Minneapolis Police 3Rd PCT

Minneapolis Police 3rd PCT

Sector 4 Community Bulletin

(Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, Seward)

Week ofNovember29, 2011to December 6, 2011

Residential/Garage burglaries
Date / Time occurred / Location / Entry / Stolen
11/29 / 6:43p.m. – 6:44p.m. / 41xx Edmund Blvd. / Attempted entry by breaking a window. No entry made. / No loss
11/29 – 11/30 / 5:00p.m. – 8:00a.m. / 27xx River Pk W / Gained entry by forcing a door open. / T.V.
11/30 / 7:00a.m. – 5:30p.m. / 35xx 34Ave S / Gained entry by breaking a window. / Laptop, T.V., computer
11/30 – 12/1 / 10:30 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. / 41xx 39 Ave S / Gained entry through unlocked service door. / Snowblower
12/1 – 12/2 / 8:30p.m. –6:45a.m. / 25xx 33 Ave S / Gained entry by forcing the over head door open. / Tools
12/2 / 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. / 34xx 38 Ave S / Gained entry by cutting/ removing screen on an unlocked window. / Laptop, alcohol
12/2 / 8:40 a.m. – 5:48 p.m. / 26xx 36 Ave S / Gained entry by prying the service door. / Tools, tires
12/3 / 11:00 – 7:40 p.m. / 33xx 37 Ave S / Gained entry by breaking a window on a door. / Jewelry, hunting knife
12/3 – 12/4 / 7:00 p.m. – 12:25 a.m. / 33xx 36 Ave S / Gained entry by prying the rear door. / IPAD, cell phone
12/3 / 2:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. / 33xx Edmund Blvd / Attempted entry by prying the rear door. / No loss
12/4 / 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. / 41xx 42 St E / Gained entry by prying the service door. / Snowblower
12/5 / 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. / 25xx 34 Ave S / Gained entry by prying the service door. / Chainsaw
12/5 / 9:15 a.m. – 12:29 p.m. / 32xx 32 Ave S / Gained entry with no force evident. / Laptop, computer, IPOD, audio amp
12/5 / 8:53 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. / 30xx 35 St E / Gained entry by forcing front door. / T.V.

*Sector 4 neighborhoods were hit hard with burglaries extra enforcement will be happening throughout the Sector looking for possible suspects. 3rd PCT is asking residents to keep there eyes open for suspicious activity and call 911 and report it. At this time there is no suspect information in any of the cases above.

What you can do:

Keep your doors locked at all times—even 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:

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 everyone’s help.
If you don’t 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:

Take some time now and document the serial numbers of any valuables that have numbers on it.
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 November 29, 2011– December 6, 2011

Date / Time occurred / Location / Description of Robbery / Suspect Identification

Shun Tillman

Crime Prevention Specialist

3rd Precinct CCP/SAFE

3000 Minnehaha Ave South

Minneapolis, MN