Minneapolis Police 3rd PCT Sector 4 Community Bulletin (Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, Seward) Week of July 31,

2012 to August 8, 2012

Residential/Garage burglaries
Date 8/4 8/5 Time occurred 4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. Location 33xx 47 Ave S Entry Gained entry through an open overhead garage door. Stolen Bike

National Night Out Photos HELP US DOCUMENT 2012 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WITH YOUR BLOCK PARTY PHOTOS

GUIDELINES FOR PHOTO SUBMISSIONS

They must be digital photos. We cant process traditional photos. Please e-mail them or put them on a CD and mail them or drop them off. Photo quality can deteriorate when emailed. It may have an impact on our ability to use them.

Please include the location of your block party and contact information with your submissions.

Keep copies of your photos and videos for your Block Club, as we cannot return them.

Submit your photos and videos to: CPS Don Greeley 3rd Precinct, Minneapolis Police Dept. 3000 Minnehaha Ave. Minneapolis, MN. 55406 (612) 673 -3482
donald.greeley@minneapolismn.gov

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 July 31, 2012 August 8, 2012 Date Time occurred Location 8/6 2:40 a.m. 2:41 a.m. American Carton & Polybag 4041 Hiawatha Ave Description of Robbery Unknown suspect attempted to gain entry by prying off plywood covering a broken window which set off alarm system. No loss Suspect Identification 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