Crystal

Bass Lake Road In Crystal Back Open After Water Main Break

City officials in Crystal say a water main break that closed the westbound side of Bass Lake Road in Crystal Monday morning has been fixed.

2013/02/11

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Officer Involved In New Hope Shooting Identified

Crystal Police are releasing the name of the officer involved in an off-duty shooting Friday in New Hope. Jerry Krob was at a Holiday station Friday morning when he was involved in some sort of interaction with a man who’d been involved in two earlier assaults.

2012/12/17

Man Who Solicited Little League Players Sentenced

A 45-year-old man has been sentenced to four months in the workhouse after pleading guilty to soliciting Little League baseball players through Facebook.

2012/11/16

Mpls Man Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Boys Via Facebook

Michael Francis Hamer pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of soliciting children to engage in sexual conduct.

2012/09/18

Plumber’s Pipe Dream: Indoor Volleyball League

A Crystal, Minn., plumber caught the volleyball bug many years ago and he’s now trying to turn it into his dream job.

2012/07/31

Police: Missing Man With Alzheimer’s Found

Darryl Phillip Ekstrom, 67, was last seen at around 4 p.m. Tuesday riding a white bicycle near his residence. Police responded to the 6000 block of Medicine Lake Road at about 9 p.m. on a report that he was missing.

2012/07/18

Police: 100-Plus Vases Stolen From Crystal Cemetery

Police in Crystal are asking for the public’s help in finding suspects after more than 100 vases were stolen from a cemetery in the city on Tuesday.

2012/05/23

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Elementary School Evacuates Over Gas Leak

An elementary school in Crystal, Minn. was evacuated Wednesday morning due to a gas leak.

2012/05/09

No Charges After Baby’s Body Found Buried In Minn.

Hennepin County authorities say there’s not enough evidence to file charges following an investigation into a newborn baby whose body was found buried in the backyard of a Crystal couple.

2012/05/05

MN Teacher To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

Five teachers from across the country will be the latest additions to the National Teachers Hall of Fame at Emporia State University in eastern Kansas.

2012/03/19

Victory Home Décor Stores In The Twin Cities

If you’re particular about style and only the best will do, but you can’t jump on a jet to Paris or London every time you need a new lamp or pillow or silver-serving piece, listen up.

2012/03/13

Man Arrested In Hennepin County Meth Bust

A 31-year-old Crystal man was arrested Tuesday in connection with methamphetamine investigation conducted in Hennepin County.

2012/03/08

No Immediate Charges In Crystal Baby Death

Authorities confirmed Friday that bones found in a Crystal couple’s backyard belong to an infant boy who was born in 2008, but said they have no evidence at present to bring charges in the death.

2012/03/02

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Authorities Search Crystal Backyard For Human Remains

Police in a Twin Cities suburb want to know if a baby is buried in the backyard of a home. So Thursday, they spent the day in Crystal digging up the yard of that home.

2012/03/01