Minneapolis Police 3rd PCT Sector 4 Community Bulletin (Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, Seward) Week of August 21,

2012 to August 28, 2012

Residential/Garage burglaries
Date 8/22 8/23 8/24 8/26 Time occurred 6:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Location 36xx 44 Ave S 23xx Minnehaha 35xx 37 Ave S Entry Gained entry by forcing the service door. Gained entry by forcing a rear door. Gained entry through an unlocked service door. Stolen Bike Prescription medicine. cash Bike

MPD 3rd PCT Sector 4 Advisory

3rd PCT Property Crimes Unit is seeing a garage burglary pattern emerging in the area of 43rd - 46th Street from 43rd Ave South to Nawadaha Blvd there has been four break-ins in this area from 8/28/12 to 9/4/12. In three of the break-ins the service door was either forced or pried open. Property Crimes Unit is asking residents to please call 911 if you see suspicious activity occurring in your alley or street. One suspect may have been identified due to alert neighbor calling 911 after seeing the possible suspect acting suspicious in the alley, suspect was stopped and ID but could not be connected to any break-ins at that time.
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.).

No Burglaries of Business for the week of August 21, 2012 August 28, 2012 Date Time occurred Location Description of Robbery
Shun Tillman Crime Prevention Specialist 3rd Precinct CCP/SAFE 3000 Minnehaha Ave South

Suspect Identification

Minneapolis, MN 55406 shun.tillman@ci.minneapolis.mn.us