Blotter: Super America at Cliff Becomes the Scene of Violence Again

Twice this week, the Super America on the corner of Cliff Road and Slater has been the scene of a violent conflict. On Aug. 13, two shooting victims drove to the store in Eagan after fleeing from the original crime scene in Burnsville. One was pronounced dead when police arrived.

The store became the site of conflict again  on Aug. 17. Around 3:11 p.m. a fist fight was reported at the store. When medics arrived, the victim was breathing but unconscious and the suspect had fled the scene. The incident centered around a fatal shooting from earlier in the week. The victim apparently believed that the suspect in the fight was involved in the shooting somehow, and was heard to say that "his friend died in his arms." When the man regained consciousness he too fled the scene, leaving his car in the parking lot, still running. 

Aug. 9

12:18 p.m.—Delivery truck stuck in fresh asphalt on the 2000 block of Pin Oak Drive, which had just been repaved. Two party rental delivery guys backed into a driveway, trying to make a U-turn, but the rear wheels sank into the newly-laid asphalt, causing significant damage to the surface of the road. 

Aug. 10

2:39 a.m.—Apparent drag race at Apollo Road and Neil Armstrong Boulevard. Over 50 vehicles in the area.
7:37 p.m.—Threats reported from an address on the 3000 block of Valley Ridge Drive. Juveniles jumped on the reporting party's car, threatened to bring a mob to fight her when she confronted them.

Aug. 11

12:28 p.m.—Threats reported at Cedarvale Highlands apartments. The victim said another resident, a former Eagan firefighter, almost hit her with his car, then followed her and threatened to run her down for real.
3:26 p.m.—FedEx box containing $500 worth of wedding invitations taken from the front door of an address on the 1600 block of River Bluff Court. Invitations found in the woods nearby, burned.

Aug. 12

12 p.m.—Restaurant owner tricked into paying $500 to a scam artist. The woman said she got a call from a male, telling her to go to CVS to pay up on her electrical bill or the power would be shut off. 

Aug. 13

2:06 a.m.—Shooting victims on scene at Super America on the 2000 block of Cliff Road.
11:24 a.m.—Thorough TP job reported on the 4000 block of Deerwood Trail. Vaseline also slathered on vehicle and home doorhandles, shaving cream and cheese balls strewn on the lawn. Fireworks lit in front of residence. 
1:14 p.m.—Tent spotted behind Cliff Lake Shopping Center, close to Cub Foods. Appeared to have been there for a few weeks. Unknown if someone is living there or not. Property management company sent out a crew to take down the shelter. 

Aug. 14

3:06 p.m.—Disturbance of the peace reported at Best Buy on Town Centre Drive. A customer, about 55 years old, accused one of the store employees of being a thief. The man claimed that the employee had stolen from KFC during his lunch break. The customer then followed the worker around the store, taunting him and calling him a thief. The employee ate at the buffet and gave half a biscuit and some pudding to one of his friends. KFC knew nothing about it and didn't feel the need to press charges.
8:58 p.m.—Wedding ring and cash from wedding gifts stolen from an address on the 1200 block of Tamarac Point.
9:54 p.m.—Report of a young man walking around a cul-de-sac (Boston Hill Road) without any pants on, a white male of about 12 years of age. Reporting party said that the boy walked up to her house, pulled down his pants and showed his butt to them. At one point he started taking off his shirt too. Wanted an officer to tell the boy that mooning is not appropriate behavior. 

Aug. 15

4:48 p.m.—Road rage incident in the vicinity of Diffley and Nicols. The aggressor, a man in his 50s wearing a tank top, threatened a woman in a church parking lot. The man also threatened the reporting party, saying "I will kill you and that (expletive)" like "the (racial slur) I did in 'Nam." 

Aug. 16 

12:47 p.m.—Chronic shoplifter spotted at Rainbow Foods on Town Centre Drive. A red-headed man in his 50s was seen loading up a cart full of meat. He then tried to hide the horde with "a big colorful birthday card bag," which he placed on top. He allegedly pushed the cart outside without paying, and was greeted in the parking lot by an officer from the Eagan PD.
8:48 p.m.—Assault at Fish Lake Park, 3000 block of Denmark Avenue. Ford Explorer almost hit a 13-year-old boy on his skateboard. The driver, a gray-haired man, swore at the boy, drove off, then turned around and got out of his vehicle. Started pushing the boy and his brother. Threatened to kill them if he saw them riding in the street again. For his part, the driver of the Explorer said the kids gave him the middle finger, so he got out and yelled at them. He denied the idea that any physical contact had occurred, other than putting hand on the kid's shoulder. 

Aug. 17

11:10 p.m.—Disturbance at Walmart on town Centre. Caller told dispatch she would "go ballistic on the cameras at Walmart," then hung up. 

Aug. 18

10:01 p.m.—Suspicious person reported at Eagan Cinema 16 on Cliff. Intoxicated woman, who apparently crashed her car into a hydrant at zoo earlier that day.
10:10 p.m.—$5,000 worth of computer tablets stolen from Walmart on Town Centre Drive.