Oakdale Police Blotter: Car Hits Retaining Wall, Rolls Over

A 20-year-old man from Maplewood drove off the road, hit a retaining wall, struck a car parked in a driveway and then rolled over into the yard of a home in the 4500 block of Geneva Avenue on Monday, Dec. 26, according to an Oakdale Police Department report.

There were no injuries, and the driver did not have alcohol in his system, the report says. It appeared that the driver received a text message close to the time of the accident, according to the report. The driver said he wasn’t on his phone, but couldn’t account for why he drove off the road, the report says.

The following incidents were also reported to Oakdale police Dec. 24-25:

Dec. 26:

• A 51-year-old Maplewood man was arrested for DWI in the 1500 block of Geneva Avenue after crossing the fog line while driving and failing field sobriety tests.
• Police responded to the 900 block of Greenway Avenue for a report of a man down in a second floor hallway. The man was extremely drunk. Police took him to detox.
• A man pumped $47 worth of gas into an SUV at the Holiday gas station at Highway 5 and Hadley Avenue and drove off without paying for it.
• An Oakdale resident reported seeing a woman leave her residence in the 6000 block of Stillwater Boulevard and drive to another home in the same block. Her vehicle was at the home for about 30 minutes, and flashlights were observed behind the home. A lock on the detached garage had been pried off. The homeowner returned to the house and said that the damage to the lock was old, but that the woman had contacted him earlier, requesting to use the hot tub.

Dec. 27:

• The Oakdale Fire Department transported a 37-year-old Oakdale woman to United Hospital after she tried to harm herself by taking about 45 prescription pills and drinking alcohol.
• Someone hit a car that was parked in the 7600 block of Stillwater Way and caused $500 damage to its rear bumper between 6 p.m. Dec. 26 and 8:50 a.m. the next day.
• reported that an employee there took a counterfeit $20 bill on Dec. 20. 

The above items are taken from the . In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation, and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Incidents are listed in the order in which they were reported, not necessarily the order in which they occurred.