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exploitation of a vulnerable adult. <br /> <br />Felon in Possession of a firearm <br /> <br />Mounds View police officer stopped a vehicle for violation of a domestic assault-no <br />contact order. The officer spoke with the driver, and a handgun was found in the front <br />seat. Inv Erickson further investigated the handgun and did a search warrant for the <br />suspect’s DNA to compare with the handgun. DNA results proved that the suspect had <br />been in possession of the handgun. The subject was charged with felon in possession <br />of a handgun. <br /> <br />Domestic Assault <br /> <br />Investigator Erickson responded with patrol officers on a call where the victim texted her <br />friend saying that she was being held against her will by her ex-boyfriend and needed <br />the friend to call police. The victim has a previous no contact order against the subject, <br />and Mounds View Police had previously dealt with the subject for previous DANCO <br />violations, drugs, burglary, and terroristic threats. Inv. Erickson and investigators were <br />able to locate the subject and arrest him. The subject had several warrants and was <br />charged with domestic assault and 5th degree narcotics possession. <br /> <br />Counterfeit Currency <br /> <br />Inv. Erickson investigated a case where the defendant was at an event in Mounds View <br />and attempted to pay the bartender with fake $100 bills. The defendant used three <br />separate fake $100 bills that even said “prop copy” on the backside. The defendant was <br />charged with possessing counterfeit currency. <br /> <br />Fraud <br /> <br />Mounds View PD took a report from the victim who stated that he’s in the process of <br />building a garage and has been regularly working with the city and Planning Committee <br />to get the proper zone permits. The victim paid $2500 for conditional use permits that <br />were made in person to the city and later the victim received an email that appeared to <br />be from the Mounds View city administrator stating he owed an additional $4800 in <br />permit fees. The victim went to his credit union and wired the money to a Wells Fargo <br />account. He then confirmed that it was fraudulent after speaking with the City of <br />Mounds View Staff. The case is still under investigation. <br /> <br />3rd Degree Assault <br /> <br />Mounds View Officers were called for an assault where the defendant punched the <br />victim in the face. The house was left in disarray, and a couch was tipped over, and <br />puddles of blood were in the kitchen. The investigation included interviewing the <br />defendant and the victim stating that the defendant got upset with her and started <br />attacking her. Further investigation included serving search warrants for medical <br />records showing that the victim’s bones were fractured. The defendant was charged <br />with third degree assault. <br /> <br />Mail Theft <br /> <br />Mounds View PD received a report of stolen mail from the victim’s mailbox. The victim’s <br />camera was able to see the vehicle stealing the mail but not capture a license plate. <br />The next day, St Paul PD stopped that same vehicle for being a stolen vehicle. St Paul