Minneapolis Police 3rd PCT Sector 4 Community Bulletin (Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, Seward) Week of June 5, 2012

to June 12, 2012 Residential/Garage burglaries Date Time occurred 6/5 6/5 6/7 6/7 9:40 a.m. 7:50 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 2:40 p.m. 2:43 p.m. Location 26xx 31 Ave S 41xx 43 Ave S 23xx 29 Ave S Entry Gained entry by forcing a door open. Gained entry by prying a door open. Attempted entry by breaking a window on a door. Stolen IPOD, computer, tablet Laptop, loss change No loss

MPD 3rd PCT Sector 4 Highlights Two males and a female were arrested on June 13th at 5:30 a.m. in the area of 36th Street and Minnehaha after an alert neighbor saw them checking car doors in the area. The neighbor witnessed one of the males entering two unlocked cars and removing items from them. The neighbor continued to follow the suspects until officers were able to apprehend them. Great job by the neighbor of calling 911 and relying great information so officers could make the arrest. 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 June 5, 2012 June 12, 2012 Date Time occurred Location 6/6 10:24 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Que Computers 4103 Lake St. Description of Robbery Unknown suspect attempted entry by removing the metal grate on a window then breaking the window which activated the alarm system. Loss: none 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