4th PRECINCT WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

4TH PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS----WEEK 674----Dec. 21st---Dec. 27^th,2010 

MPD provides this public safety information as a public service.  These highlights are not reflective of all incidents handled or investigated by the MPD at this time.  All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ABBREVIATION GUIDE:

V=Victim (V1, V2, etc…)

S=Suspect (S1, S2, etc…)

AP=Arrested Party (Person taken into custody or cited & released for a crime)

W=Witness (W1, W2, etc…)

RP=Reporting Party (example:  “RP told officers there were people trying to break into his neighbor’s house)

PG=Parental Guardian

OT=Other (a party on the scene that often played no specific role or is not a victim)

EMS=Emergency Medical Service

DK=Drunk

GOA= Gone on Arrival

HCJ=Hennepin County Jail

JDC=Juvenile Detention Center

ID’d=Identified (“He ID’d the suspect as a classmate”)

PC= Probable Cause (evidence points to reasons to be arrested…i.e. “He was booked in HCJ for PC Weapons”)

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ASSAULT:

Assault 2—w/a Dangerous Weapon

34^th Ave N & Irving Ave N           Tuesday         12/21/10              1556 hrs                10-378310

Officers were dispatched to the hospital to take a report on a shooting victim.  V1/male, 33 yrs, stated he was riding in an unknown vehicle with a female he had just met, & didn’t know her name.  V1 stated the female rounded a corner & a male suspect ran out & started shooting at the car.  V1 heard 4-6 shots & realized he had been shot in the leg.  V1 suspected the female set him up, so he ran from the vehicle & an unknown couple picked him up & drove him to the ER.   V1’s wound was non-life threatening. 

Assault 2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

14XX Plymouth Ave N                Tuesday          12/21/10         2030 hrs                      10-378615

Officers were dispatched to take the report of an assault victim.  OT1/female, 22 yrs, stated that she got into an argument & then a physical confrontation with a neighbor & others.  Parties were throwing bottles & plates at each other.  V1/male, 32 yrs, OT1’s brother, was stabbed in the left shoulder by the cousin of one of the other combatants.    S1/male, 30-39 yrs, punched V1 first, & when that didn’t phase V1, S1 stabbed V1 in the shoulder, causing a puncture wound.  S1 fled on foot.  V1 needed stitches for the wound.  

Assault 2-w/a Dangerous Weapon

29XX Humboldt Ave N                 Wednesday            12/22/10              0104 hrs        10-378810

Officers responded to the above location on a SHOTS FIRED call.   Officers were flagged down by W3/female, 44 yrs, who stated that a woman had been stabbed at 31XX Irving Ave N & the suspect then shot up the house there.   Officers located V1/female, 37 yrs, at the Irving address, as well as 3 male witnesses.  V1 was bleeding heavily from her head & had also been stabbed in the back.  Ambulance was called & transported V1 to the hospital.  V1 was not cooperative at first, & would not provide suspect information.  She finally stated S1/female, 25-35 yrs, stabbed her after an argument.  S1 is an acquaintance of V1.  The 3 males had cell phones in their possession, but none of them called 911 for assistance during the altercation.  S1 fled the area in a vehicle.   

Assault 2-w/a Dangerous Weapon

27^th Ave N & 4^th St N            Thursday           12/23/10              1410 hrs                   10-380263

V1/male, 20 yrs, was walking to his aunt’s house when he heard a gunshot & saw that he had been shot in the hand.  V1 ran to his aunt’s house, who called his cousin to take him to a hospital.  That hospital didn’t take trauma patients, so he was sent by ambulance to another hospital.  V1 had no suspect information & knows of no one who would want to shoot him.   V1’s wound was non-life threatening.

Assault 2-w/a Dangerous Weapon

Emerson Ave N & Lowry Ave N     Friday      12/24/10         0719 hrs                       10-380919

V1/female, 21 yrs, was walking home from a party, where she had stayed overnight.  V1 was wearing headphones & did not see or hear anything.  Unknown S1/female, 20-25 yrs, ran up & pushed V1 into the snow, & stabbed V1 twice in the stomach area.  S1 did not say anything.  V1 stated that on 12/22/10, an unknown female called her & said she found V1’s number in her baby’s daddy’s phone & then hung up.  V1 sustained lacerations in her stomach & was transported to the hospital via ambulance. 

Assault 2-w/a Dangerous Weapon

36XX Emerson Ave N            Friday         12/24/10              1700 hrs                        10-381196

V1/female, 36 yrs, was home at the above location, when OT1/female, her mother, & S1/male, 55 yrs, her stepfather, showed up at her door demanding pots & pans.  An argument ensued & OT1 & S1 began kicking at the front door.  V1 opened the door & S1 was very angry when he walked to his car & retrieved a small black semi-automatic gun.  S1 wanted V1 to come outside & stated he would shoot her.  OT1 then grabbed the arm of S1 & told him they needed to leave.  S1 & OT1 left.  No injuries. 

Assault 2-w/a Dangerous Weapon

38XX Fremont Ave N       Saturday         12/25/10                 2043 hrs                       10-381836

V1/male, 54 yrs, tried to move his car from in front of his house when he was jumped by at least 6 male suspects.  V1 was knocked to the ground, punched, kicked, & stomped, multiple times.  One suspect also held a gun in his hand & beat S1 with it.  V1 was located in his house with a serious head wound & since he does not speak English, his son interpreted the information.  V1 was treated by EMS.  Suspects were GOA.

Assault 4-Police/Emergency Personnel

14XX Newton Ave N        Sunday             12/26/10              0152 hrs                           10-381975

Officers responded to a Domestic Assault call.  Officers heard a loud commotion inside the house & upon entering, AP1/male, 46 yrs, ordered officers out of his home.  AP1 made a threatening advance toward officers & when officers attempted to physically detain him, AP1 pulled away & shoved an officer.  When the officer tried to wrestle AP1 to the ground, AP1 bit the officer twice, leaving bite marks.  AP1 was eventually detained & was booked in HCJ for PC Assault 4 ; Obstruct Legal Process; & Domestic Assault.  

Assault 2-w/a Dangerous Weapon

16XX Plymouth Ave N         Monday          12/27/10              0301 hrs                     10-382634

3 male victims, #’s 3, 4, & 5,---18, 30, & 18 yrs, pounded on the front door of the Precinct to report they had been shot at while in a vehicle.  Officer observed V1’s vehicle, a minivan, with 2 bullet holes in the hood & took photos of the damage.  V1/female, 51 yrs, stated she & her friend, V2/female, 44 yrs, went downtown to pick up victims 3, 4, & 5.  V3 is the nephew of V1.   When they arrived, the 3 parties hurried into the vehicle & told V1 to drive fast.  Victims 3, 4, & 5, were being chased by unknown S1/male.  S1 got into a Jeep Cherokee & then chased the victims in their vehicle, until S1cut V1’s vehicle off where it could not move forward.  S1 got out of the passenger door of his vehicle & started shooting a gun at all 5 victims in their vehicle.   All victims ducked & were not hit.  V1 put the vehicle in reverse, & the suspect vehicle pulled out & fled the scene.  No injuries.

ROBBERY:

ROBPAG (attempt)

13XX Sheridan Ave N               Tuesday               12/21/10              1852 hrs                     10-378477

V1/male, 61 yrs, called 911 after being held at gunpoint behind his house by 2 unknown male AP’s, 15 & 16 yrs.   AP1 held V1 at gunpoint & demanded his wallet.  V1 complied & AP1 gave the wallet to AP2 to look through it.  AP2 gave the wallet back to AP1 & AP1 returned it to V1.  AP’s then fled.  Officers located the AP’s, from the descriptions given, & they were returned to V1’s location to ID.   V1 positively ID’d  both parties as the ones who attempted to rob him.  AP’s were booked in JDC.  No loss.  No injuries.

ROBPAG

32XX Logan Ave N                Thursday              12/23/10              1734 hrs                      10-380404

V1/female, 30 yrs, was in the above area, looking for rental properties.  V1 observed a “for rent” sign in the front yard of the above address & she knocked on the door when no one answered the listed phone number.  V1 left the area when she did not receive an answer & heard a female voice behind her telling her to stop.  V1 ignored it, as she didn’t know anyone in the area.  A few moments later, V1 was grabbed from behind by S1/female, 25-30 yrs, who was holding a knife.  S1 demanded V1’s money at knifepoint & pushed V1 in the snow.  V1 gave S1 her ID; check card; $35 in cash; & a wrist watch, & S1 then fled the area on foot.  V1 was not injured.  It should be noted that V1 is approx. 7-8 mos. pregnant.  Also, V1 feels there was a 2^nd suspect standing down the street, but had no information on that person.  Suspects were GOA.  

ROBPER

Broadway Ave W & Lyndale Ave N     Friday      12/24/10         2100 hrs                        10-381310

Officer was dispatched to a robbery of person & spoke with V1/male, 40-50 yrs, who was very intoxicated.  V1 spoke limited English, but stated he was robbed at the above location by an unknown male.  V1 stated the loss was his wallet w/ID card; immigration paperwork; & $300 in cash.  No further info on the loss or suspect, as V1 was too drunk to communicate.  V1 was given a case card & instructed to phone when he is sober.  Suspect was GOA.  No injuries.

ROBPAG (attempt)

33^RD Ave N & Fremont Ave N          Saturday     12/25/10             1740 hrs                       10-381787

V1/male, 32 yrs, was standing alone at a bus stop when he was approached by 3 unknown male suspects, 16- 18 yrs, who attacked him from behind.   One of the suspects had a silver or gray revolver.  V1 was hit in the side of his head & thrown to the ground.  V1 was hit so hard, he believes the gun was used to hit him.  Suspects continued to punch & kick V1 & went through his pockets.  Suspects did not get any property from V1, as he had left his wallet at home.  The suspects fled on foot as a car approached the area.  V1 was transported to the hospital via ambulance for his injuries.  V1 had a large cut above his eye, requiring stitches.  Hospital staff stated V1 had a jaw injury & possible fractured facial bones.  Suspects were GOA.

WEAPONS:

WEAP-Carry a Weapon without a Permit

8XX Newton Ave N                 Monday                12/27/10           0315 hrs                     10-382649

Officers were in the area of 8^th Ave N & Newton N, looking for the suspect vehicle in an Assault, where the victim’s vehicle had been shot twice (see case # 10-382634 ).  Officers followed a jeep that somewhat matched the description of the suspect vehicle in that case.  When the vehicle pulled over & failed to signal, officers initiated a traffic stop.   All parties inside the vehicle began moving around in a panic.  The front seat passenger & driver kept turning around looking back at officers.  Passengers in the rear were moving from side-to-side & looking around.  All parties were ordered out of the vehicle one at a time & with their hands up.  All parties were patted down & secured.  When officers searched the vehicle, they located a black semi-automatic lying on the floor in the back seat.  Officers found another gun in a backpack that was sitting on the floor in the rear.  Due to the way all parties were moving when stopped, & how all parties could reach the guns, all 5 were booked for PC Weapons.   They are: AP1/ male, 20 yrs; AP2/male,18 yrs; AP3/male,18 yrs;  AP4/male,17 yrs;  & AP5/male, 20 yrs. 

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