East Side Review

Police seeking help identifying the culprits.

Maplewood Police are working to identify two young men who were caught on security footage as they vandalized a Maplewood mosque around 1:30 a.m. on July 29.

The St. Paul Police Department is investigating an Aug. 12 shooting that left one man dead near Harding High School.

The deceased man was identified as 21-year-old Devon L. Goode, of St. Paul, according to police

Five-year-old Alayna got to take over the driver’s seat when the South Metro Fire Department stopped by her South St. Paul block party. Hannah Burlingame photos/Review

During much of this last long and cold winter, St. Paul photographer Stephan Kistler spent time on Payne Avenue taking portraits of the people who live, work, and visit one of the East Side’s main streets.

Inver Grove Heights became one of the latest cities on Aug. 6 to begin the conversation about using police-worn body cameras. 

Many neighbors hung out together at the East Side Freedom Library on National Night Out Aug. 7.

The Mendota Heights City Council on Aug. 6 unanimously approved moving forward with a feasibility report for two road projects identified as part of the city’s 2019-2023 Capital Improvement Plan.

The state primary is coming up on Tuesday, Aug. 14, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday, July 19 — Wednesday, July 25 • Police reports for St. Paul Districts 1, 2, 4 & 5.

Over the past few weeks, residents of Mendota Heights have been getting suspicious messages in the mail or by email. Police Chief Kelly McCarthy said this scam, while new to the city, is a pretty well-established one across the county.