Oakdale Police Blotter: Man Crashes, Then Flees on Foot

A man crashed his car at about 4 a.m. March 23 and then ran off before police could locate him, according to an Oakdale Police Department report.

A witness reported that the driver went off the roadway in the 2200 block of Geneva Avenue, drove through a mailbox, got stuck in the ditch and then fled on foot, the report says.

Police impounded the vehicle, and an impound notice and an insurance request form was mailed to the car’s registered owner.

The following incidents were also reported to Oakdale police March 20-23:

March 20:

• Someone broke out the passenger side window of a work truck parked in the 7300 block of 51st Street between 9 p.m. March 19 and 8 a.m. the next day. Nothing was missing, but the radio and dashboard had been damaged. The property damage estimate was $450.
• Someone smashed the driver’s side rear window out of a car parked in the 300 block of Geneva Avenue between 5:30 p.m. March 19 and 8:30 a.m. the next day. Nothing was missing, but it appeared that the glove box and center console had been gone through. The property damage estimate was $200.
• A woman said she saw a man wearing an Army green trench coat and carrying what appeared to be a 20-gauge shotgun walking west on 10th Street near Interstate 694 around 12:46 p.m. Officers checked the area, but weren’t able to locate the man.
• A bull dog was quarantined for 10 days after it got off of its leash and bit a Pomeranian that was being walked on a leash in the 6200 block of Seventh Street. The bite caused a puncture wound to one of the dog's back legs.
• Someone damaged the window of a car parked in the lot between 2:30 and 11:30 p.m. The rear passenger side window was “spider-webbed,” but not shattered, causing $200 damage.

March 21:

• A woman reported that a rear tire on her car was slashed while it was parked at between 11 p.m. and midnight March 20. She said she saw her ex-boyfriend pull up next to her vehicle during that timeframe. A surveillance video showed a vehicle matching the description of her ex-boyfriend's pull up next to her car, park briefly, exit the vehicle, then re-enter the vehicle and leave.
• Someone shot a BB into the rear, driver’s side window of a car parked in the 4800 block of Grenwich Trail causing $200 damage. Police got information that a 13-year-old boy had a BB gun at a nearby bus stop that morning, and they found the gun in the bushes near the bus stop. Police booked the gun into evidence and talked with the suspect’s mother. Two similar reports came in from the same block. A man reported that someone shot his windshield and the roof of his vehicle between 8 p.m. March 20 and 6:15 a.m. the next morning causing $1,010 damage. Also, a resident in the same block reported that someone shot a main floor window of her home with a BB gun, causing $200 in damage.
• An Oakdale man reported that while walking his dog on Granada Avenue near 22nd Street a juvenile in a vehicle threw a full can of strawberry Sunkist soda at him. The can just missed hitting the man.
• An Oakdale woman reported that she’s been receiving collection notices for checks with her name on them passed in July, August and October of last year. She said she hasn’t had a checking account in more than three years.
• A woman reported that a juvenile pointed a BB gun at her 13-year-old son and threatened to shoot him in the 4800 block of Grenwich Way. The gun, an Airsoft pellet rifle, was booked into property.

March 22:

• Someone hit a vehicle while it was parked in a lot in the 4000 block of Geneva Avenue causing $600 damage. There was a paint transfer to the front and rear passenger side doors of the vehicle.
• Police recovered a car stolen in Maplewood from the 1800 block of Hydram Avenue after a neighbor reported that it had been sitting in the cul-de-sac for more than one week.
• Someone forced their way into an apartment in the 1200 block of Gentry Avenue and stole a PlayStation 3, headphones and an iPod Touch with a total value of $759. Two laptops worth a total of $3,550 and $350 cash were also reported stolen from the apartment.

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.