Minneapolis Crime Watch

Defendant in Taser lawsuit pleads guilty

2009-11-06T16:46:00.000-06:00

His offense? Throwing a landscaping brick at a police officer's car as they were leaving the 2nd precinct headquarters. Maybe the camera caught that as well as the taser use.

Defendant in Taser lawsuit pleads guilty - Minneapolis / St. Paul News - City Pages - The Blotter

Sexual Assault -- Loring Park Neighborhood

2009-11-05T13:50:00.001-06:00

From the MPD-P1 Crime Prevention Specialist

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CRIME ALERT

Loring Park Neighborhood November 5, 2009

Facts:

On 10/30/2009 on the 1500 block of Spruce Place, a suspect entered a multi-unit apartment complex via an unsecured security door.

A female victim encountered the suspect in the common laundry room where she observed the suspect going through her laundry. The suspect sexually molested and assaulted the victim. The victim then fought off the suspect. The suspect fled the scene on foot.

The suspect is described as being a black male with medium complexion, 30-40 years old, approximately 6 foot tall, light build, unshaven with a short afro. The suspect was reported to be wearing a red flannel shirt and beanie hat while carrying a backpack.

If you have any information regarding this incident or suspect please contact:

Sgt. Darren Blauert

MPD Sex Crimes

612-673-2913 (Desk)

darren.blauert@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

What you can do:

· Make sure your door and window locks are in good working condition and USE THEM.

· Residents should be aware of their surroundings and not allow an unknown person to trail in behind them when entering or leaving the building.

· If there is a buzzer system, residents should only buzz in people they know or are expecting.

· Residents should not prop the main door or laundry room door open.

· Call 911 on all suspicious activity including suspicious persons loitering near laundry rooms, in hallways, or near the outside doors.

· Visit http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/docs/KEYSPS.pdf for more personal safety tips.

For questions, contact:

Renee M. Allen; Crime Prevention Specialist

renee.allen@ci.minnepolis.mn.us

Thefts from vehicles pattern in South Minneapolis

2009-11-05T11:51:00.003-06:00

Here's the crime alert from MPD-P5 and there's a link to a map showing where they are.

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Theft From Motor Vehicles

We continue to see a trend of thefts from motor vehicles occurring in the 5th Precinct. See below for information on the last two weeks’ trends.

Stevens Square and Whittier residents may recognize the mention of the thefts from 10/20-10/26 from a previous alert. This alert is being sent out as a reminder.

Reported thefts from motor vehicles 10/20-10/26/09

35 reported thefts from motor vehicles in 5th Precinct.
15 of those occurred north of Lake Street.
A breakdown of those 15 reports is as follows:
5 were in Lowry Hill East
1 was in East Isles
2 were on the border of Lowry Hill East and East Isles
1 was in Lowry Hill
1 was in Stevens Square
1 was on the border of Stevens Square and Lowry Hill East
4 were in Whittier
In most cases, a window was broken to access valuables inside.
In 6 of the 15 cases, a GPS unit was stolen.
2 cases included stolen laptops.
2 included stolen iPods.

Reported thefts from motor vehicles 10/27-11/2/09

33 reported thefts from motor vehicles in 5th Precinct.
22 occurred north of Lake Street
A breakdown of the 22 reports is as follows:
6 were in Lowry Hill East
2 were on the border of East Isles and Lowry Hill East
1 was in Lowry Hill
7 were in Whittier
6 were on the border of Lowry Hill East and Whittier
In most cases, a window was broken to access valuables inside.
In 7 of the 22 cases, a laptop was stolen
In 3 cases, a GPS was stolen
If you would like to view the maps to see where specifically these thefts occurred, please visit http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-statistics/codefor/index.asp. Use the drop-down menu and select Precinct 5 if you would like to see maps from previous weeks or years. For property crimes like this, click the “Other C4 Offenses” link.

What You Can Do:

Remove valuables from your vehicle, including GPS, wallets, purses, laptops, iPods, and so on. Remember that even a gym bag or makeup bag could be attractive to a thief because he or she will not know what is inside.
Do not leave valuables in your car that contain personal information.
If your credit cards are stolen, notify the credit card companies immediately. See http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/docs/identity.pdf for more information on guarding your identity.
Get a laptop security program for your laptop.
Record the make, model and serial number on your GPS unit and any other valuables to increase the chances of the property being returned to you. For information on home inventory forms, visit http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/ under Forms.
Place valuables in your trunk before reaching your destination if you must have the valuables with you.
Call 911 on suspicious activity, especially if you notice people loitering around vehicles or checking door handles.
Call 911 on theft from motor vehicles occurring in progress.
See attached for further prevention tips for theft from motor vehicles.
To find more crime prevention tips on many topics, including the ones above, please visit: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/.

For questions, contact:

Chelsea Adams, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 5th Precinct
chelsea.adams@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Teen Tasered in neck by police officer speaks out - Minneapolis / St. Paul News - City Pages - The Blotter

2009-11-05T10:57:00.000-06:00

He says he didn't move but the MPD officer tasered him anyway. There are a bunch of issues here that will have to be resolved, whether the stop was warranted, whether the escalation of force was warranted and the misuse of the taser--you don't taser somebody touching somebody or something else, and definitely not something metal. Don't expect to hear the cop's POV anytime soon since there are administrative procedures and probably union rules as well that prevent that from happening.

Teen Tasered in neck by police officer speaks out - Minneapolis / St. Paul News - City Pages - The Blotter

4th Precinct Weekly Highlights

2009-11-04T11:48:00.002-06:00

Plenty of assaults with guns this week. Arrest of suspects in burglary of the Victory 44 restaurant takes some illegally possessed guns off the street.

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4TH PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS - WEEK 614 – Oct. 27 to Nov. 02, 2009

MPD provides this public safety information as a public service. These highlights are not reflective of all incidents handled or investigated by MPD during this time. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ASSAULTS:

ASLT1

38XX Thomas Av N Thursday 10-29-09 00:53 hrs 09-335911

V1/BM-23 yrs. was shot in back of head, arm, leg and numerous times in torso; and V2/BM-19 yrs. was shot in left side of back by S1/unk BM 18-30 yrs. V2 was attending a house party when several shots went off sounding like they came from outside. V1 and V2 claim not to know each other. V1 seemed to be a target when S1 approached him at the door and fired approx. 5 shots. No suspect information.

ASLT3

27XX Queen Av N Thursday 10-29-09 01:07 hrs 09-335918

V1/BM – 37 yrs. had a severe laceration in head/neck area when assaulted by 6 unk BMs – 0 information. W2 said V1was jumped because he was the boyfriend of W1. Officers noticed V1 was unresponsive and bleeding from the head. W1’s husband is in jail and believes his friends attacked V1. There were some remarks in earlier call about a blue Cutlass/no further info.

ASLT3

46 Av N & Aldrich Av N Saturday 10-31-09 14:59 hrs 09-338481

V1/WM-47 yrs. stated he was assaulted causing him to loose his 2 front teeth/cut lip by S1/unk BM (15-20 yrs.) 508-511”/medium w/dark skin, slight beard/Afro-unkempt and a tattoo of a tear drop under left eye, and S2/unk BM with same description but had no facial hair. S1 and S2 were with a group of 5 to 6 BMs walking in the middle of street and wouldn’t move when V1 tried to pass in his car. S2 punched car window so V1 got out to confront S1 and S2. During the assault, the others ran off. S1/S2 were GOA.

ASLT2

4 St N & Broadway Av W Sunday 11-01-09 12:37 hrs 09-339472

Officers were sent to a fight on a MTC bus between AP1/BF-17 yrs. and V1/BF-17 yrs. Apparently, AP1 had dropped her cell phone at the bus stop and accused V1 of stealing it. V1 boarded the bus. AP1 rode in a vehicle behind bus so she could board the bus at next stop. A physical confrontation erupted on bus with V1 ending up with a cut/a lump to her head from being hit w/Master padlock. Cell was later recovered under vehicle’s seat that AP1 was sitting in.

ASLT2

21 Av N & Queen Av N Monday 11-03-09 21:00 hrs 09-340708

V1/BM-24 yrs. received a minor gunshot wound through back left shoulder just after he got off a bus. He heard 3 shots but thinks the first shot hit him because it knocked him forward. He couldn’t see who was shooting or where from but did see tail lights to a vehicle speeding WB on 21st. S1/Unk – 0. V1 doesn’t know why because he just got out of the workhouse.

RAPE:

CSCR

39XX Emerson Av N Tuesday 10-27-09 01:00 hrs 09-334049

V1/BF-18 yrs. was on her way to her uncle’s 4 blocks away because her mom was acting up. She accepted a ride with S1/unk BM 29-39 yrs./with French braids/blue shirt w/grey markings on sleeve driving an unk/grey “very clean” 4 dr sedan similar to MN/367 DKZ with skull head door lock buttons along with S2/unk BM 18-25 yrs., an acquaintance from her school and S3/unk BM 18-25 yrs. They kept asking her if she was a prostitute. S2 and S3 got fed up and asked to be dropped off when V1 tried to get out but was threatened w/gun by S1, the driver. S1 raped her somewhere; she was not aware of the area. V1 was dropped off a few blocks from her home and called “911.” V1 was hysterical and hyperventilating. Ambulance called.

CSCM

8XX Gertrude Brown Pl Friday 10-30-09 17:30 hrs 09-338011

V1/BF-16 yrs. said she was sexually molested by her uncle/AP1/Gray, Andre – 31 yrs. BM while at his house babysitting. When AP1 left, V1 took her cousins over to her grandmother’s house and she went to a church to call for help. AP1 showed up at precinct looking for the Officers that had gone to his house earlier.

CSCM

39XX Girard Av N Friday 10-30-09 18:00 hrs 09-339837

S1/WM-38 yrs. has partial custody of V1/WF-2 yrs. who was with S1 over the weekend. V1 told PG1 that she was touched by S1/dad and spanks her butt. S1’s visitation rights were suspended from March – May 2009 but a judge rescinded that.

ROBBERY:

ROBPER

40 St. W & Penn Av N Thursday 10-29-09 20:00 hrs 09-340333

V1/BF-50 yrs. had her purse snatched after she got off the bus by S1/unk BM (15-25 yrs.) 509” –muscular/violent. Stolen were her ID, papers, and SSI check for $674.

ROBPER

15XX Emerson Av N Sunday 11-01-09 23:00 hrs 09-339861

V1/WM-59 yrs. was assaulted/robbed of $500 and cell by S1/unk BM 30-40 yrs. /short Afro – medium complexion/violent demanding money. S1 was wearing a large leather coat. V1 had several cuts to his face/head/covered in blood.

WEAPONS:

WEAP

22XX 44 Av N Tuesday 10-27-09 00:07 hrs 09-333951

This location is a restaurant VICTORY 44 which was burglarized by 4 APs. Recovered was a S&W 357 CAL, 6-SHOT REVOLVER 2.5” bbl Mfg, Springfield, Mass.

WEAP

21 Av N & Penn Av N Friday 10-30-09 08:15 hrs 09-337072

AP1/Armstrong, Darius R. /BM-23 yrs. was observed driving listed vehicle. A TLE stop for DAR – NOINS, Officers recovered a loaded gun from under the seat, a .22 cal high standard 2-shot DERRINGER w/3.5 BBL.

WEAP

19XX Penn Av N Sunday 11-01-09 18:11 hrs 09-339648

On a person w/gun call, Officers recovered drugs, a BERETTA .32 cal semi-auto pistol 2 1/4" BBL, ammo, several knives.

WEAP

30 Av N & Penn Av N Monday 11-02-09 14:57 hrs 09-340399

AP1/Mihalik Jr., Joseph-WM -52 yrs. was extremely intoxicated and Officer escorted him off a bus. A KALASHINIKOV 74 Automat auto knife was recovered from his pocket.

WEEK TO DATE = 10 (4th Pct) YEAR TO DATE = 306 (4th Pct) OTHER PRECINCTS = 270 YTD (1, 2, 3 & 5 Pcts.)

RECOVERED HANDGUNS/WEAPONS: (4th Pct.) = 10

PATROL HIGHLIGHTS SUBMITTED:

TUESDAY (10-27-09):

DOMES STAB

3XX LOWRY 09-334322

Ex-boyfriend had threatened girlfriend that he was going to kill her. (09-334224) On today’s date, AP met the girlfriend and her new from out-of-town boyfriend in front of above. AP stabbed victim in her back and fled. Officer caught AP a few blocks away. The knife wasn’t recovered. AP was booked at HCJ. V1 was taken via ambulance to Hsp. for NLT injuries.

WEDNESDAY (10-28-09):

THURSDAY (10-29-09):

Preliminary report of shoot

38XX Thomas Ave N 00:54 hrs 09-335911

Officers responded to a shoot and located 2 victims. (V1) had gunshot wounds to ear, wrist, leg, and numerous GSW’s to the abdomen. It appears that V1 was outside the house when he was shot. (V2) sustained a superficial GSW to shoulder, which came through the wall of the house prior to striking the victim, who was sitting in the living room. Victims transported to Hsp. Officers located at least 3 DCC’s in the front/side yard of house, and located a .380 in the back yard. Officers located 2 bullet holes near a side window, and a fired round inside the house. Officers informed that both victims sustained NLT wounds.

FRIDAY (10-30-09):

SHOTS

16 N & James Av 19:28 hrs 09-337569

Officers called to a SHOTS call which turned into a possible SHOOTING and found a car up on the curb /struck a blvd. tree/all the doors open. Info called in was that callers heard shots then a car leaving scene. Callers thought there was a body in it not moving. Officers found car abandoned. Male driver and 2 female passengers fled scene. While Officers were on scene, another caller stated he had just observed 2 males hide 2 guns under garbage cans in the alley. Officers went to this address; but, caller had retrieved the guns, placed them in a bag, brought them in his house and then retrieved by Officers. Later, same caller waved down Officer and told her that a red vehicle was now in the alley w/males looking under garbage cans. Officers arrived/found 2 males in alley/4 other people inside a red Grand Am. All parties were ID’d/tagged for Loitering. Vehicle was towed after a small amount of marijuana was located and vehicle did not register to anyone in car.

SATURDAY (10-31-09):

Preliminary report of shoot

15XX Logan Ave N 01:39 hrs 09-339159

Officers responded to shooting call and located an adult female with a GSW to lower leg (NLT). V1 stated her boyfriend shot her with a .410 shotgun/fled on foot. Officers located a partially empty box of .410 rounds inside residence. V1 transported to Hsp.

SUNDAY (11-01-09):

RECGUN

15XX Oliver Ave N 09-339210

Officers were checking the area on a shooting with K-9 which led officers to this location. Officers observed a male matching description of shooter, and when officers attempted to speak with him, he ducked into the above house. Officers followed him inside and located numerous people attending a birthday party. Officers located a handgun in the living room.

RECGUN/PARTY

40XX Washington Av N. 09-339240

Officers dispatched to the above on a shots call, and advised by Dispatch of a large party (200+ people) there. Officers waited in area for numerous back-up squads including 2nd Pct squads, before entering the party. Upon arriving, officers located a Halloween party with over 200 people inside. Everyone was sent from the party, and Officers located a handgun in the common hallway area.

Weap, Narc

1900 block of Penn 18:12 hrs 09-339648

Call of one with a gun in a vehicle/recovered. Two drug dealers located in vehicle/both to jail

MONDAY (11-02-09):

SHOOT

21st Ave N/Queen Ave N 21:00 hrs 09-340708

Officer responded to Hsp. on a shooting. V1 stated he was walking WB on 21st Ave N to Queen Ave N when S1/unk male shot from a moving vehicle striking V1 in shoulder. V1 had a NLT wound. S1 was GOA.

(K. Bjornstad, PST, 4th Pct.)

For questions, contact:

Mary Etzioni, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 4th Precinct
(612) 673-3364
mary.etzioni@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

or

Jennifer Waisanen, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 4th Precinct
(612) 673-5873
jennifer.waisanen@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

To Protect With Courage
To Serve With Compassion

Camera catches MPD Tasering guy with Hands on Car

2009-11-03T10:30:00.000-06:00

City pages has the details, including video. Yet another alleged Taser misuse incident. Yet another unnecessary force/wrongful arrest lawsuit. Cameras on squad cars and in safe zones don't seem to be incriminating perps as much as cops these days.

MPD sued for using Taser on man with hands on car (VIDEO) - Minneapolis / St. Paul News - City Pages - The Blotter

Eastside Defender | Minneapolis Crime News Hosted by the Northeast Citizen Patrol

2009-11-02T11:49:00.001-06:00

Longtime readers of the Crime Watch know that I used to post the NE Citizen Patrol weekly (or biweekly) newsletter which focused specifically on crime in NE Minneapolis, comprised of the old Nordeast neighborhoods along the river, the University Area and a smidgen bordering on the downtown area. Most of it within the 2nd precinct. I sent an email quite a while ago asking what happened to the report and never heard back. John Schulte, the author of the email report has finally checked in to report:

Many of you have been wondering why you have not been getting crime news emails this summer. The fact is I've had surgery that set me behind on getting these out. However, most of you know that www.EastsideDefender.com has been updated with crime news all along.

I'm hoping to get the crime emails back in place very soon, but I wanted to take this time today to remind everyone to vote tomorrow. The city council can have a drastic effect on our fight against blight and crime in NE.

Please take a close look at each candidate's record on helping out with our crime fighting in NE. We need a true fighter that has NE as a first priority when it comes to our basic need for safety. Without a clean and safe NE, all other good intentions cannot happen.

In alphabetical order, here are the candidate's web sites.

Tom Alessi: http://tomalessi4ward1.com
Mark Fox: http://electmarkfox.us
Susan Howitz Hanna: I could not find a website for Susan
Larry Ranallo: http://ranallo4neward1.com
Kevin Reich http://www.kevinreich.com

Remember that this is the first year for run off voting. So you will be voting for up to 3 people. Please vote pro safety people as your first choices.

John Schulte
NECP President

Eastside Defender | Minneapolis Crime News Hosted by the Northeast Citizen Patrol

Crime Alert on Street Crime in Lowry Hill, Steven's Square

2009-11-02T10:15:00.003-06:00

Kind of sucks for Steven's Square which just had a homicide, even if the killing was related to a personal beef. Not good for the stats.
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Please see below for information on purse snatches and thefts from motor vehicles in sector one, primarily in Stevens Square, Whittier and Lowry Hill East neighborhoods. There is no further information on any of these crimes at this time.

Purse Snatches

There have been three reported purse snatches within the last week in 5th Precinct Sector 1. In all three cases, the female victim was walking alone when someone ran up from behind, grabbed her purse and ran. In one case, two males approached; in the other two cases, it was one male. None of the victims reported injuries.

In two cases, the purses were recovered. In one case, credit cards from the purse were used at a gas station.

25xx Harriet Av S, Monday 10/26/09, about 8 pm
Victim was approaching her apartment building. 3 juvenile males were arrested.
29xx Hennepin Av S, Wednesday 10/28/09, about 1:30 pm
Victim was walking on Lake Street.
26th St & Stevens Av, Wednesday 10/28/09, about 11:45 pm
Victim was walking on the street.

Remember:

· Be aware of your surroundings and trust your instincts

· Walk in well-lit areas when possible

· Avoid walking alone down alleys or isolated streets, especially in the dark

· Have a cell phone with you so you can call 911

· Carry your keys in your hand so you can more quickly get into your front door

· Carry the minimum amount of cash and credit cards with you that you can

· If you must carry a lot of cash, carry a small amount in an obvious place (like your purse, wallet, or pockets) and hide the rest in a less obvious place (like a shoe)

For more personal safety tips, please visit http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/docs/KEYSPS.pdf for the direct link to a flyer with several safety tips.

Theft From Motor Vehicles

In addition, we continue to see thefts from motor vehicles. This week (10/20-10/26/09) there were 35 reported thefts from motor vehicles in 5th Precinct. 15 of those occurred north of Lake Street. 9 of the cases were in or on the border of Lowry Hill East.

In most cases, a window was broken to access valuables inside. In 6 of the 15 cases, a GPS unit was stolen. 2 cases included stolen laptops and 2 included stolen iPods.

This is a reminder to remove valuables from your vehicle, including GPS, wallets, purses, laptops, iPods, and so on. Remember that even a gym bag could be attractive to a thief because he or she will not know what is inside.

If you must keep valuables in your vehicle, it’s best to place them in your trunk before reaching your destination.

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If you are interested in seeing weekly precinct-wide crime maps, please visit http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-statistics/codefor/index.asp. Use the drop-down menu and select Precinct 5 if you would like to see maps from previous weeks or years.

To find more crime prevention tips on many topics, including the ones above, please visit: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/.

For questions, contact:

Chelsea Adams, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 5th Precinct
(612) 673-2819
chelsea.adams@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

To Protect With Courage
To Serve With Compassion

Homicide Victim was witness in earlier Homicide

2009-10-30T10:59:00.002-05:00

David Chanen does an excellent job piecing through the details at the Star Tribune. It could be another "Somali revenge killing" but in this case, the fact that the victim may have been targeted because he offered testimony in another case isn't particularly Somali. Your run of the mill gang bangers do this too, in the rare instance of one of them testifying against another.

3rd Precinct Assault and Robbery Crime Alerts

2009-10-30T10:51:00.002-05:00

Some of the robberies involve the infamous knock the bicyclist down MO.

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Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct

Sector 2 Community Update

Powderhorn Neighborhood

Assault on 10/29/09

On October 29th at 6:40 am, a man was walking his six year old son to the bus stop at E. 34th Street and 17th Avenue South when he saw 4-5 males and females assaulting someone on the ground. The man interrupted the assault and the suspects turned on him. The man was punched in the face several times breaking his glasses. The first assault victim ran away while the man was being assaulted. Suspects then fled Southbound on 17th Avenue South. Victim did not want ambulance.

The suspects are described as either Latino or Native American One suspect was a female, age 16-17 years, approximately 5’5”-5’6”, wearing a black sweatshirt and dark winter hat. Another was a male, age16-17 years, approximately 5’8”-5’9”, wearing a black sweatshirt and black baseball hat.

There is no other information at this time.

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Robberies of Person October 29, 2009

Facts:

There were four robberies that occurred on October 28 and 29 that were similar in nature.

On 10/28 at 10:15 p.m., victim was riding his bicycle home and was near E. 32nd St. and Oakland Ave. when three unknown suspects "charged" at him, causing him to fall and hit his head on the pavement. Victim was then robbed at gunpoint. Suspects are described as three black males, age 14-17 years, wearing hooded white, gray, and black sweatshirts respectively.

On 10/28 at 10:40 p.m., victim was riding his bike near Powderhorn Park when five unknown suspects kicked the front tire of his bike, causing him to fall and hit his head on the concrete. Suspects dragged the victim toward the tennis court. Victim lost consciousness after being kicked in the head and awoke to find his property missing. One suspect was armed with a gun. Suspects are described as five black males, age 17-20 years wearing hooded sweatshirts.

On 10/29 at 1:50 a.m., victim was walking southbound on 27th Ave. S. near E. 28th St. when he observed six unknown suspects standing in front of him. Suspects moved to let the victim pass. Suspects then lunged at him, knocking him to the ground, and held him down. Victim was punched and kicked while on the ground and suspects removed his property from his pockets. Suspects are described as two white males, three black males and one black female, ages 21-27, wearing dark hoodies and dark clothing.

On 10/29 at 6:16 a.m., victim was walking towards the MTC Light Rail Station and was at E. 32nd St. and 23rd Ave. S. when he was jumped by three suspects. Victim was knocked to the ground. Suspects kicked and punched the victim demanding his money. One suspect removed his property from his pockets. Suspects are described as two males and one female, unknown race, unknown age.

If you have any information or may have seen something related to these robberies, please contact the Robbery Unit at 612-673-2941.

What you can do:

• Be extra cautious about your surroundings. Trust your instincts. Be aware of strangers loitering in your area.

• Be especially aware of your surroundings when taking the garbage out or walking to your car or bus stop at night. If anyone is loitering in the area, call 911.

• Carry only what you need. Do not carry large amounts of cash or unnecessary personal items.

• Call 911 if you see anything suspicious.

• Talk to your neighbors about these events and ask them to be alert to suspicious activity. We need everyone’s help.

• If you are a victim of robbery, report it immediately by calling 911. Try to remember as much suspect information as you can when you are talking to 911.

For more information about personal safety and other crime prevention techniques, contact the crime prevention specialist for your sector. If you don’t know who your crime prevention specialist is, please visit:

http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/outreach/safe-teams.asp

For questions, contact:

Karen Notsch, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 3rd Precinct
(612) 673-2856
karen.notsch@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

To Protect With Courage
To Serve With Compassion

Camera catches MPD officers in a lie

2009-10-28T15:22:00.002-05:00

A North Minneapolis traffic stop on a Minneapolis couple didn't go quite as officers said according to Safe Zone camera footage. Yes, there is some basis for the man's resisting arrest charge but no, the woman did not "jump on an officer's back." In fact, she retreated back to the car when told to do so by the officers. Their original charges have been have been dismissed and they are now getting a settlement of $100,000. Story here at the Star Tribune.

4th Precinct Weekly Highlights

2009-10-28T15:16:00.003-05:00

A baby's death is being investigated by the homicide unit and the usual assortment of assaults, both domestic and non. The Highlights are researched and produced by the staff of the 4th precinct.

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4TH PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS/WEEK 613 – Oct. 20 to Oct. 26, 2009

MPD provides this public safety information as a public service. These highlights are not reflective of all incidents handled or investigated by MPD during this time. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ASSAULTS:

ASLT1

32XX Thomas Av N Wednesday 10-21-09 05:40 hrs 09-328565

AP1/BF-17 yrs. stabbed (w/6”serrated steak knife) V1/BF-14 yrs. in the head, chin and shoulder areas while fighting over AP1’s ex-boyfriend. AP1 told V1 to stay away from her boyfriend/OT1 who was present. V1 said AP1 and boyfriend broke up 3 wks. ago.

ASLT2

14XX Plymouth Av N Wednesday 10-21-09 11:30 hrs 09-328799

V1/BF-26 yrs. was walking to dentist office to get her teeth looked at after her boyfriend/S1 assaulted her. A white Chevy Trail Blazer drove past her with S1/BM-26 yrs. threatening to shoot her and her friend V2/BF-17 yrs. with an assault rifle w/long clip possibly a TECH 9. Both victims ran off/no injuries. The vehicle belongs to S1’s friend who is known as “E.”

ASLT2

24 Av N & Dupont Av N Wednesday 10-21-09 14:30 hrs 09-328902

Officers dispatched to Hsp. for a shooting. V1/BM-18 yrs. said he was walking and smoking marijuana. V1 heard one shot and fell to ground. He didn’t see anyone or any vehicle. No evidence found. V1 was shot in stomach with exit wound out the back. No information on parent except name and phone number.

ASLT2

38XX Aldrich Av N Thursday 10-22-09 21:39 hrs 09-330173

V1/BF-36 yrs. is the parent of V2/BM-12 yrs. They were in their home when S1/unk BM – 0/gang drove by in a dark colored suburban/no suspect info available. A sister of V2 stated that she received call from a male who had just gotten out of jail and was coming over “to shoot it up” their house. Over 10 shots were fired at the house.

ASLT2

27 Av N & Morgan Av N Friday 10-23-09 00:09 hrs 09-330306

V1/BM-38 yrs. was shot in his torso by an unk S1/unk BM 25-30 yrs. /600” wearing a dark hoodie w/mask using a black automatic. S1 asked V1, “Where’s the money?” V1 was taken to Hsp. Several witnesses present, but no clear evidence at scene.

ASLT4/ROBPAG

23 Av N & James Av N Friday 10-23-09 00:20 hrs 09-330311

AP1/Williams, Kevin-BM 34 yrs. was ID’d by V1/BF-19 yrs. of a robbery at gunpoint. AP1 had approached her from behind on a bike when she was walking and demanded money while pointing a gun at her. AP1 assaulted a police officer while attempting to escape custody/out-of-control/contained. AP1 went to HCMC for a small cut above eye.

ASLT2

29 Av N & Colfax Av N Sunday 10-25-09 00:44 hrs 09-332228

Officers responded to a shot spotter call to check area and were flagged down by 2 separate parties who reported damage to house and vehicles from shots fired. V1/AM-27 yrs. window in his home broken/van window in alley/hole went thru garage door and thru Acura’s window in garage. V2/BM-43 yrs., V3/WF-30 yrs., V4/BM-27 yrs. and V5/BF-25 yrs. were all inside V2’s tan Chevy when they heard a shot breaking the back window. They saw 3 unk BMs w/a shotgun running through the yards. Van was hit with BB shotgun shell. There are no better suspect descriptions available.

RAPE:

ROBBERY:

ROBPER

16XX Broadway Av W Wednesday 10-21-09 17:55 hrs 09-329053

V1/WF-25 yrs. was at the One Stop Gas Station filling her tank when S1/BF, unk, Kyree 24-26 yrs. and S2/BF-unk 45-50 yrs. approached her. V1 recognized S1 because she had dated the same male approx. 10 yrs. ago that had broke up with S1. S1 started yelling and threatening her. S1 punched/threw V1 to the ground and wouldn’t stop hitting w/fists and stole her cell. Suspects drove off in red Chevy Impala/MN BNV151; but, the plate came back as a black Chevy S10.

ROBPER

18 Av N & Lyndale Av N Thursday 10-22-09 14:55 hrs 09-329830

V1/WM-28 yrs. was walking when he noticed 2 unk BMs (28-30 yrs.) 600” following him and when they caught up w/him asked for a cigarette. S1 hit V1 in head with fist knocking him to the ground and then kicked/punched him. Suspects made him take off sweats/Air Jordans and left him w/shorts on only. One suspect was bald/stocky and the other had a short Afro/thin. No weapon was involved. Suspects took off w/cell, $40, clothes, ID and SS card.

WEAPONS:

WEAPON

30XX Lyndale Av N Sunday 10-25-09 15:10 hrs 09-332622

AP1/Tidwell, Marcell-BM 21 yrs. (Alias: Patterson, M.) was caught w/sawed-off .22 cal rifle/2 ¼” BBL 12” overall in his pants w/bolt action by RP.

WEEK TO DATE = 6 /YEAR TO DATE = 296 (4th Pct) /OTHER PRECINCTS = 263 YTD (1, 2, 3 & 5 Pcts.)

RECOVERED HANDGUNS/WEAPONS: (4th Pct.) = 6

Directed Patrol Bullets 10/18/09 - 10/25/09

09-330311 PC AGRobbery of Person Ap-1 was ID’d by V1 of a robbery at gun point. Ap-1 assaulted officer while attempting to escape/fled on foot. Ap-1 was taken into custody and booked HCJ. AP is also suspect in an Aslt 2 which occurred in the same area a short time earlier.

09-331932 PC DWI Refusal Officer observed MN MDP025 parked at listed intersection. Driver’s door was opened and AP1 was standing in between open door and vehicle, urinating into the vehicle and on the street. A TLE was conducted and AP1 was found to be under the influence of alcohol. AP1 booked into HCJ for PC DWI Refusal 2nd Degree.

09-330982 PC Narc Officer observed MN XTW507 fail to make a complete stop at 26th Ave N and Washington Ave N. Officer observed that the windshield was cracked. After a traffic stop was conducted, officer observed suspected ecstasy inside the vehicle. AP1-AP3 were transported/booked into HCJ for PC Narc. AP4 was transported to JDC and released to the staff for PC Narc.

09-329111 PC Narc OFFICERS RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT NARCOTICS WERE BEING SOLD FROM THE EAST DOOR OF THE ABOVE LOCATION. OFFICERS OBSERVED MALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS AP1, MAKE A HAND-TO-HAND TRANSACTION WITH ANOTHER PARTY. OFFICERS KNOW THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS CONSISTENT WITH STREET SALES OF NARCOTICS. MARKED SQUADS MOVED IN AND ARRESTED AP1 AND RECOVERED A QUANTITY OF CRACK COCAINE.

09-328324 PC False Info Officers investigating suspicious parties cited an adult male for open bottle in a motor veh. An adult female gave officers the name of another person and was booked PC false info.

09-330187 Narcotics Search WT DP Officers executed a search warrant at the listed residence and recovered suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia along with an exotic animal (4ft Alligator) inside the home.

PATROL HIGHLIGHTS SUBMITTED:

TUESDAY (10-20-09):

WEDNESDAY (10-21-09):

SHOOT (NLT)

Location: UNK, P4 somewhere, report taken at Hsp. 15:04 hrs 09-328902

Vic claimed he was walking down the street (unk which one) smoking a joint
Heard a shot
Hit in stomach
No one else at Hsp with Vic when cops arrived
No scene located, possibly around 26/Girard-Dupont

THURSDAY (10-22-09):

AGGROB

25th Morgan 09-330311

Officers were flagged down on a Robbery of person and while taking S1 into custody S1 fought with officers and fled on foot. S1 was captured and taken into custody. S1 roughly matched the description of the shooting suspect at 27th and Morgan a short time before this capper. Victim had been transported to Hsp.

FRIDAY (10-23-09):

SHOOTING

27th/Morgan Ave N 09-330306

An adult male was in area of 27th/Morgan when another masked male asked him for money. S1 then shot victim once with a thru and thru gunshot wound to abdomen. V1 was transported to Hsp. and in stable condition but taken to surgery to determine the extent of injuries.

SATURDAY (10-24-09):

DOA

17XX Russell Ave N 10:36 hrs 09-331506

Officers responded to the report of a baby not breathing. Officers arrived and began CPR on the 23 day old infant. The infant was transported to NMMC where it was pronounced dead at 1100 hours. This death is being investigated by the Homicide Unit.

FLEE

27TH & Girard Av N 18:32 hrs. 09-331823

Officers observed MN RRM226 driving erratically near 27th and Girard Av N. Suspect vehicle was found to be a Mpls. “stolen,” CCN 09-33139. Officers activated emergency equipment/attempt to make a TLE. Suspect vehicle stopped momentarily, and fled eastbound on 27th. It turned south on Fremont until it turned east on 21st Av, and then south in the alley. Here, the driver and passenger jumped from the moving vehicle letting it crash into a light pole in alley. Driver was arrested but the passenger was not. FLEE covered approximately 7 blocks. Top-speed attained was approximately 35mph. Moderate vehicle traffic during chase, road condition dry, and weather clear with no precipitation. Squad and other squads arrived afterwards. Driver/AP was injured as he ran on foot from officers. He ran down a dark stairwell in the rear of 20XX Emerson Av N. Not realizing there was a locked, steel door at the end of the dark stairwell, he continued to run full speed into the door. He had some face and head injuries/Hsp/JDC.

SUNDAY (10-25-09):

RECGUN

35XX GIRARD 13:00 hrs 09-332593

Officers called to recover gun. Info received was that MPD/K9 was chasing one (09-302157) Sept 22, 09.

PC WEAPONS

30XX FREMONT 15:11 hrs 09-332622

Officers dispatched to a person with a gun. Info stated that male had showed a gun. Officers arrive and locate male matching the description with a sawed off .22 caliber rifle in his waistband. Male was booked at HCJ.

MONDAY (10-26-09):

CHILD ABUSE

33XX Aldrich Av N 09-333588

Officers called to 33XX Aldrich Av. N., on an Assist Medical call. Remarks were that caller/father of the child was calling for an ambulance for his 2 month old daughter who he thought had a possible dislocated shoulder. Sgt. also responded to the call due to the age of the child and unusual nature of injury. Upon arrival, officer could see that there was something obviously wrong with child’s upper left arm and there was some redness to the child left eye. Father gave various information as to how injury may have happened including the child being at his sister’s home during the day. Child went via ambulance to NMMC. Child found to have complete fracture of humerus bone in left arm, injury to left eye and CAT scan revealed bleeding to the brain. Child placed on hold and admitted into NMMC NICU.

CSCR

39XX Emerson Ave N 03:39 hrs 09-334049

Adult female victim was walking in area of 39th/Fremont when she was approached by 3 suspects inside a grey vehicle. Suspects offered her a ride. V1 recognized one of the suspects so she got into vehicle. They drove around for a couple of hours. Two of the males exited and V1 continued riding with driver. Driver drove victim to vacant parking lot (Unknown Location?) where he pulled a gun, robbed her and raped her. V1 was dropped off in the area of Dowling and Emerson. Suspect was GOA. V1 went to Hsp.

Karen Bjornstad, PST, 4th Pct.)

Tim Hammett, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department - 4th Precinct
1925 Plymouth Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55411
(612) 673-2866
timothy.hammett@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

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To Serve With Compassion

Homicide #17?

2009-10-26T11:46:00.004-05:00

Man found dead in a parked car on Nicollet and Groveland Ave. in the 5th Precinct. Not much else known. I am labeling this possible homicide #17 since last week's citywide highlights (available by email but not yet posted) indicates that we're already gotten to 16.

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Early morning shooting leaves one dead

October 26, 2009 (MINNEAPOLIS) Shortly after 1 a.m. patrol officers in the Fifth Precinct responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting in the area of Groveland Avenue and Nicollet Avenue in the Fifth Precinct. When officers arrived on the scene they found a male who had been shot while inside of a vehicle in a parking lot. The adult male victim was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS personnel.

The Minneapolis Police Department Homicide Unit has investigators working on this case. There are no suspects in custody at this time. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the TIPS Line at 612-692-TIPS (8477).

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the victim and determine the cause of death.

The PIO contact for this case is Sgt. William Palmer. There is PIO availability regarding this release by phone until 3:45 a.m. and then again after 7 a.m. The CCN for this case is 09-333018.

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To Serve With Compassion

Pharmacist fends off robber attack

2009-10-23T11:50:00.002-05:00

This happened in South Minneapolis at a Snyders drugstore. Most people will tell you this is not a good idea, certainly not when the perp has a gun. In this case, the perp had a knife and the employee was able to defend himself with a piece of furniture.

City Pages Story here.

4th Precinct Weekly Highlights

2009-10-21T09:51:00.002-05:00

Domestic and even employment related drama this week. Guy used his pit bull as a weapon against his ex. But that's OK because she tore his dialysis catheter out. Ugh.

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PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS - WEEK 612 – Oct. 13 to Oct. 19, 2009

MPD provides this public safety information as a public service. These highlights are not reflective of all incidents handled or investigated by MPD during this time. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ASSAULTS:

ASLT2

36XX Bryant Av N Wednesday 10-14-09 12:05 hrs 09-322507

V1/BF-36 yrs. and S1/BM – 29 yrs. were boyfriend/girlfriend who broke up 2 mos. ago; but, he still lived there. V1, holding her grand baby, asked him to leave. S1 said he wasn’t leaving/slapped V1 because she wouldn’t put the baby down and wouldn’t let V1 call 911.

ASLT2

20XX James Av N Monday 10-19-09 20:00 hrs 09-327433

There were 2 shots fired while victims were walking. V1/BM-18 yrs. received a minor gunshot wound to arm and V2/BM-27 yrs., V3/BM-19 yrs., V4/BM-18 yrs. were all shot at w/no injuries. No suspect information but bullet was recovered. V1 went to Hsp.

RAPE:

CSCR

14XX 21 Av N Saturday 10-17-09 01:00 hrs 09-325869

Officers went to Hsp. for report from V1/WF-20 yrs. - sexually assaulted by S2. S1/Unk male (first name only) - mixed race (E. Indian/Pakistani) 28 yrs. (509-510”) and S2/unk male – mixed race (Ecuadorian) (600-602”) – 28 yrs. were invited over to V1 and OT1/roommate’s duplex for drinks. V1 admitted she drinks at times until she blacks out which is what happened because she recalls being in LR drinking and waking up in morning in her bed naked. OT1 was with S1 who checked on S2 and V1 a few times. Both suspects left at unknown time and OT1 stayed in her room rest of night and didn’t lock her door when they left.

ROBBERY:

ROBPAG

33 Av N & Lyndale Av N Wednesday 10-14-09 22:05 hrs 09-323027

V1/WM-39 yrs. was approached by S1/unk BM (505”) long black curly hair/regional speech, S2 and S3/unk BMs who came up from behind and struck him on head demanding money and calling him a “Nigga.” S1 pointed an unk color revolver at V1 who turned over his wallet w/2 VISA cards, IDs, $1 and bus card. Suspects GOA.

ROBPER

Broadway Av W & Lyndale Av N Wednesday 10-14-09 14:45 hrs 09-322625

V1/BM-60 yrs. was exiting a liquor store when 5 unk BM/18-20 yrs. suspects pushed him against the building/took $7 and fled. No injuries.

ROBPER (ATT)

33 Av N & Morgan Av N Wednesday 10-14-09 11:20 hrs 09-322505

S1/unk BM – 16 yrs. (507”) came between the houses and approached V1/BM-18 yrs. from behind and said something that V1 didn’t understand. S1 didn’t have a gun but tried to attack V1. Instead V1 beat up S1 who fled and may have minor injuries.

ROBPAG

Lowry Av N & Russell Av N Friday 10-16-09 21:30 hrs 09-324779

V1/WM-47 yrs. had been drinking w/friend at Tooties Bar and was walking toward a bus stop when 3 BMs/unk 18-20 yrs. (same description for all three) attacked him by pushing him to ground kicking his face, sides, arms and legs. S1 had a long wood stick to hit with. V1 refused medical. $112 in cash and a new leather wallet were stolen.

ROBPER

14XX Morgan Av n Saturday 10-17-09 15:00 hrs 09-325407

V1/female – 18 yrs. and W1/male – 17 yrs. were walking in area of North HS and approached by S1/unk BM 17-24 yrs. (508”) violent/goatee/medium afro/regional speech who pointed a black handgun at V1 demanding her Dell laptop. S1 fled on foot.

ROBPAG (ATT)

22XX Aldrich Av N Monday 10-17-09 23:50 hrs 09-327629

V1/BM-27 yrs. was just about to enter his vehicle after visiting a friend when threatened w/black semi-auto pistol by S1/unk BM 20-23 yrs. 602”/light build dressed in all black demanding money. V1 said he had none and ran. V1 reported no loss/no injury.

WEAPONS:

WEAP

125 Broadway Av W Thursday 10-15-09 10:40 hrs 09-323346

V1/BM-45 yrs. is owner of Anderson Mitchell Construction and OT1 is an employee of V1. OT1 had not been showing up for work for a few days so V1 was thinking about firing her. S1/known is the boyfriend of OT1 who was driving her car/MN TVR433 2002 FORD Mustang-red/maroon by V1’s business. S1 displayed a handgun holding it in the air/staring at V1 as he slowly drove by.

SHOTGN

16XX 27th Av N Saturday 10-17-09 09-324953

A SAVAGE ARMS 12 GA pump action shotgun 18” BBL, MFG/Chicopee Falls, Mass, USA was recovered from S1/known BM-17 yrs. and S2/known BM-23 yrs. after a caller reported them shooting it in alley. They ran to a duplex/apprehended. The shotgun was found in a black bag with additional shells.

WEEK TO DATE = 1 /YEAR TO DATE = 290 (4th Pct) /OTHER PRECINCTS = 257 YTD (1, 2, 3 & 5 Pcts.)

RECOVERED HANDGUNS/WEAPONS: (4th Pct.) = 1

PATROL HIGHLIGHTS SUBMITTED:

TUESDAY (10-13-09):

WEDNESDAY (10-14-09):

SHOOT

10XX Knox Ave N 21:26 hrs

Officers responded to a shooting and located two victims. One adult male victim was shot in the hand and the other was a juvenile male that was shot in the thigh (NLT). Victims were walking in the area of 11th and Humboldt Ave N when a vehicle approached and shot several times at the victims who then ran to Knox address. Both victims were transported to Hsp.

THURSDAY (10-15-09):

FRIDAY (10-16-09):

CIC

8XX Lyndale Pl 22:20 hrs 09-3254812

Officers were dispatched to above on a domestic call/noticed OT running around a vehicle after a female. Male who appeared to be very angry had to be maced and tased to get him handcuffed after verbal commands were ignored. Once handcuffed, Officers walked the OT over to their squad to conduct a weapons search. The OT then began slamming his face into hood of squad and had to be pulled away from squad/taken to the ground. OT appeared to be under the influence of some narcotic/alcohol. He was taken to HCMC via ambulance.

DISWEAP/REC GUN

16XX 27th Ave N 00:02 hrs 09-324953

Squads responded to above on shots fired. Caller reported at least 4-5 shots fired in the alley behind above address. Caller reported seeing two black males running into above address after shots were fired. There were some spent 12 gauge shot gun shells recovered in alley. Officers were let in duplex and recovered a sawed off shotgun with shells in the lower unoccupied unit. Caller could not Id the shooter (s). Shotgun inventoried and all were ID’d.

SATURDAY (10-17-09):

Dasalt 3

22XX McNair 10:48 hrs 09-325277

Male and female lived together but female left last night. When she came to get her belongings, a fight broke out. Male used his pit-bull as a weapon against her by ordering the dog to “get her, get her” (per witness). During the fight, AP1 had his dialysis catheter torn out. AP1/Coleman, Curtis L. – BM/49 yrs. was arrested and transported to HCMC. The female sustained substantial bodily harm and is missing significant flesh on her body. Dog was taken by animal control. Later in the day, victim was released from the hospital and came back to get her vehicle that was at the incident address. The family of AP1 allegedly cut all the ignition wires and trashed the vehicle. V1 was able to obtain a private tow to take vehicle away.

SUNDAY (10-18-09):

PURSUIT 2348 hours to 2353 Hours

Squads observe a red Ford Mustang in the McDonalds drive-thru lane. Upon running the plate, Officers find a KOPS alert on the vehicle that show that the vehicle was stolen out of Brooklyn Center and suspect was wanted on a DAbuse Strangulation on the owner of the vehicle. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle just outside of the drive-thru but driver takes off NB on Bryant Av. N. Officers call out that they are pursuing this vehicle and you can hear the siren in the radio transmissions. Officers call out that the vehicle takes the route with top speed being 45 MPH and as low as 30 MPH. Vehicle pulls to the curb in the 3400 block of Bryant (in front of victims home). Two passengers exit the vehicle with their hands up both yelling that they were hostages. All occupants taken into custody including the driver who is the person wanted in the KOPS alert. Driver booked on PC Flee/Dabuse Strangulation from Brooklyn Center. Vehicle released to owner on scene. Henn. County dispatched advised of same.

MONDAY (10-19-09):

SHOOT

20XX James Ave N 09-327433

Officers responded to a shooting above. Officers located an adult male with two gunshot wounds to his left arm. Others stated that they heard shots but did not see anything or anyone. Evidence was recovered. Victim was transported to Hsp. with NLT.

(K. Bjornstad, PST, 4th Pct.)

For questions, contact:

Mary Etzioni, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 4th Precinct
(612) 673-3364
mary.etzioni@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

or

Jennifer Waisanen, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 4th Precinct
(612) 673-5873
jennifer.waisanen@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

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Housekeeping Notes

2009-10-19T11:51:00.005-05:00

You may notice that I've added a sidebar gadget for displaying recent comments on the blog. I did this because posts often get comments from people doing research or just curious about old incidents, sometimes as many as 4 years old. Rather than write a new post every time somebody adds interesting info or a question, I thought it would be good if casual readers to the blog could see these otherwise buried comments.

The downside is that comments are sometimes not family friendly or SFW and in the past, if you don't read the comments, you could avoid all that. Angry people calling out perps don't generally have a filter on their emotions and their language reflects that. Having that on the front page of the blog is a risk, I realize, but unless things get really out of hand, I'll let it pass. If somebody does step over the line with threats and abuse, to anybody, I will edit or delete comments, just as I have in the past. I have only had to do that a handful of times in the past and I hope that that will continue.

Longtime readers will notice that I have not been posting as frequently of late, and unfortunately my contributors have been scarce as well. I can't speak for them but I know I've been very busy in the last few months and have had limited time to devote to the crime blog. I will renew my pitch for new contributors, especially for people from south Minneapolis since I don't live there and have only limited sources of information from that area. If you don't want to post, even under a pseudo, I'd be happy to post for you.

Postscript: Awhile back, I implemented comment moderation for comments on posts over 2 weeks old. Which means I have to approve them before they are published. I did this mainly to keep spam comments at bay. Although blogger is pretty good at screening spam, it only took one episode of 50 spam comments being posted overnight on old posts everywhere on the blog to make me do this.

MPD has composite of Southside Business Robber

2009-10-19T11:48:00.002-05:00

From the MPD Crime Alert:
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Composite of “Southside Robber” released

October 19, 2009 (MINNEAPOLIS) Minneapolis Police Robbery Investigators seek the publics help in locating the suspect who was involved in several South Minneapolis business robberies.

Suspect is described as being a black male, 5’7”– 5’9”, 25-40 yrs of age, medium to heavy build and neatly dressed.

South Minneapolis Business Robberies

2009-10-15T09:32:00.004-05:00

Story in the Star Tribune here. Crime alert below.

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Business Robberies October 14, 2009

Facts:

Since September 16, there have been ten robberies in the Third and Fifth Precincts. Targeted locations have been small boutiques or service businesses (gift shops, jewelry stores, dry cleaners), with a single female working behind the register. The suspect was armed with a knife or Leatherman-type utility tool in all but one of the incidents. In two of the cases, the suspect mentioned a gun; no gun was seen. One employee sustained injuries during a struggle with the suspect. In most of these incidents, the suspect took cash and merchandise after ordering the victim to lie down on the floor.

Suspect description:

Black male, 25-40 years old, 5’6"-5’10”, medium to heavy build, brown eyes, short black natural hair, medium to dark complexion, wearing a white t-shirt with a flowered print or button-down short-sleeved shirt, different colored baseball caps, and black jeans or tan pants.

Or

Black male, 25-40 years old, 5’6”-5’10”, thin to medium build, brown eyes, short black natural hair, light complexion possibly with scattered freckles, beard and/or mustache, wearing a skullcap or baseball cap, black or navy blue t-shirts, blue jeans.

The suspect was seen leaving the area in a vehicle after one of these instances. The vehicle was described as an older model, boxy, full-size van with two windows and doors on the rear. The vehicle was dull maroon with a red or orange painted near the lower portion and the right, rear door had a circular pattern, possibly where a spare tire was kept. The vehicle had Minnesota license plates.

If you have any information or may have seen something related to these robberies, please contact the Robbery Unit at 612/673-2941.

What store owners can do:

· Remove any window obstructions. Large signs in the windows block the view of what is happening inside and outside the store.

· Maintain a list of emergency contact telephone numbers near the telephone. Have witness and vehicle description forms available for employees and witnesses to complete after a robbery has occurred.

· Employees should be trained to watch for and report suspicious actions of people inside and immediately outside the premises. Don’t hesitate to call the police when worried about a potential risk. Should the person leave before the officer’s arrival, write down the description of the suspect and their vehicle for possible police use. A suspicious person that is seen today may turn out to be the robber who returns tomorrow.

· Give every customer entering the business a friendly greeting. Look each customer directly in the eyes. A robber does not want to be identified and such human contact may deter some would-be robbers.

· The counter or work area should be cleaned regularly to remove old fingerprints. This increases the possibilities that a robber may leave a readable print behind. Oil or wax-based cleaners should not be used.

· Try to have at least two employees on duty at all times. Employing two clerks is a form of “target hardening” because it may make a robbery more difficult to complete and, therefore, more unsuitable to a potential robber.

· Publicize the fact that the business uses good cash protection techniques and good protection equipment. Let potential robbers know their profits will be small and their risks high by using signs to convey this message. These visual deterrents (decals, placards, signs, etc.) should explain what safe method is used (dual key, drop or time delay safe) in hopes of deterring a potential robber or explaining the method should a robbery occur.

What to do if you are robbed:

· Do not resist! Cooperate with the robber. Do whatever he asks but don’t volunteer to do anything else.

· Remain calm. You will be able to give police a better description. Observe the robber’s physical appearance, mannerisms, scars or marks, peculiarities, clothing, jewelry.

· Try to give the robber marked money.

· Try to determine, from inside the store, direction of travel, accomplices, vehicle description.

· Lock the door. Don’t let anyone in or out.

· Call 911. Don’t hang up until 911 tells you to.

· While waiting for police, write down what you remember about the incident; description of robber, what was said, weapons, any other information. Do not discuss what you remember with anyone until the police arrive.

For more information about personal safety and other crime prevention techniques, contact the crime prevention specialist for your sector. If you don’t know who your crime prevention specialist is, please visit:

http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/outreach/safe-teams.asp

Lundin Case update in City Pages

2009-10-14T16:03:00.003-05:00

A man who has already been convicted of murder pled guilty to another murder this week the 1996 slaying of Wally Lundin.

The case brought attention to murders of gay men in Minneapolis. There is a mention of Dallas Drake's Center for Homicide Research which began it's work as the "Minnesota Gay Homicide Study" in 1999 with the first attempt to look at homicide in the gay community.

Theft from Auto Crime Alerts

2009-10-14T10:05:00.003-05:00

I've noticed a flurry of public safety warnings and traffic on my own neighborhood e-mail list about people breaking into autos and stealing stuff. As someone who has had this happen twice, once from a garage with a faulty lock and once off the street, I would say that the damage to the car is often more expensive than whatever was stolen. Don't leave valuables in your car is common sense but clearly people forget or are in a hurry or their definition of "valuable" isn't the same as a criminal's.
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CRIME ALERT

Residential Burglary & Theft from Auto

October 13, 2009

Facts:

The Bryn Mawr neighborhood has experienced an unusual spike in residential burglaries and thefts from autos. Between September 1 and October 8, there have been 11 residential burglaries and 11 thefts from autos in the neighborhood. The burglaries are happening at various times throughout the day; most are at night. Entry methods include forcing doors and cutting screens to unlocked windows. Losses include cash, laptops, bicycles, and home electronics.

In at least one case, the burglar entered the victim’s garage by taking the garage door opener from the victim’s car and opening the garage door.

Thefts from automobiles are mostly happening at night. Most vehicles are parked on the street or in driveways. In most cases the targeted vehicles are unlocked. Losses include GPS units, cash, laptops, etc.

There is no suspect information available at this time.

What you can do:

Please be alert to suspicious activity and don’t hesitate to call 911 to report it. Please call the 4th Precinct Property Crimes Unit at (612) 673-5714 if you have any information about these burglaries or thefts.

· Always lock your car when leaving it unattended.

· Never leave items of value in the passenger compartment of your vehicle.

· Do not leave your garage door opener in plain view in your car.

· Park your car in a secured garage whenever possible.

· Never leave your home or personal property unsecured. Always lock all doors and windows when you leave home. Always keep your garage secured and locked.

· Don’t leave your back door unlocked while doing yard work in the front and vice versa. Do not leave valuables on porches or other unsecured areas of the home.

· Use double-cylinder deadbolt locks with 6" strike plates and 3" screws on all exterior doors. Deadbolts should have at least a 1" throw.

· Pin your double-hung windows, or add auxiliary locks to them.

· Alert your neighbors and block club members to the problem. Be sure to watch out for each other. Remember, the majority of burglars who are caught in the act are caught because a neighbor reported seeing something suspicious.

· Call 911 to report suspicious activity. This includes strangers walking down your alley and looking in garages, loitering, or vehicles with occupants you don’t recognize circling the block.

· Ask your crime prevention specialist to conduct a free Home Security Survey. He will give you many tips and ideas for making your home more secure and less vulnerable. Please call Crime Prevention Specialist Tim Hammett at (612) 673-2866.

Tim Hammett, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department - 4th Precinct
1925 Plymouth Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55411
(612) 673-2866
timothy.hammett@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

4th Precinct Weekly Highlights

2009-10-14T09:58:00.003-05:00

Standard issue muggings, assaults etc. this week. The funeral of homicide victim #14 yields at least one illegal gun.

The highlights are compiled by the staff of the MPD 4th Precinct (North Minneapolis).
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4TH PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS - WEEK 611– Oct. 06 to Oct. 12, 2009

MPD provides this public safety information as a public service. These highlights are not reflective of all incidents handled or investigated by MPD during this time. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ASSAULTS:

ASLT1

21 Av N & Aldrich Av N Thursday 10-08-09 20:31 hrs 09-317670

Officers dispatched to a shots call (approx. 6 shots). Employees in store stated V1/BM-21 yrs. was behind the store in lot when there was a drive-by with S1/unk - 0 driving an unk red/maroon/4-dr? V1 was shot in the hand.

ASLT3

20XX Sheridan Av N Friday 10-09-09 19:22 hrs 09-318578

V1/WM – 30 yrs. shoved by AP1/Harris, Dejon/BM – 47 yrs. breaking his wrist and possibly broken collarbone. AP1 booked HCJ without incident. V1 worked for AP1 as an independent contractor and had an argument over not being paid for services.

ASLT2

49 Av N & Upton Av N Saturday 10-10-09 00:25 hrs 09-318914

Officers to a call of a person w/gun. V1/WM – 31 yrs. stated the driver of a black Honda/MN XKB-605 waved a black auto-handgun through the rearview mirror of his vehicle. Fearing for his life, he called 911. A TLE was conducted/a replica handgun was recovered from AP1/Xiong, Yue-AM 18 yrs. /transported to HCJ.

ASLT2

23XX Golden Valley Rd Saturday 10-10-09 09:15 hrs 09-319189

V1/BM-43 yrs. said he and W1 were hired by landlord to remove 2 vehicles out of the garage. When they arrived, S1/unk-mixed race male/38 yrs. (through the back upper window of this residence) began yelling at them to get out or they would be shot. V1 tried to explain but S1 shot at him. V1 was not hit/no medical. S1 was not ID’d/released. No shots detected on Shotspotter.

ASLT2

30XX Emerson Av N Sunday 10-11-09 09:27 hrs 09-320158

AP1/Smith, Remaro-BM 22 yrs. and AP2/Leikas, Ann Marie – Mixed race female 22 yrs. are boyfriend/girlfriend. AP2 is related to V1/BM-26 yrs. and V2/WF-58 yrs. Officers called to scene/observed V2 running out front door saying that AP1 had 2 guns. AP1 ran back into house when he saw Officers. Officers saw AP1 fighting with V1 in kitchen when AP2 grab a toaster and hit her brother (V1) in the head/cutting his forehead. Guns were recovered/AP1’s car towed and both APs booked HCJ.

ASLT2

5 Av N & Logan Av N Monday 10-12-09 18:14 hrs 09-321056

V2 stated a red Ford Cougar pulled up and asked “What’s up w/all that mugging?” V2 believes it was directed towards V1 because of his response to S1 (“We ain’t worried about you.”) They then observed S1/unk BM 20-25 yrs./600-601”/short fade, let S2/BM 18-25 yrs. /506-507” w/thin beard/blond hair w/pony tail, get out/walk around to other side of veh where S3/unk-mixed race female 18-22 yrs./500-503”/lt. brown long hair in pony tail hand him an open purse. Suspects then went into store. They came out and as the victims were walking, the suspect car turned, headed toward them with window down and started shooting. V1/BM-19 yrs. was shot in neck (NLT). V2/BM-23 yrs., V3/BM-17 yrs. and V4/Mixed race male-28 yrs. were shot at w/no injuries.

RAPE:

CSCM

36XX Upton Av N Tuesday 10-06-09 02:40 hrs 09-315207

V1/WF – 30 yrs. was sleeping from being very intoxicated after a Vikings game when AP1/Alar, Christopher – WM 35 yrs. went to her room/molested her. AP1 and others including her boyfriend were all there and heavily intoxicated after the game.

CSCREG

25XX 3 St N Thursday 10-08-09 15:22 hrs 09-317378

Officers were sent to an ALARM call when they observed AP1/Miller, Roy-BM/40 yrs. who had a warrant and a non-compliant sexual offender. He was booked HCJ.

ROBBERY:

ROBPER

Fremont Av N & Plymouth Av N Tuesday 10-06-09 14:00 hrs 09-315491

V1/BF-57 yrs. was at above when S1/BM 25-31 yrs. (509-600”) approached/stole her prescription medication. S1 had followed her off the bus. S1 fled. V1 couldn’t remember the type of medication that was stolen.

ROBPER

22 Av N & Fremont Av N Tuesday 10-06-09 20:15 hrs 09-315754

V1/BM – 16 yrs. was riding his mountain bike home when S1/unk BM 19-22 yrs. wearing a black hoodie pulled out a black automatic handgun/demanded money. V1 said he didn’t have any so S1 took the bike and fled.

ROBPAG

18XX Girard Av N Thursday 10-08-09 16:41 hrs 09-317435

AP1/Collins, Jermaine-BM/21 yrs. assaulted and took cash from V1/AP2 Sherve, James – AM/34 yrs. in rear of location with a black semi-automatic gun. AP2 fled off in AP1’s vehicle apparently in a drug deal gone bad. AP1 ran leaving gun behind/recovered by Officers.

ROBPER

Girard Av N & Golden Valley Rd Friday 10-09-09 14:00 hrs 09-318272

V1/BF – 42 yrs. was walking when S1/unk BM/20-25 yrs. in all black came up behind her/grabbed her purse w/$850 cash.

ROBPER

36XX Penn Av N Friday 10-09-09 18:25 hrs 09-318529

V1/BM – 14 yrs. was outside a convenience store when he accidentally dropped $10 and S1/unk BM 20-25 yrs. black short hair w/micro twists wearing a red jacket w/grey sleeves grabbed it away from him and proceeded to spend it in the store.

ROBPER

41XX Lyndale Av N Saturday 10-10-09 19:32 hrs 09-319611

Officers informed that S1/unk BM 27-28 yrs. (600”) was armed w/gun and that V1/mixed race-male/32 yrs. was laying down on ground after being pistol whipped/punched – severe head trauma. The girlfriend of V1 had dropped him and 2 friends off at CAMDEN LIQUOR. When they came out, S1 demanded money from them. When S1 started the assault, the 2 friends took off. S1 got the wallet – no money.

WEAPONS:

WEEK TO DATE = 5 /YEAR TO DATE = 283 (4th Pct) /OTHER PRECINCTS = 256 YTD (1, 2, 3 & 5 Pcts.)

RECOVERED HANDGUNS/WEAPONS: (4th Pct.) = 5

RECGUN

18XX Fremont Av N Wednesday 10-07-09 14:00 hrs 09-316373

A .22 cal MARLIN, Bolt Action Rifle, USA, Mfg. was located in basement used by all residents.

WEAP

31XX Penn Av N Wednesday 10-07-09 12:07 hrs 09-316286

AP1/Taylor, Wilbert – BM 47 yrs. caught with “KELIN” BRAND STUN-GUN resembling a cell phone and drugs.

WEAP

25XX Fremont Av N Wednesday 10-07-09 13:58 hrs 09-316304

S1/BM – 18 yrs. was with a group after the funeral of Eaton. Officers received call of one w/gun in waistband. Group ordered down except S1 decided to flee/apprehended w/ a RD IND .38 Cal 6-shot revolver w/taped grip (no barrel) Miami, FL.

WEAP

18XX Girard Av N Thursday 10-08-09 16:41 hrs 09-317435

AP1 caught with STERLING .25 cal, semi-auto 2 ¼” BBL pistol/Sterling Arms Gasport, NY. and also charged ROBPER.

WEAP

25XX Dupont Av N Friday 10-09-09 14:53 hrs 09-318327

AP1/BM – 17 yrs. caught with WESTERN MARSHALL (HAWES FIREARMS CO.) .357, 6-shot revolver, 6” BBL, LA Calif/Germany.

4th Pct Directed Patrol Bullets 10/06/09 thru 10/12/09

PATROL HIGHLIGHTS SUBMITTED:

TUESDAY (10-06-09):

WEDNESDAY (10-07-09):

THURSDAY (10-08-09):

NARC/WT/FLEEFT/DAMMV

22XX IRVING AVE NORTH 13:22 hrs 09-317297

Officers responded to shots call and see a male refusing to stop. Officers chase suspect into residence where officers see suspect throw a baggie of suspected crack cocaine to the floor. He was booked PC NARC. Officers found a car that was shot on 24th/Irving.

AGG Robbery/PC Weap/Loiter

18XX Girard Av N 18:00 hrs 09-317435

* Asian Male gets into a car with Black Male to buy Crack

* At above location, Black Male robs Asian Male with a handgun and beats him up

* Black Male lost his gun during the fight

* As Black Male goes to pick up his gun, Asian Male drives off with his car and crashes it

* Black male to jail for Robb Per, and PC weap

* Asian male to Hosp. (lumped from fight, NLT) with a tag for Loitering

Shooting

21/Aldrich 20:32 hrs 09-317670

Squads dispatched to a shots call at 21/Aldrich. Upon arrival, they locate a shooting victim that had run into 700 Broadway (Merwins). The 21 y/o male victim had a NLT gunshot to his right thumb. V1 stated that he was at 21/Aldrich when a small red 4 door came by WB on 21st and a passenger fired several rounds at him. V1’s cell phone and several shell casings located at scene. Vacant house at 21XX Aldrich had been struck by 3 rounds.

FRIDAY (10-09-09):

SATURDAY (10-10-09):

18:30 hrs 09-320435

Officers were initially dispatched to a fight call at approximately 1830 hours. As squads arrived, witnesses reported shots fired from inside 30xx Bryant Av N. The suspect (later AP) would not respond. Response cars were called and an outer perimeter was set up. After negotiators made contact with the suspect/AP, they were able to talk him into coming out of the house. AP was booked for PC Terroristic Threats. Guns were recovered after a search warrant was obtained.

SUNDAY (10-11-09):

MONDAY (10-12-09):

SHOOTING

5th & Morgan 18:14 hrs 09-321056

Officers responded to area on a shooting. V1 was located and found to be shot in the neck. Victim was conscious and stated there was a verbal argument between suspects/victims at GlenWood Market. As victim and friends were walking home, suspects drove north in an alley and opened fire on victims. Victim #1 was only one hit by a bullet. Suspects fled in a red Mercury Cougar which was later located abandoned. V1 went to Hsp. with NLT.

(K. Bjornstad, PST, 4th Pct.)

Tim Hammett, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department - 4th Precinct
1925 Plymouth Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55411
(612) 673-2866
timothy.hammett@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Suspect Arrested in Homicide #14

2009-10-08T13:32:00.004-05:00

Star Tribune article here. H/T Johnny Northside. The writer notes that Eaton, the victim had extensive contacts with police prior to the incident but the story makes it sound as if the drama played out with him as a bystander, not actively engaged in the dispute. The shooter even sounds like he was peripheral to the dispute, which was between a guy and his ex-girlfriend. What's the moral of the story here? Run away from angry people taking their business out in the street? And call the cops.

4th Precinct Weekly Highlights

2009-10-07T10:06:00.002-05:00

Possible MO for a robbery? Small child wandering in the street alone is bait--victim gets out of car to assist/investigate and robbers jump victim.

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4TH PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS - WEEK 610 – Sept. 29 to Oct. 05, 2009

MPD provides this public safety information as a public service. These highlights are not reflective of all incidents handled or investigated by MPD during this time. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ASSAULTS:

ASLT2

701 Broadway Av W (Cub Foods) Friday 10-02-09 02:14 hrs 09-311629

Officer observed a vehicle driven by AP1/Howard Jr, Timothy – BM/46 yrs. ram into V1’s vehicle while in parking lot. V1/BF-42 yrs. is the girlfriend of AP1 and V2/BF-38 yrs. was the passenger. V1 had minor injuries to her vehicle.

ASLT2

47XX Camden Av N Friday 10-02-09 22:44 hrs 09-312427

AP1/Gates Jr, Gene – BM/50 yrs.-drunk and V1/BF-48 yrs. drunk also are cousins fighting over some “Percocet” meds. V1 said AP1 had a knife and threatened to kill her. AP1 stated V1 took $500 from him and he wanted it back. AP1 complied/booked HCJ.

ASLT4

46XX Camden Av N Saturday 10-03-09 14:35 hrs 09-312978

S1/BM-64 yrs. was driving erratically when stopped/has suspended DL/attempted to flee and disarm Officer’s taser. During struggle, S1 consumed suspected powder cocaine. Back up was called. S1 was apprehended and taken to Hsp.

ASLT2

21 Av N & Xerxes Av N Sunday 10-04-09 03:04 hrs 09-313706

V1/mixed race male-27 yrs. shot multiple times to both thighs/left knee on sidewalk by S1/unk BM 20-30 yrs./510-601”/dark clothing/blk automatic.38 Cal and S2/unk BM–0 driving a red/maroon ’92-’95 Dodge Caravan minivan. V1 transported to Hsp.

RAPE:

CSCR

14XX Plymouth Av N Sunday 10-04-09 10:45 hrs 09-314349

V1/mixed race/male - 2 yrs. told PG/mom-employed when she got home that his buttocks hurt and pointed to AP1/Williams, Jessie – BM/27 yrs. /unemployed. AP1 booked HCJ.

ROBBERY:

ROBPAG

19XX Willow Av Thursday 10-01-09 21:20 hrs 09-311387

V1/BM-58 yrs. was assaulted w/baseball bat (NLT) and robbed of $270 by S1/unk BM-0 yrs. knows address and S2/unk BM – 0 yrs./600-602”/thin. V1 went to the liquor store, saw a friend/S1 who asked for a light and then noticed S1 held a baseball bat so he took off running. S1 caught up with him, hit him on head w/bat and S2 went through his pockets.

ROBPER

7 St N & Olson Mem Hwy Friday 10-02-09 12:40 hrs 09-311952

AP1/Armstrong, Rbt. Lee-BM/65 yrs., homeless, was on the bus sitting next to V1/Asian male-67 yrs. and attempted to take his Go to Card and placed his hand in V1’s pocket breaking the chain, key ring and plastic holder for the card. AP1 booked HCJ.

ROBPER

21XX James Av N Friday 10-02-09 16:00 hrs 09-312099

AP1/Russell, Curtis-WM/43 yrs. and AP2/Blount, Leonard-BM/42 yrs. were caught ripping off aluminum siding of a house boarded up by the City of Mpls. and putting it into a red Mercury car/MN SPT398.

ROBPAG

33 Av N & Morgan Av N Sunday 10-04-09 10:00 hrs 09-313871

V1/BM-31 yrs. went to Station to report that he was driving when he saw a small child in the street. He got out of his car to tell child to move. As he was walking back to his car, 2 suspects came up behind him/put something up to his back and said “gimme all you got.” All V1 saw were 2 BMs in black clothes fleeing. His loss was $325.

ROBPAG

11XX Broadway Av W Monday 10-05-09 22:05 hrs 09-315060

V1/WM-25 yrs. was walking with girlfriend down alley when S1/unk BM 30-40 yrs./601-603”/heavy, approached him/demanded money. S1 struck V1 in face and stole $45. V1 refused medical.

ROBPER

26 Morgan Av N & Lowry Av n Monday 10-05-09 20:58 hrs 09-315028

V1/BM -12 yrs. was riding bike to grandma’s when 2 unk/BM juveniles/13-14 yrs. approached/pushed him off bike and rode off with it. It is a MONGOOSE bike/blue and white.

WEAPONS:

WEAPONS

20XX 25TH Av N Saturday 10-03-09 09-313201

AP1/BM – 16 yrs. dressed in all black/short braids tried to flee Officers but was caught with a MAUSER BYF 43 .38, 135, 9MM 5”BBL semi-auto pistol unk model/unk imp/exp.

WEEK TO DATE = 2/YEAR TO DATE = 277 (4th Pct) /OTHER PRECINCTS = 252 YTD (1, 2, 3 & 5 Pcts.)

RECOVERED HANDGUNS/WEAPONS: (4th Pct.) = 2

4th Pct Directed Patrol Bullets 9/29/09 thru 10/05/09

PATROL HIGHLIGHTS SUBMITTED:

TUESDAY (09-29-09):

PC DTHRET

23XX 6ST NORTH 09-308645

A few days earlier, boyfriend kicked a file cabinet into girlfriend’s head which caused a laceration/several stitches. Boyfriend threatened to kill the victim today also. AP was booked at HCJ.

FORCE/FELONY WT

24XX ALDRICH 09:37 hrs 09-308733

Officers responded to a BURGDWELL in progress of vacant home. Officers arrived and a male flees on foot. AP had felony warrant. AP booked HCJ.

PC FORGERY

11XX PLYMOUTH 09-308916

AP tried to cash forged check at Mickey’s Liquor. He was booked at HCJ.

WEDNESDAY (09-30-09):

THURSDAY (10-01-09):

NARC WEAP DASLT 09-311429

Officers were doing an attempt pick-up on a domestic assault suspect when they located S1 with an AK-47 and a quantity of marijuana. AP1 was booked/gun and drugs recovered.

FRIDAY (10-02-09):

SATURDAY (10-03-09):

CKWEL (jumper)

41st Av N/I94 09-312725

CKWEL called 911 saying he needed a ride to crisis. While squad was enroute, he called back yelling/swearing at the TC. Squad arrived and CKWEL climbed over a chain link fence and stood over 94 threatening to jump. Traffic was blocked off. After about an hour, CIT officer coaxed him back over fence/into ambulance. At HCMC, he admitted to using LSD. MPD negotiators and State Patrol all responded.

Notes on Homicide #14

2009-09-30T09:12:00.004-05:00

Johnny Northside made a note in the comments that his blog post about the victim in #14 being listed in a previous 4th precinct highlights has generated a lot of response. There are 88 comments on that post to date.

I don't have much to say about that except that whenever somebody is gunned down under complicated circumstances, and had a past history with police, there are a few predictable responses. One is that the victim deserved it, for leading a life of crime or on the periphery of crime (having known criminal associates) and the other is something along the lines of "shut up, have respect for the dead and besides he was my relative and was a "good" person." These views often talk past each other. Sometimes it is true that X was a bad dude and his trajectory was headed where it ended up for a long time. But people are seldom all bad. I am frequently surprised by comments on posts even 2 or 3 years old about some apparent lowlife who met his end in a dark alley during a drug deal. The posts proport to be from kids, siblings or parents of said lowlife who still miss this person, remember them with great affection and wish he were still in this world.

The victim in #14, Haywood Eaton was *not* some hardened criminal. He was only 18 and had, I believe, about 10 CAPRs, which is to say about 10 contacts with police. This doesn't mean that he was arrested 10 times, it means that he was present at 10 police incidents. At least 2 of them were as a witness or victim. He had a non-violent juvenile record. None of this has any bearing on his death because he wasn't engaging in criminal activity at the time. He was just going to burger king with his girlfriend. His death has more to do with who he associated with and where he was. He had a girlfriend with a violent ex. That can happen anywhere to any person, any race or class. And the North Minneapolis angle is important too. A crowd estimated to number about 100 people gathered at the site of the fight BEFORE the shooting occurred. And nobody called the police until it was well underway. After it was probably too late. That's the hood for you. Keep your head down, don't call the cops. The police memo that came out after the incident reflects on that fact and urges, particularly business owners to call the cops if they see a crowd assemble like that.

Things are changing for the better in North. But this is the most important thing that has to change: people have to start reporting crime and suspected crime every time. Right away. Quicker action could have saved this young man's life.

4th Precinct Weekly Highlights

2009-09-30T08:59:00.002-05:00

The homicide at the Broadway Burger King leads the highlights but there was also a dangerous incident in which a deranged suspect grabbed for an officer's gun and injured the officer in the process. (It sounds like the gun was secure in the officer's holster unlike the incident in South St. Paul which resulted in the officer's death.) Also this week: a home invasion robbery.

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4TH PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS - WEEK 609 – Sept. 22 to Sept. 28, 2009

MPD provides this public safety information as a public service. These highlights are not reflective of all incidents handled or investigated by MPD during this time. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

DOA: ASLT2
Broadway Av W & Bryant Av N Sunday 09-27-09 13:18 hr 09-307184
Officers were called to a large fight with shots fired. V1/BM-18 yrs. was shot in torso at Burger King’s (DOA) and V2/BM-15 yrs. was shot at by S1/unk BM/18-20 yrs.

ASSAULTS:
ASLT2
7XX 46 Av N Thursday 09-24-09 00:11 hrs 09-303464
Officer heard what sounded like an unk/person trying to break out a vehicle window a block away from this location. AP1/Turner, Clifford-BM 21 yrs. and an S1/unk fled in an alley. A 9 mm handgun was recovered from AP that he placed in a vehicle. V1/WM-27 yrs. attempted to stop AP1 and S1; but, the gun was pointed at V1. V2/WM-25 yrs. was the owner of the vehicle.

ASLT2’
Golden Valley Rd & Morgan Av N Thursday 09-24-09 15:45 hrs 09-303967
V1/BM-20 yrs. was walking w/girlfriend through park when a group of boys playing football asked him if he wanted to play. V1 tackled S1/unk BM-20 yrs. 510”/medium/braids and V1’s team won. S1’s anger flared and the others couldn’t calm him down. S1 drew a knife/lunged forward/stabbed V1 in the leg. All players/S1 fled. V1 was taken to Hsp. w/NLT wound.

ASLT2
14XX 18th Av N Thursday 09-24-09 22:16 hrs 09-304350
AP1/Reyes, David – mixed race male 25 yrs.(goatee), AP2/Spencer, Christopher –BM 28 yrs., AP3/Pratt, Primas-BM 22 yrs. caught w/BERETTA, 9mm, semi-auto pistol 5” BBL Mfg./Ackk Md USA. AP2 and AP3 were in vehicle when Officers stopped them. AP3 fled on foot/chased/pointed handgun at Officers and escaped on foot. AP2 was ID’d as pointing a gun at 2 juveniles on 9-25-09. A short time later, AP2 and AP3 were caught in alley. AP1 was cited/released.

ASLT3
Dowling Av N & Girard Av N Thursday 09-24-09 15:00 hrs 09-304864
V1/BM-33 yrs. has known S1/known BM /25-26 yrs. since he was 12 yrs. They recently had had an argument but V1 had gotten over it so when S1 walked into a friend’s home where V1 was visiting, he thought S1 was fine. S1 walked right up to him/sucker punched him causing him to fall out of chair. V1 was dazed w/nose bleed and had friend take him to Hsp. He has a broken jaw bone/needed surgery. S1 could not be located.

ASLT2
29XX Girard Av N Saturday 09-26-09 22:55 hrs 09-306545
V1/BF-46 yrs., and V2/BM-26 yrs. know S1/unk, Bryant-BM 32-33 yrs. (603-604”) long braids/tattoo “Linda” on left forearm because he dates V1’s daughter (OT1) who had an argument w/V2 and then S1/OT1 left. S1 came back 18 minutes later w/handgun, entered rear and told V1 that he was going to shot/kill V2 and shoot up the house. V1 called 911 and S1 was GOA.

ASLT2
Glenwood Av N & Logan Av N Sunday 09-27-09 00:36 hrs 09-306711
Officers responded to a shots fired call at Milda Café. and at the residence of V1/Asian Male-24 yrs. by S1/unk – 0. Officers observed 6-10 Asian males walking and another group of people standing in the yard who all scattered. Officers saw a large group run into the side door of this residence/50 people were located inside – all were sent after checked. V1 had a birthday party for his brother. V1 heard 6-8 shots and his windows breaking. Property taken into custody was a SMITH WESSON 22 cal/shell casings.

ASLT2
30th Av N & Emerson Av N Sunday 09-27-09 17:00 hrs 09-307371
V1/BM-19 yrs. was walking when he was shot in top of foot by S1/unk BM/17-20 yrs. in a black hoodie pulled over face running. No information and no casings or blood located.

ASLT2
39XX Dupont Av N Sunday 09-27-09 20:04 hrs 09-307486
V1/BF-43 yrs. and V2/BM-42 yrs. were sitting inside residence when shots were fired/no injuries. No suspect information.
RAPE:
CSCR
40XX Lyndale Av N Tuesday 09-22-09 23:16 hrs 09-302699
V1/ BF-21 yrs. and S1/BM-64 yrs. were in a relationship for 7.5 yrs. and V1 broke it off a month ago/moved out. V1 did consensually have sex w/S1 for several days but also w/others. When S1 wanted it again, she said “no.” S1 scared her so much that she did not resist so she reported it.

CSCM
4XX 29th Av N Thursday 09-24-09 15:06 hrs 09-303926
V1/BF-17 yrs. advised Officers of the incident that occurred a year ago by S1/BM-23 yrs. PG wanted it documented. Incident occurred 1 yr. ago.

CSCR
45 Av N & Lyndale Av N Saturday 09-26-09 01:00 hrs 09-306204
V1/BF-17 yrs. said she was at a friend’s house and walked to McDonalds by herself. She was approached by S1/unk BM-40’s/dark/fade/510-6 ft./tall. S1 said he was going to get her and that he had a gun. S1 picked her up and took her behind U-haul trucks were parked. S1 threatened to kill her, forced sex and then fled. V1 went back to friend’s home to sleep. When at her home, V1 showered and then reported to parents. She was taken to Hsp. for SARS exam.

CSCR
149XX Russell Av N Sunday 09-27-09 14:00 hrs 09-307562
V1/BF – 14 yrs. was a runaway staying w/OT1 and OT2. Parent was skeptical about daughter being raped and believed daughter was trying to get out of receiving a ticket. V1 went to Fairview Park to meet w/OT1-boyfriend (gang) who went to middle school together/spent the day together till 0300 AM and then went to OT1’s home. OT2/aunt of OT1 made pizza and then V1/OT1 went to bed/had sex. V1 awoke at 1330 hrs. but OT1 and OT2 were gone. OT1’s friends were present - all 15 of them. S1/unk BM-15 yrs. and S2/unk BM-15 yrs. raped V1. For some reason after S2 was done, they all took off running.

ROBBERY:
ROBPAG
22XX Lyndale Av N Tuesday 09-22-09 17:58 hrs 09-301951
V1/WM-54 yrs. smelled of alcohol was assaulted in the head/face area badly. Suspects had taken his wallet, keys and white ’88 Olds Cutlass. V1 had been at a problematic house frequented by drug users/homeless and was dragged to basement by “white guys” who hit him w/wood board. V1 taken to Hsp. and suspects were GOA. Little information was given by others.

ROBPER
42 Av N & Fremont Av N Tuesday 09-22-09 10:07 hrs 09-302634
V1/BM-28 yrs. stated he was sitting outside smoking marijuana when S1/known BM-21 yrs. asked to smoke w/him. Instead S1 pulled out a silver revolver w/cherry wood stock and demanded money. S1 stole $65 and fled.

ROBPAG
14XX Plymouth Av N Wednesday 09-23-09 00:35 hrs 09-302376
AP1/Jackson, Keith-BM 18 yrs. approached V1/BM-51 yrs. who was riding his bicycle. When AP1 stopped him and asked what he had, V1 said “nothing.” AP1 ran after him/punched him on side of face causing him to fall off bike. AP1 kicked and stomped on his head, back and sides. AP1 reached into his pockets and stole $80. V1 ran back to try to find his cell. Officers arrived/V1 ID’d AP1 – HCJ.

ROBPER
36 Av N & Oliver Av N Wednesday 09-23-09 12:57 hrs 09-302762
V1/WF – 55 yrs. was walking home from store where she had just taken $300 out of the ATM. S1/unk BM – 25-26 yrs. / 510” /2 braids running over top of head/pig tails (she has seen before in that area) attempted to pull purse off her shoulder and managed to steal $100 of it

ROBPER
Broadway Av W & Emerson Av N Saturday 09-26-09 18:34 hrs 09-306230
S1, S2, and S3 all BMs of African descent/16-25 yrs. surrounded V1/BM-52 yrs. while he was on bike. S1 pulled out a black pistol and demanded the bike (black/gold Fuji brand mountain bike). Suspects fled on bikes.

ROBPER
11XX 24th Av N Saturday 09-26-09 07:00 hrs 09-307043
V1/WF-40 yrs. stated she was carjacked yesterday by Rudolph’s Restaurant at a stop sign when the 2 suspects approached and told her to get out of vehicle. So V1 gets in the back seat and that’s when she was knocked out by S1/unk BM 25-30 yrs. punching her along w/S2/unk BM 25-30 yrs. and woke up in morning in alley between Emerson/Fremont Av N on 24th Av N. V1 was able to tell Officer where her car/keys were. V1 went to Hsp. V1 could not describe the suspects. Witness said V1 was smoking crack all day at this location. Hsp. personnel know of V1 and that this is a common occurrence with her saying she was assaulted so husband doesn’t find out she was using.

ROBBIZ
Golden Valley Rd & Thomas Av N Sunday 09-27-09 20:50 hrs 09-307518
V1/WM-25 yrs. driver for Sarpino’s Pizzaria was robbed by S1/unk BM 20-40 yrs. /602” feigned weapon of $60 and fled.

ROBPAG
29XX Newton Av N Sunday 09-27-09 06:03 hrs 09-306978
V1/BM-18 yrs. was walking w/girlfriend when S1/unk BM 17-25 yrs. (509-511”) w/hair on chin/long braided hair/heavy set and S2/unk BM 17-25 yrs. (600-601”) w/short fade – hair/skinny took V1’s watch/cell and shot V1 in leg when he tried to pull away. V1 says he could not identify the two again.

ROBPAG
Irving Av N & Plymouth Av N Sunday 09-27-09 21:06 hrs 09-307523
AP1/Ware, Terrell-BM/20 yrs., and AP2/Powell, Cordaril-BM/21 yrs. are cousins who robbed V1/BM-32 yrs. of cell/wallet. The APs were apprehended in a white Mustang and under front passenger seat a black GLOCK 9MM was found.

ROBBIZ (ATT)
30 Av N & Emerson Av N Monday 09-28-09 23:40 hrs 09-308473
S1/unk BM 16-20 yrs./light build and S2/unk BM 16-20 yrs./heavy build got into V1/BM of African descent/44 yrs./driver for Blue & White Cab vehicle. Both got in the back of taxi and pulled a semi-automatic black handgun pointed at V1’s head demanding money. They told him to stop the car/get out/empty pockets and as suspects were getting out, V1 sped off. V1 called 911 but Officers were unable to locate suspects.

WEAPONS:
WEAP
7XX 46 Av N Thursday 09-24-09 09-303464
A REPUBLIC ARMS, 9mm semi auto pistol 4” BBL MFG/R.S.A Johannesburg, Imp/TSF LTD FFX VA recovered from same ASLT2 case.

WEAP
14XX 18 Av N Thursday 09-24-09 22:16 hrs 09-304350
A BERETTA, 9MM semi-auto pistol 5” BBL, Mfg. USA and a BB/PELLET Gun Pistol, SIG Sauer were recovered already discussed under assault cases.

WEAP
42XX Humboldt Av N Friday 09-25-09 17:39 hrs 09-305107
PG/V1-WF – 56 yrs. called stating son AP1/Livingston, Jesse-WM 29 yrs. /drugged was shooting a gun off in house. A TAURUS 9mm, semi-auto pistol 5” BBL, Mfg/Brazil/Miami Fl was recovered.

WEAP
10 Av N &Van White Mem Bl N Monday 09-28-09 19:39 hrs 09-308296
AP1/BM-15 yrs. caught w/POWERLINE BB Gun Pistol, w/duct tape on grip.

WEEK TO DATE = 6/YEAR TO DATE = 274 (4th Pct) /OTHER PRECINCTS = 247 YTD (1, 2, 3 & 5 Pcts.)

RECOVERED HANDGUNS/WEAPONS: (4th Pct.) = 6

4th Pct Directed Patrol Bullets 9/22/09 thru 9/28/09

PATROL HIGHLIGHTS SUBMITTED:
TUESDAY (09-22-09):
REC VEH (R&C)
15XX W B’Way 18:55 hrs 09-302021
Officers responded to a H/R in area of Emerson/B’Way. Suspect vehicle listed as a stolen out of St. Paul. A short time after the H/R Officer located the stolen vehicle at 15XX W’Bay. On adult male booked.

AGG ROBBERY OF PERSON
22XX Lyndale Ave N 17:58 hrs
Officers located adult male victim who was assaulted and stated his wallet was taken. V1 had serious head injuries and taken to Hsp . Officers located crime scene at 22XX Lyndale Ave N. /a condemned house although several people are still living in it. Officers located blood and a 2X4 which was possibly used in the assault. Several parties identified. House was boarded. Victim was in serious condition.

WEDNESDAY (09-23-09):
09-302901
Officers called to North Point, 13XX Penn Av N. to take a male to crisis. Dr. who called in said it was voluntary. Male was being walked out to squad by officers at which time he began to fight. Male grabbed Officer’s gun while in its holster. Officers took the male to the ground and male was able to get Officer’s taser out of his holster. Officer was able to remove cartridge from taser before being able to get taser from male. With the assistance of Henn. County security, Officers were able to get male handcuffed and into squad. Officer sustained a dislocated middle finger of his gun hand in struggle. IOD for several days.
09-303271
State Patrol gets off the freeway at 94 and W. Broadway in a chase. Chase goes south on Washington to Plymouth and then WB on Plymouth. S1 goes up on the curb at approx. Humboldt and flips the car he is driving. Trooper takes him into custody as he attempts to get out of vehicle. Very large crowd starts to gather and MPD assists with accident scene.

THURSDAY (09-24-09):

FRIDAY (09-25-09):
DISWEAP
14XX 18th Ave N 09-304350
Officers were in area of Golden Valley Road and Newton looking for a person w/gun who had left in a dark colored Tahoe. Officer observed a vehicle matching description at GVR and Irving. Officers stopped the vehicle and a passenger got out and began walking away. When officers approached passenger, he fled on foot south from the stop. Officers then observed a male in front of 14XX 18th Ave N and he fled north. While doing so, male pointed a handgun at officers. One officer fired several shots at suspect but neither officer or suspect were injured. Suspect was not located.

SATURDAY (09-26-09):
STAB
25th/Dupont Ave N 02:46 hrs 09-305696
Victim approached by the suspect at above location. Suspect asked V1 for drugs/money. V1 told S1 he didn’t have any. S1 then pulled out a small steak knife/stabbed V1 in the back. V1 transported via ambulance to Hsp. w/NLT wound. Suspect was GOA.

SUNDAY (09-27-09):
ROBPAG/SHOOT
29XX NEWTON 06:00 hrs 09-306978
Male victim was walking down the street w/his juvenile girlfriend and her friend. The juvies were on a pass from St. Joe’s. Two male suspects walked up to victim and asked him if he wanted to buy some weed. Suspects then pulled out a handgun, took a watch and cell phone and shot victim in his lower leg. Suspects fled westbound through the yards. V1 was transported to Hsp. via ambulance for NLT injury.

DOA
Broadway/Bryant 13:00 hrs 09-307184
Squad was dispatched to a large fight in lot of Burger King. As officers were on the way, this turned out to be a shoot. One male was DOA on the corner. A juvenile male was shot in the upper back/shoulder. He was taken to Hsp. via ambulance for NLT injuries. The crowd that included witnesses was extremely volatile and uncooperative. Response cars and city wide cars were called in to assist on a large crime scene where several people tried to breach the scene several times.

RECGUN/DISWEAP/Aslt 2
39XX Dupont 20:04 hrs 09-307486
Squads dispatched to a shots fired call above. Squad arrived/witness points out where 3 suspects ran. Officers locate a sawed off shotgun in yard of 38XX Emerson. Squad speaks with the residents and are advised that they thought they were targeted. Several rounds were fired into the occupied home after a listed victim had walked by a window. Spent handgun rounds recovered and photos taken.

Preliminary Reports:
Shoot/Aslt 2
29XX Lyndale Ave N 15:48 hrs 09-307269
Officers dispatched to a shots call at above. Upon arrival dispatch advised that a 21 y/o male victim was at home (8xx 42nd) with a gunshot to his ankle. Squad checks on the victim and learns that he was NB Lyndale from 29th and approached the front 29XX to ask a male for a cigarette. A 17 y/o b/m came around from the back of house/fired shots at him. Witnesses heard shots but did not see shoot.

Shoot/Aslt 2
30/Emerson 17:30 hrs 09-307371
Squad dispatched to Hsp. to meet a 19 y/o male victim who had been shot in the top of his foot. Victim reported they were SB on Emerson and heard gunshots/saw a black male wearing a black hooded shirt running EB. No scene or witnesses located.

MONDAY (09-28-09):
ROBPA
Plymouth/Irving 09-307523
Officers responded to a robbery of person at gunpoint. Remarks stated V1 was robbed by 2 males who left in a white Ford Mustang. Officers located a white Mustang occupied by 2 males approx. 3 blocks away. Occupants were removed and officers located V1’s wallet in 1 male’s pocket, and his cell in the other male’s pocket. Officers also located a Glock 9mm with a 30-round magazine under the passenger seat. The victim positively ID’d both parties as the ones who robbed him. Both parties booked HCJ.

HOME INVASION/ROBPER
30XX Queen Av. N. 20:30 hrs 09-308,335
Officers respond to the above location on a Home Invasion/Robbery of Dwelling in Progress. Officers arrive and numerous people come running out of house. Pit-bull also exits house and attacks K9 Harley. Numerous people taken down at gunpoint until it’s determined that bad guys are gone.

Victims state that 3 armed and masked males kicked in back door. (Back door was locked and no sign of forced entry with officers arrive). Victims state that 3 black males with their hoods up and masks over their faces, barge into the back door and start asking for V1. They are advised by people in house that he is not there. Suspects rob 2 people inside the house for their money and then wait for V1 to come home. After V1 arrives home, they chase him and then rob him outside of house and then flee WB through the yards. Only limited suspect info.

(K. Bjornstad, PST, 4th Pct.)