By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

Avis Johnson, 74, said she was sleeping soundly when she was awoken by a man digging through her dresser drawers. Johnson said when she awoke, she made eye contact with the man, who was wearing a bandana over his face and had “a crazed look in his eye.”

The Savage Police Department issued 59 citations between April 24 and April 30 and responded to 207 incidents between April 25 and May 2. Some of the incidents included the following:

CRASHES

While working an enhanced speeding patrol effort, Savage police officers cited 158 motorists traveling at illegal speeds during a statewide Safe and Sober Effort throughout the month of April. 

The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association awarded Savage Police Officer Eugene Miller and Detective Laura Kvasnicka Distinguished Service awards in April at the association’s annual conference in Duluth.An audience of 450 Minnesota police chiefs and law enforcement colleagues applauded Miller and Kvasnicka for their service during an incident that occurred in 2007.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

The Dakota County Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against three people on April 25 in association with the hit-and-run homicide of Carlos Noriega, 22, of Prior Lake.

By Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer 

The Savage Police Department issued 51 citations between April 17 and April 23 and responded to 219 incidents between April 18 and April 25. Some of the incidents included the following:

CRASHES

By Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer 

As the city of Savage continues to grow, single crimes are no longer the norm.

“A lot of the cases we’ve dealt with this year have mushroomed into multiple cases,” said Police Chief Rodney Seurer. 

Randall Raymond Quast, 48, of Savage has been charged with possession of a controlled substance after police were called to his home regarding a burglary in progress.

The Savage Police Department issued 45 citations between April 10 and April 16 and responded to 288 incidents between April 11 and April 18. Some of the incidents included the following:

CRASHES

The Savage Police Department issued 45 citations between April 10 and April 16 and responded to 288 incidents between April 11 and April 18. Some of the incidents included the following:

CRASHES