Police Blotter: Staple Gun Skirmish on Lone Oak Circle

The Eagan Police Department was called to the scene of a staple gun shooting on Sept. 6.

Around 2:47 p.m. an employee called to report a workplace assault at a business on the 2900 block of Lone Oak Circle. The man said a co-worker shot him eight to 10 times with a staple gun. There were no open wounds or marks, but the man was unhappy with his employer, who allegedly told him to work somewhere else "if he didn't think this was a safe workplace." The manager told police that the offending co-worker shot the staple gun at the ground, not at the reporting party.

Sept. 7

• 12:32 p.m.—Car versus bike at Rahn Road and Turquoise Trail. Bicyclist was up and walking, but bleeding from scratches and scrapes. 
• 4:20 p.m.—Detached garage on fire. The neighbor put it out with a hose. Juvenile taken into custody who said he started the fire in the center of the garage floor with cardboard, pieces of a wood desk and lighter fluid. The alleged arsonist said he then stomped it out and fled the scene on a bike. No major damage to the garage.

• 5 a.m.—Old city hall in flames, fully engulfed.

• 9:27 p.m.—Foster parent calling to report that teenage girls are "all wired up" over an ice cream incident and the reporting party can't get them to calm down.

• 1:57 p.m.—Hit and run accident reported at Blackhawk Road and Riverton Avenue, car versus bicycle. The reporting party was hit by a silver Honda Accord, which left the scene before police arrived. The bicyclist followed the car to a nearby cul-de-sac, Taconite Point, and tried to stop the driver. When confronted by the bicyclist, the woman said "It's not her problem" and went inside. She is described as an older white female with glasses and gray hair down to her shoulders.
• 4:13 p.m.—Backpack found at the Beacon Hill Road and Lancaster Lane. The bag was filled with yarn, a shaving kit, pellet gun, spoons, razor blade, a smoking pipe and several syringes.

• 8:58 a.m.—Suspicious person reported at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. A heavyset man in his 40s was seen sitting in a running vehicle in the parking lot. The witness said that the man reached into a minivan nearby and went through a purse he found inside. Suspect apprehended and jailed for theft and tampering with a vehicle. 
• 9:43 a.m.—Two shelves of expensive cologne stolen from Walgreen's on Town Centre Drive. Fourteen bottles were taken from a locked case over night. It is believed that the suspect used a universal key, which went missing a few months ago. There was no surveillance video of the incident, since the camera in question was blocked by a hanging sign.
• 9:45 a.m.—Stalker reported at the Holiday on the 1600 block of Diffley Road. The store manager called on behalf of a female employee who had been harassed by a customer, a 65-year-old white male. The man apparently asked the woman out repeatedly and also got into the habit of following her to work. The manager asked police to issue him a citation for trespassing. 

• 7:51 a.m.—Injury accident. Bicycle crash at Diffley and Lexington. Medics called. 
• 3:21 p.m.—Fight reported at Scott Highlands Middle School. 
• 5:08 p.m.—An Eagan resident received a letter in the mail, asking the recipient to report the existence of the body of a suicide victim, which was said to be at a particular location in Wisconsin. The letter was signed anonymous. The EPD contacted local law enforcement in the area referenced by the letter and found out that a former Eagan resident had attempted suicide in that location in early August, but was stopped and hospitalized.
• 10:04 p.m.—Fight reported on the 4000 block of Beacon Hill Court. The altercation started when a girl was pushed in the street and rolled her ankle. The alleged perpetrator repeatedly punched a friend who tried to intervene. 

• 11:47 a.m.—Young boy, about eight years old, spotted walking on the shoulder of the road near Cliff Lake Road and Rahn. When the caller stopped her car and asked if he needed help, the boy said that he was walking to the Dollar Store because he "didn't want to be at home anymore."
• 6:13 p.m.—Burglary on the 1600 block of Walnut Lane. The homeowner came home from work and found the door ajar. The back window had been broken. A workout bike, laptop and TV were taken. 

• 9:20 a.m.—Groceries stolen from a parked car at Walmart on Town Centre, about $30 worth.
• 10:24 a.m.—House and dog-sitter reported that the residence, a home on the 3000 block of Ridgewood Drive, had been burglarized and that the car was also missing. No mention of the dog's whereabouts or condition. 
• 1:24 p.m.—A woman arrived in the police lobby, claiming that her car, phone, and computer had been bugged. "Of course they are not," the officer concludes. The woman called back later that day demanding to speak to a sergeant, wanting to know if the EPD was "friend or foe." She told the officer answering the phone to "read the reports." 

• 11:50 a.m.—Dump trailer reported stolen from an address on the 3000 block of Burgundy Drive. 
• 2:30 p.m.—Reports of a light pole hit near Alexander Road and Highway 13. Unknown who did it.
• 2:51 p.m.—Three car accident. Pickup truck rolled over, caused chain crash at Beaver Dam and Diffley. Westbound Diffley had to be shut down at Blackhawk.

• 1:41 a.m.—Drunkenness. En route to another call an officer spotted a vehicle on the side of the road, near Beatrice Street. The dome light was on, the motor was running and a man was slumped in the driver's seat, sleeping. The man was cited for DWI. 
• 10:32 a.m.—Mystery shopper scam reported. Incident occurred via the internet.
• 6:43 p.m.—Fire call on the 3000 block of North Ridge Drive. Smoke coming from heating ducts, a plastic smell pervading the house. Turned out to be an issue with the furnace. No structural damage reported. 
• 8:32 p.m.—Unit at Aspenwood Apartments burglarized while the family was dealing with a medical issue at the hospital. A Play Station 3, 10 to 12 games, Nexus tablet and a non-functioning laptop were taken. No sign of forced entry.