 block of Golfview Dr. The reporting party told police she returned home to find the door unlocked and items missing from her living room.

May 3

3:21 p.m.—Police responded to a burglary call on the 3700 block of Golden Hill Terrace. Police found the front door of the residence kicked in.

May 4

12:43 p.m.—Police responded to a threats/stalking call on the 4900 block of Safari Pass. The caller told police her boyfriend had threatened to kill her over the phone, and then showed up at her house. The victim told police she had tried to break up with him when he made the threats—and that her boyfriend owned knives and guns. Police jailed the man on suspicion of issuing terroristic threats.

9:01 p.m.—Police responded to a drunkenness call at a restaurant on the 1200 block of Promenade Place. One man was transported to detox.

9:49 p.m.—Police responded to a suspicious person call at the same restaurant as the previous call. Another intoxicated man was transported to detox.

10:22 p.m.—Police responded to a third drunkenness call at the same restaurant as the two previous calls. The man was transported to detox. Police learned it was "fight night" at the restaurant.

May 5

1:12 p.m.—Police responded to an assault call on the 4300 block of Robert Trl. S. The caller told police another man threw a ratchet at his car, breaking a window. The man then put the victim in a choke hold and held the caller down. The caller also told police he was working for the assailant, and that the two men were arguing over pay.

11:50 p.m.—Police responded to a suspicious person call on the 3100 block of Jurdy Ct. N. The caller told police a group of people were sitting in a car smoking marijuana. Police cited one for possession of paraphernalia and another for possession of marijuana.

Editor's note: Eagan Patch regularly posts selections taken from the Eagan Police Department incident reports. All addresses in the reports are approximate.