Minneapolis Police 3rd PCT Sector 4 Community Bulletin (Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, Seward) Week of August 28,

2012 to September 4, 2012 Residential/Garage burglaries Date Time occurred 8/28 12:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 8/28 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Location 25xx 28 Ave S 43xx 40 Ave S Entry Gained entry with no force evident. Gained entry by cutting/removing a screen on an unlocked/ open window. Gained entry forcing a window and breaking the lock. Gained entry by forcing the service door open. Gained entry by forcing the service door open. Gained entry with no force evident. Attempted to gained entry by forcing the service door open. Gained entry by prying off boards on a window. Stolen Xbox, games, game equipment T.V.

8/31 8/31 9/1 8/31 9/1 9/1 91/ - 9/2 9/2

12:04 p.m. 12:39 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 6:30 a.m. 11:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. 3:42 a.m. 3:48 a.m. 11:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

28xx 32 Ave S 43xx Nawadaha Blvd 46xx 43 Ave S 45xx 46 Ave S 46xx 44 Ave S 36XX 34 Ave S

Wii, DVDs, game, Nintendo Vehicle rummaged inside of garage. No loss Bike Black box wine, video equipment No loss Bike

MPD 3rd PCT Sector 4 Highlight

3 PCT Property Crimes Unit submitted cases involving two adult male suspects to the Hennepin County Attorneys office for 1st degree burglary chargers this week. The male suspects were responsible for several 3rd PCT burglaries. Good work by Property Crime investigators to get these two suspects charged.
Tips on how to prevent home burglaries:
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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.

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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. 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 28, 2012 September 4, 2012 Date Time occurred Location Description of Robbery Suspect Identification
Shun Tillman

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