Maplewood firefighters and multiple assisting agencies battled a large residential fire Sunday morning that left the home uninhabitable, with external damage to a neighboring property.

A 34-year-old Hibbing man was hospitalized after crashing his motorcycle while fleeing State Troopers on Saturday night. Authorities say the incident began just after 9:20 p.m. on Sept. 28, when a State Trooper attempted to stop the motorcyclist near I-35 and U.S. Highway 8 in Forest Lake.

A 26-year-old Maplewood man has been charged with 2nd-degree murder after authorities found his girlfriend’s 17-month-old daughter severely beaten and burned inside a Maplewood apartment earlier this week. Terrance Valdez Leslie is accused in the young girl’s death Tuesday, Oct. 18 on the 1400 block of County Rd. B. E.

Maplewood police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured a 12-year-old bicyclist injured on Saturday evening. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of White Bear Ave. N. & Highway 36 around 7:45 p.m.

MAPLEWOOD—Firefighters responded to a structure fire in a townhome on the 2800 block of Southlawn Dr. just after 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Crews arrived and encountered heavy fire in one unit of a three-unit townhome building and began working to extinguish the blaze. The fire ultimately affected all three units.

Maplewood firefighters responded to an apartment fire on the 500 block of Skillman Ave E on Saturday afternoon. Residents reported smoke on the first floor and evacuated the building. Firefighters determined an apartment on the first floor had caught fire.

Multiple serious injuries were reported after a suspect driving a stolen vehicle fled from Ramsey County deputies before crashing into a yard late Friday afternoon. Deputies initiated a pursuit on Larpenteur Ave. near White Bear Ave. after learning the vehicle was previously stolen. The driver sped off while deputies pursued and followed the vehicle from a distance.