Wayzata Police responded to the call of two suspicious males inside a local jewelry store. They indicated to a sales clerk that they were there to look at engagement rings, but almost immediately split up and walked around the entire store, including hallways where there was no merchandise. They spent little time looking at engagement rings. The males left prior to police arrival, but were spotted by police in a vehicle near a second jewelry store minutes later. Through vehicle registration and having seen one of the suspects, police have subsequently identified one of the males. He has a criminal history to include aggravated assault and is a suspect in a jewelry store burglary in another suburb. It is common for burglary suspects to case an establishment during business hours prior to burglarizing the business when they are closed. There have been no burglaries committed in Wayzata since this incident occurred, likely because the suspects were spotted by police and followed for a period of time. Report any suspicious activity to Wayzata Police by dialing 911.
Wayzata Police Chief Mike Risvold issued the following crime alet on Monday:
“Three business burglaries and one attempted business burglary have been reported to Wayzata Police since late in the day yesterday. It appears that they may be related. At 6:03 PM yesterday, officers responded to an alarm in the 1300 block of Wayzata Boulevard. Police arrived two minutes later to find the business had been forcibly entered and two cash registers were missing. A second burglary in the same strip mall was reported this morning. A third burglary was reported in the 700 block of Lake Street. A business was forcibly entered at approximately 1:00 AM. An attempted burglary was also reported in the 300 block of Barry Avenue, but it appears no entry was gained. Contact Wayzata Police if you have information on any of these incidents by calling 911.”
Philip and Virginia Carlson were each found guilty of five counts of theft by swindle in which they took hundreds of thousands of dollars from an office development project in Orono that was never completed, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Thursday.
Philip & Virginia Carlson. Images courtesy Hennepin County Sheriff.
The Hennepin County District Court jury returned the verdict Wednesday morning after less than five hours of deliberation. Sentencing for Virginia, 62, and Philip, 58, was set for Oct. 30 and prosecutors will be seeking about four years in prison for the Wayzata couple.
“We are pleased with the jury’s verdict,” Freeman said. “They were able to see that this couple stole money for the project to buy themselves expensive cars, snowmobiles and to keep up two homes. They did it by funneling money through a company they owned which wasn’t doing work on the project while failing to pay the companies that had done work on the development. Their theft also played a role in the demise of First Commercial Bank of Bloomington.”
The couple was each charged in 2011 with five counts of theft by swindle over $35,000 for crimes that occurred from October 2007 through May of 2008. According to the criminal complaint and testimony during the trial, Philip and Virginia Carlson were the developers and general contractors of the Amber Woods commercial office building development at 2060 Wayzata Blvd. W. in Orono.
First Commercial Bank agreed to loan $6.4 million and nearly half of that was loaned out before the project came to a halt in 2008.
Work began on the Amber Woods project in 2007, as did the swindle. For instance, in Oct. 2007, the Carlsons, through their general contractor company, submitted an invoice and a lien waiver from Sundblad Construction for nearly $174,000 in order for the Carlsons to access the loan money to pay the subcontractor. However, the invoice was not prepared by Sundblad, nor was the lien waiver. Testimony showed they were prepared by Virginia Carlson. Likewise, the signatures on both documents were not those of the owner of Sundblad Construction.
That scam was repeated several times. However, when subcontractors started to complain about not being paid, the bank told the Carlsons that from now on the checks from the loan would no longer be made out to Carlson’s company and the subcontractor, but just the subcontractor.
So, the Carlsons began submitting invoices for work done by Logan Ryan. What no one knew was that Logan Ryan was a company owned by the Carlsons that performed no work on the project.
“So they came up with a new scheme,” Assistant Hennepin County Attorney Emery Adoradio said in his closing argument Tuesday. “They had false invoices to Logan Ryan saying they did the framing… In short, Logan Ryan in the Amber Woods project was a sham. It was concealed from their (the Carlsons’) partners, it was concealed from the bank. Logan Ryan did not do any work. Philip and Virginia Carlson used Logan Ryan to steal from the bank. It was an artifice, a trick.”
Theft From Auto Report Reported: 10-31-2011 1626 Car window broken and messenger bag with misc. papers stolen / loss $40 plus cost of window replacement. Addresses Involved 600 block of Lake St E, Wayzata
Burglary / Damage to Prop /Thft Frm Auto Reported: 10-27-2011 0906 Addresses Involved Car in underground parking garage vandalized by slashing tires, breaking windows, and I-pod stolen / damage approx. $500, theft approx. $400 155 Gleason Lake Rd , Wayzata
PDMV2 H & R PDMV1 FIRE ALARM1 GAS LEAK/SMELL1 SUICIDE1 OTHER MEDICAL5 DETOX PATIENT1 WELFARE CHECK – ADULT4 INFO REC’D3 DOMESTIC2 DISTURBANCE/FIGHT/LOUD PARTY2 RECEIVE COURT ORDER/OFP3 SUSPICION8 OPEN DOOR/WINDOW1 MISC. JUVENILE PROBLEM1 DRIVING/TRAFFIC COMPLAINT2 RECORD CHECKS1 Solicitor Permit1 ANIMAL COMPLAINT/CHECK4 PATROL REQUEST1 ASSIST CHILD PROTECTION1 MOTORIST ASSIST/STALL2 PUBLIC ASSIST1 LOCKOUT2 BUSINESS ALARM4 HOME ALARM1 911 HANG-UP2 ASSIST OTHER DEPT1 TRANSPORT1 Cancel/No Contact4 THEFT-500 OR LESS MS-MTR VEHICLE-OTH PROP1
Domestic Assault Reported: 09-25-2011 1910 Female, 47 yr old from Maple Plain, arrested for misdemeanor domestic assault against her 22 yr old son. Addresses Involved 4XX Rice St E, Wayzata
Violation of Domestic Abuse No Contact Order/Outstanding Warrant Reported: 09-24-2011 2359 Male, 28 yr old from Maple Plain, arrested for violation of domestic abuse no contact order and outstanding warrant. Addresses Involved 2410 Industrial Blvd W, Long Lake
Theft Report Reported: 09-23-2011 1432 Theft of four aluminum wheel rims and a Honda gas generator from construction yard / loss $2600 Addresses Involved 510 Brimhall Ave , Long Lake
Harassment Reported: 09-22-2011 1158 Son reported that his mother who lives in Wayzata was receiving scam phone calls. Advised that a male had called in claiming to be her grandson and requested that she wire $4,000.00 to Mexico. Advised that his mother did try to wire the money but the bank teller knew it was a scam and refused to do it. Addresses Involved 215 Barry Ave , Wayzata
Lost property Reported: 09-22-2011 0715 Lost laptop computer in the 300 blk of Walker Ave S / east side of the street. Described as a “LeNovo” brand, black in color, that was inside a red, black, and tan carrying bag.
MISSING ANIMAL 3 MISSING/LOST PROPERTY 2 FOUND PROPERTY 1 ABANDONED VEHICLE 1 PDMV 1 H & R PDMV 1 FIRE ALARM 2 HAZ ROAD CONDITION 4 OTHER MEDICAL 4 WELFARE CHECK – ADULT 2 MENTAL CASE 1 INFO REC’D 2 DOMESTIC 1 CIVIL MATTER 1 DISTURBANCE/FIGHT/LOUD PARTY 4 SUSPICION 4 DRIVING/TRAFFIC COMPLAINT 2 PARKING COMPL 1 RECORD CHECKS 2 FIREARM PERMIT 1 SOLICITATION 1 HUNTING/TRAPPING/FISHING 1 ANIMAL COMPLAINT/CHECK 1 DOG LICENSE ISSUED 1 POLICE ESCORT/STAND-BY 1 FUNERAL ESCORT 1 ADULT PROTECTION ASSIST 2 FINGERPRINTS 1 MOTORIST ASSIST/STALL 2 UTILITY PROBLEM 1 PUBLIC ASSIST 3 LOCKOUT 1 BUSINESS ALARM 3 HOME ALARM 2 ASSIST OTHER DEPT 4 WARRANT/ATTEMPT/ARREST 1 DOM ASLT-MS-INFLT BODILY HARM-HANDS-AD-FAM 1 ACCIDENT-MS-FAIL STOP-DRVR CAUSED-UNK INJ-MV 1 MS-VIOL HARASS RESTRAINING ORDER 1 DISTURB PEAC-MS-VIOL DOM ABUSE NO CONTACT ORD 1 THEFT-1001-5000 DLRS FE-YARDS-OTHER PROPERTY 1
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Burglary Reported: 08-08-2011 1409 Missing jewelry from apartment / under investigation / loss not yet determined Addresses Involved 163 WAYZATA BLVD W, Wayzata
No Pay Reported: 08-07-2011 0718 No pay for gas / $118 loss / registered owner contacted and returned to pay. Addresses Involved 1325 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata
Threats/Disorderly Conduct Reported: 08-04-2011 2037 Threats to “blow someone’s head off” during altercation as gas pumps / charges pending Addresses Involved 1325 WAYZATA BLVD E, Wayzata
Solicitor Reported: 08-04-2011 1849 23 yr old male from Evergreen, CO arrested for soliciting magazine sales without a permit. Addresses Involved 3XX Waycliffe South , Wayzata
Solicitor Reported: 08-04-2011 1849 19 yr old female from Lancaster, OH arrested for soliciting magazines without permit. Addresses Involved 100 block of Ridgeview Drive , Wayzata
Theft (Over $1000) Reported: 08-04-2011 1559 Possible shoplifting of jewelry / loss $1775 / under investigation Addresses Involved 1250 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata
Theft of Purse Reported: 08-03-2011 0811 Theft of purse and contents from coffee shop / loss $1350 Addresses Involved 740 LAKE ST E, Wayzata
Malicious Mischief Reported: 08-03-2011 0357 Officer observed portable crosswalk signs, orange road construction barrels and a portable toilet (porta potty) tipped over along the 900 block of Wayzata Blvd East. Addresses Involved 900 block of Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata
Loud Party Reported: 08-02-2011 2355 three citations issued for underage consumption of alcohol after officers were called to a loud party complaint. Addresses Involved 412 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata
Top of Form ABANDONED VEHICLE2 PI INVOLVING BICYCLE/PED2 PDMV5 OTHER MEDICAL6 DETOX PATIENT1 WELFARE CHECK – ADULT1 INFO REC’D2 DOMESTIC1 CIVIL MATTER1 DISTURBANCE/FIGHT/LOUD PARTY2 RECEIVE COURT ORDER/OFP1 SUSPICION6 OPEN DOOR/WINDOW2 MISC. JUVENILE PROBLEM1 DRIVING/TRAFFIC COMPLAINT6 PARKING COMPL5 RECORD CHECKS8 HC SHERIFFS PERMIT TO CARRY1 ANIMAL VIOLATION – Citation1 ANIMAL COMPLAINT/CHECK3 DISPATCH ANIMAL1 PATROL REQUEST2 POLICE ESCORT/STAND-BY1 FUNERAL ESCORT1 MOTORIST ASSIST/STALL3 PUBLIC ASSIST1 BUSINESS ALARM3 HOME ALARM2 ASSIST OTHER DEPT4 WARRANT/ATTEMPT/ARREST1 Cancel/No Contact3 BURG 2-UNOCC RES NO FRC-D-UNK WEAP-COM THEFT1 LIQUOR-UNDERAGE CONSUMPTION 18-211 JUVENILE-RUNAWAY1 OTHER-CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER2 DISTURB PEACE-MS-DISORDERLY CONDUCT2 DISTURB PEACE-MS-HARRASSING COMMUNICATIONS1 THEFT-1001-5000 DLRS FE-BLDG-OTHER PROPERTY1 THEFT-500 OR LESS MS-SELF SERVE GAS-GAS ONLY1 THEFT-FE-SHOPLIFTING-501-25001 THEFT-MS-IDENTITY THEFT-UNK LOSS1
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DWI Reported: 07-16-2011 2211 Addresses Involved PENDING TEST RESULTS 400 block of Lake Street E, Wayzata, MN 55391
Vandalism Reported: 07-15-2011 1042 Marker used for writing graffiti on footbridge Addresses Involved 200 block of GROVE LN , Wayzata
3rd degree DWI / Suspicious Vehicle Reported: 07-15-2011 0420 3rd degree DWI / Male, 41 yr old from Mound, tested .13 Addresses Involved 2345 Wayzata Blvd W, Long Lake, MN 55356 Names Involved (Arrested) Peterson, Erik Jon
Damage Prop/Rpt Reported: 07-14-2011 2059 Car windshield hit by BB gun pellet Addresses Involved Central Ave N & WB Hwy 12 Ramp , Wayzata
Tampering with Vehicle Reported: 07-14-2011 1530 Unlocked vehicle “ransacked”, but no loss. Addresses Involved 3XX Hampton St. S, Wayzata
Tampering with a motor vehicle Reported: 07-14-2011 0826 Interior of car “gone through”, but no loss. Addresses Involved 14XX LaSalle St , Wayzata
MISSING/LOST PROPERTY 1 FOUND PROPERTY 1 PDMV 3 FIRE ALARM 4 GAS LEAK/SMELL 1 OTHER MEDICAL 5 WELFARE CHECK – ADULT 3 INFO REC’D 8 DOMESTIC 2 CIVIL MATTER 3 RECEIVE COURT ORDER/OFP 1 SUSPICION 7 OPEN DOOR/WINDOW 2 MISC. JUVENILE PROBLEM 1 DRIVING/TRAFFIC COMPLAINT 8 PARKING COMPL 5 RECORD CHECKS 4 FIREARM PERMIT 1 ANIMAL COMPLAINT/CHECK 2 DOG LICENSE ISSUED 1 PATROL REQUEST 1 ASSIST CHILD PROTECTION 1 MOTORIST ASSIST/STALL 3 UTILITY PROBLEM 4 PUBLIC ASSIST 7 LOCKOUT 1 BUSINESS ALARM 4 HOME ALARM 4 911 HANG-UP 2 ASSIST OTHER DEPT 4 TRAF-AC-GM-3RD DEG DWI-UI ALCOHOL-MV 1 TRAF-AC-GM-3RD DEG DWI-08 OR MORE -MV 1 PROP DAMAGE-MS-PRIVATE-OTHER INTENT 2 THEFT-500 OR LESS MS-SELF SERVE GAS-GAS ONLY 1 FRAUD-FE-FIN-TRAN-CARD-NO-CNSENT-2501-19000 1 FRAUD-MS-FIN-TRAN-CARD-NO-CONSENT-250-LESS 1
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Burglary/Rpt Reported: 07-11-2011 0803 Addresses Involved Business forcibly entered overnight and cash register with opening cash stolen / under investigation 1313 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata, MN
Theft/Rpt Reported: 07-09-2011 1310 Addresses Involved Boat motor stolen off of boat located in an unsecured storage area / loss approx. $3000 2340 Daniels St , Long Lake
Domestic Assault Reported: 07-08-2011 1755 Charges pending against Female, 37 yr old from Wayzata, for domestic assault. Addresses Involved 1XX Broadway Ave N, Wayzata
Theft/Rpt Reported: 07-08-2011 1428 Addresses Involved Large order of pizza prepared and delivered, then customer refused to pay. Customer paid prior to police arrival. 1310 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata
Felony DWI Reported: 07-08-2011 0349 Addresses Involved Broadway Ave & Indian Mound E, Wayzata, MN Names Involved (Arrested) Hanson, John Russell (Age:49) Tested .13
DWI Reported: 07-06-2011 2356 Male, 39 yr old from Mound, arrested for 4th degree DWI / tested .18. Addresses Involved 1450 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata, MN 55391 Names Involved (Arrested) Albers, Steven Michael
Solicitors Reported: 07-06-2011 1756 DOOR TO DOOR TRYING TO GET MONEY FOR TROOP PACKAGES Addresses Involved Two males (one from TN & one from MT) cited for soliciting without permit. 200 block of Ridgeview Dr E, Wayzata
FOUND PROPERTY 2 PIMV 2 PDMV 2 FIRE ALARM 2 OTHER MEDICAL 5 72 Hour Hold/Emergency Admission 1 WELFARE CHECK – ADULT 1 CIVIL MATTER 3 TRESPASSING WARNING GIVEN 1 DISTURBANCE/FIGHT/LOUD PARTY 1 SUSPICION 5 BURNING COMPL 2 FIREWORKS COMPL 2 DRIVING/TRAFFIC COMPLAINT 7 PARKING COMPL 2 RECORD CHECKS 4 FIREARM PERMIT 1 SOLICITATION Complaint 1 SOLICITATION – Citation 1 ANIMAL COMPLAINT/CHECK 5 PATROL REQUEST 1 MOTORIST ASSIST/STALL 5 PUBLIC ASSIST 5 LOCKOUT 1 BUSINESS ALARM 3 HOME ALARM 2 911 HANG-UP 3 WARRANT/ATTEMPT/ARREST 2 TRANSPORT 1 Cancel/No Contact 2 DOM ASLT-MS-INFLT BODILY HARM-HANDS-AD-FAM 1 DRUGS-DRUG PARAPH-POSSESS-UNK-UNK 1 TRAF-ACC-M-4TH DEG DWI-UI ALCOHOL-MV 1 TRAF-ACC-MS-4TH DEG DWI-08 OR MORE -MV 1
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Theft Frm Auto Reported: 07-02-2011 1532 Addresses Involved Car window smashed, purse and contents stolen / loss approx. $500 200 Wayzata Blvd W, Wayzata
No Pay Reported: 07-02-2011 1004 Addresses Involved $19 loss 1905 Wayzata Blvd W, Long Lake
House Fire Reported: 07-01-2011 2024 House Struck By Lightning, blew out electrical sockets-smelled smoke-no initial sign of fire Addresses Involved 2XX Benton Ave N, Wayzata
Curfew Reported: 07-01-2011 0231 Four juveniles cited for curfew violations Addresses Involved 1325 WAYZATA BLVD E, Wayzata
Damage to Property Reported: 06-30-2011 1125 Gas line to gas grill cut, phone wires cut, damaged to parked vehicle / under investigation Addresses Involved 2XX Brown Rd N, Long Lake
Damage to Property Reported: 06-29-2011 1446 Mail box was damaged sometime Monday night, appeared someone had hit it with a baseball bat. Addresses Involved 1XX Lakeview Ave , Long Lake
Damage to Property Reported: 06-28-2011 0822 Mailbox damaged, as well as neighbor’s mailbox / no cost estimate Addresses Involved 243 Glenmoor Lane , Long Lake
Curfew Reported: 06-28-2011 0129 3 juveniles cited for curfew violation Addresses Involved 402 LAKE ST E, Wayzata
MISSING PERSON 1 MISSING ANIMAL 2 MISSING/LOST PROPERTY 1 FOUND PROPERTY 1 PDMV 1 Other Fire/Smoke 1 Single Family Home Fire 1 Structure/Object Fire 1 FIRE ALARM 3 SUDDEN DEATH 1 OTHER MEDICAL 11 72 Hour Hold/Emergency Admission 1 WELFARE CHECK – ADULT 1 INFO REC’D 5 DOMESTIC 1 DISTURBANCE/FIGHT/LOUD PARTY 3 SUSPICION 6 OPEN DOOR/WINDOW 1 FIREWORKS COMPL 2 DRIVING/TRAFFIC COMPLAINT 9 PARKING COMPL 3 RECORD CHECKS 5 FIREARM PERMIT 1 OTHER ORD VIOL (JUNK CARS, ETC) 1 ANIMAL COMPLAINT/CHECK 3 PATROL REQUEST 1 FINGERPRINTS 1 MOTORIST ASSIST/STALL 7 UTILITY PROBLEM 1 PUBLIC ASSIST 4 LOCKOUT 1 BUSINESS ALARM 1 ASSIST OTHER DEPT 2 WARRANT/ATTEMPT/ARREST 1 JUVENILE-CURFEW 1 PROP DAMAGE-MS-PRIVATE-OTHER INTENT 3
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