Minneapolis Police 3rd PCT Sector 4 Community Bulletin (Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, Seward) Week of March 27,

2012 to April 3, 2012 Residential/Garage burglaries Date Time occurred 3/27 4:15 a.m. 9:45 p.m. 3/29 4/1 6:45 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Location 39xx 38 Ave S 40xx 43 Ave S 31xx 28 Ave S Entry Gained entry by cutting a screen on unlocked or open window. Gained entry by forcing a door. Gained entry through an unlocked service door. Stolen Laptop, cash, MP3, T.V., Wii, IPOD, jewelry, clothes Laptop Bike

Public's Help Sought To End Armed Robbery Pattern

Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 11:56am
The Minneapolis Police Departments Robbery/Assault Unit is seeking the publics help to solve a series of 13 armed robberies that have occurred since March 21st on the south side of Minneapolis. In each case the suspects are two black males in the age range of 18-25 who are armed with a silver semi-automatic handgun. The losses have included whatever valuables the victim have in their possession to include laptops, cell phones, clothes, wallets, credit cards, passports and eye glasses. The suspects have been approaching the pedestrian victims on foot and robbing them at gunpoint. These incidents have most often occurred between 8:45 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Most of the cases have occurred in the Third Precinct in an area bordered by Franklin Avenue on the north, 15th Avenue South on the east, East Lake Street on the south and Portland Avenue on the west. Two case have occurred in the Fifth Precinct; one in the 2300 block of Colfax Avenue South and the other at 31st Street West and Harriet Avenue South. The last four cases have involved either a Dodge Stratus described as either tan or dark colored or a tan Ford Taurus type vehicle. Anyone who can provide the identities of these suspects or can provide any other information about these cases is asked to call Sergeant Matt McLean (612-673-3702) or Sergeant Bruce Carpenter (612-673-2568) of the Minneapolis Police Departments Robbery/Assault Unit.

One of the robberies happen in the area of 35th & Minnehaha if you see suspicious activity such as a car circling the block or individuals just loitering in your neighborhood please call 911 and report it.

Tips on how to prevent home burglaries: Keep your doors locked at all timeseven when you are home. Check your windows to make sure they are secured. Basement windows may need additional reinforcement. For additional information about window security, go to: www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/docs/WINSEC.pdf Be extra cautious about your neighborhood. Trust your instincts. Call 911 if you see anything suspicious. Talk to your neighbors about these incidents and ask them to be alert to suspicious activity. We need everyones help. If you dont have a block club or it has been inactive, now is the time to get active. When electronics or larger items are stolen, providing serial numbers of stolen items to the responding officers is important to help in the recovery of your items and in the prosecution of the suspect(s). What you can do now: o Take some time now and document the serial numbers of any valuables that have numbers on it. o Take pictures of your belongings. This would not only help in a criminal case but has helped a few residents filing insurance claims when they had a fire in their home. o Keep this list and photos somewhere safe, like your office or safe deposit box If you are a victim of burglary, report it immediately by calling 911. Inform the responding officers if you see something that may have been handled or left behind by the suspect (cigarette butt, pop can, etc.). Burglaries of Business for the week of March 27, 2012 April 3, 2012 Date Time occurred Location Description of Robbery 3/27 3/28 4:30 p.m. 7:00 Team Mechanical Unknown suspect a.m. 3508 Snelling broke a window on the back door. Loss: tools, T.V., computers, copper 3/27 3/28 12:00 a.m. 7:00 Allied Supply Unknown suspect a.m. 3504 Snelling forced the rear door to the business open. Loss: copper pipes 3/28 9:27 p.m. 10:10 Midwest Auto Attempted to gain p.m. Customs entry, but were 3708 Snelling interrupted after breaking a window. 3/29 8:33 p.m. 8:43 Seward Co-op Suspect pried an p.m. 2823 Franklin Ave office door open. Loss: laptop Suspect Identification No suspect info

No suspect info

Two unknown suspects 18 years old no further info. Black male suspect 25-30 years old, fled the scene in small 4 door call no further

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11:15 p.m. 11:16 p.m.

APA Medical Equipment 3115 38 St E.

3/29

12:01 a.m. 8:00 a.m.

Cabooze 913 Cedar Ave

Suspect was interrupted after breaking a window on the north side of the building. Unknown suspect pried open patio door. Loss: none

information. Black male 17 years old no further information. No suspect info

Shun Tillman Crime Prevention Specialist 3rd Precinct CCP/SAFE 3000 Minnehaha Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55406 shun.tillman@ci.minneapolis.mn.us