Crime News Roundup

• Police shot and wounded a suspect over the weekend in Precinct 3 (See Press Release Below)
  
• Crack house fire in North. Johnny Northside has the pictures and details
• I got added to a series of emails by concerned neighbors in Northeast discussing a resident's home getting burglarized. One of the most frustrating things that happened to her (other than her home getting completely trashed was that she almost immediately became a victim of ID theft. (These guys were pros--they disabled her burglar alarm and broke into her safe). Something that's good to remember in the chaotic aftermath of a burglary is that requesting new cards from your CC companies may not be enough. You should also freeze your credit record to prevent ID thieves from simply opening new accounts in your name. Here is info about how to go about it.
• Also a heartwarming story came to me via my neighborhood email list. Car thieves were caught thanks to a resident who noticed a strange car full of people parked in a neighbor's driveway. When questioned, the people in the car gave a vague (and unconvincing) answer and shoved off. Long story short--the neighbor got the plates and called it in to 911. It was a stolen car and the perps were apprehended. Who knows what other crime spree was thwarted by the actions of this alert neighbor. Moral of the story, if something looks wrong, call it in. Let the 911 operator decide what priority to give it.
  

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Police shoot and wound armed suspect



June 28, 2009 (MINNEAPOLIS) Just before 3:30 this morning patrol officers in the Third Precinct responded to a shots fired call in the area of Park Avenue South and East 19th Street. Information from 911 about the suspects directed officers into the area of East 14th Street and Park Avenue South. Two suspects were located and officers tried to stop them. One of the suspects immediately complied with officers and was taken into custody without incident. The other suspect, who was armed with a firearm, fled on foot with a uniformed officer chasing him.



A confrontation between the armed suspect and officers took place on East 14th Street between Park and Chicago Avenues. At least one officer fired his service weapon at the armed suspect and that suspect sustained a non-life threatening injury. The officers at the scene were not injured. When the wounded suspect was taken into custody a firearm was recovered. The suspect is currently being treated at HCMC for his injury. A third male suspect who was seen in the area could not be located.



The Minneapolis Police Homicide and Internal Affairs Units will be investigating this case. Several officers who were at the scene will be on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues. These officers will be identified on Monday June 29th.



Anyone with information about the remaining suspect is asked to call the TIPS line at 612-692-TIPS(8477).



There is PIO availability regarding this case until 6:30 a.m. and then after 11 a.m. It is not expected that there will be any further updates on this case today. The CCN is 09-197763.