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4.12.2011

Minneapolis Police Precinct 4 (Sector 2) Update/last weeks highlights

4TH PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS----WEEK 689---April 5th—April 11th, 2011

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…)

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

RP= Reporting Party (Example: "RP told officers there were people
trying to break into his neighbor's house)

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")

SHOW-UP =Suspect is shown to victims to see if he/she can be
positively ID'd as the person who committed the crime

DOA= Dead on Arrival

MTP= Metro Transit Police

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

CRI=Confidential Reliable Informant

ARSON:

Arson

3XX 24th Ave N Monday 4/11/11 2248
hrs 11-098233

MFD responded to a house fire at this location. V1/male, 44 yrs, was
outside & told MFD that he knew who started the fire. S1/male, age
unknown, is the ex-boyfriend of V1's live-in girlfriend, V2/female,
age not listed. There has been an ongoing argument between V1 & S1, &
S1 stated he was going to "burn them out." S1 broke out basement
windows by the laundry room the previous week. When the fire started,
V1 observed mattresses on fire directly underneath the broken window.
Some type of flaming item had been thrown in, as the electrical outlet
was not responsible. No injuries. The cause of the fire was
determined to be Arson & the estimated damage is $600. Suspect was
GOA.

ASSAULT:

ASLT2---w/a Dangerous Weapon (Attempt)

51st Ave N & 6th St N Tuesday 4/5/11
1020 hrs 11-090891

Officer responded to the above area on the report of shots fired.
Officer met V2/female, 30 yrs, who was extremely hysterical,
explaining that her boyfriend, V1/30 yrs, was shot at & is now
missing. V2 told officers she & V1 were standing at the above corner
when a blue VW pulled up at a high rate of speed & later returned with
a burgundy Caprice. Known S1/male, 21-23 yrs, exited the Caprice,
pulled out a semi-automatic, & aimed it at V1. Known S2/male, 18 yrs,
jumped out of the VW & got into the face of V2, causing a scratch
under her right eye. V2 fled & while running, observed S1 fire 6-8
rounds at V1 as he fled to the park. S2 also ran towards the park,
firing approx. 4 rounds from a small handgun. Officers located V1
at his residence, uninjured. Officers located 7 spent .40 caliber
casings at the above intersection. V2 called the 4th Pct & said that
V1's boot had a possible bullet in it. Suspects were GOA.

ASLT3—Significant Bodily Harm

14XX Plymouth Ave N Tuesday 4/5/11
2000 hrs 11-091720

Officers responded to Regions Hospital in St. Paul in reference to an
assault that reportedly occurred in front of 1314 Irving Ave N.
V1/male, 29 yrs, was unconscious & unable to speak. OT1/male, 18
yrs, claimed that V1 sustained injuries from an earlier incident, but
that he was also attacked by 5 male "crackheads" who attempted to pull
V1 out of his vehicle. OT1's story contradicted other information
received by officers. W1/male, 25 yrs, is a security guard for 1414
Plymouth N & told officers there was fresh blood on the 3rd floor of
the bldg. Residents there heard a fight in the hallway, but did not
open their doors. Suspects were GOA. V1 suffered facial injuries, a
broken nose, & broken bones surrounding his right eye.

ASLT2 ----w/a Dangerous Weapon

21XX 30th Ave N Wednesday 4/6/11 2005
hrs 11-092505

Officers were dispatched to investigate shot spotter activation, &
learned there were shots fired at a group of juveniles in the yard at
this location. V1/female, 50 yrs, who lives at this residence, stated
2 bullets came through her upstairs unit. V1 didn't know who the
shooters were, but they were firing at a group of juveniles gathered
outside her front door. The juvenile targets left the scene prior to
officers' arrival, but some told V1 there were 3 juvenile suspects
involved, known by the juvenile targets. V1 believes the 2 groups are
having an ongoing dispute over girls at their school. No injuries.
Suspects were GOA. Officers photographed the bullet holes in V1's
apt.

ASLT2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

29th Ave N & 4th St. N Friday 4/8/11 2151
hrs 11-095158

Officer responded to an assault at this location. V1/male, 16 yrs,
stated that approx. 4 days prior, he & 3 other males got off the bus
at 29th & Dupont N where they observed a large group of Asian males.
V1, who is black, stated he made a statement to the effect that he did
not like Asians, so all parties fought for approx. 10-20 minutes. On
this date (4/8/11), V1 & OT1/male, 15 yrs, were playing basketball in
Fairview Park when he observed a group of 4 Asian males walking
towards them. V1 said one of the males had a semi-automatic handgun
& fired 2 shots at him. V1 stated he fled on foot & made it back to
the residence where he is staying. V1 could not provide descriptions
of the suspects. No injuries.

ASLT2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

18XX Penn Ave N Friday 4/8/11
2323 hrs 11-095175

Officer was on duty in an unmarked vehicle doing surveillance in the
area of Golden Valley Rd to Upton. Officer observed a vehicle with a
cracked tail-light that kept using alleys as thorough fares. Officers
followed this vehicle & observed it stop in an alley near 18XX Queen N
where the driver spoke with a group of males gathered there. After
the vehicle sped off, one of the males in the group approached the
unmarked squad with a silver handgun, which he pointed at officers.
Officer exited the vehicle to engage AP1/male, 18 yrs, who was holding
the gun, but a garbage can was in the way & AP1 was gone. Officers
set up a perimeter & AP1 was apprehended by a marked squad. Officers
positively ID'd him as the party with the gun. AP1 was booked in HCJ
for PC Assault 2. No injuries.

ASLT2—w/a Dangerous Weapon / Criminal Vehicular Injury / DWI /
HRWI / DAR

16XX Washington Ave N Saturday 4/9/11 0145
hrs 11-095322

Officers were dispatched on the report of an injury accident.
Information stated a vehicle deliberately rammed another vehicle &
fled the scene. V1/female, 30 yrs, told officers it was a female
driving the vehicle that deliberately rammed into her vehicle, causing
an injury to her left arm. Witnesses confirmed this info & stated
there were 2 male passengers in the suspect vehicle. EMS arrived &
transported V1 to the hospital for treatment. Assisting officers
located the suspect vehicle & a female passenger admitted being at the
scene & in a fight, but denied driving. The female, AP1/29 yrs,
8/12/81, was taken to Chemical Testing & was then booked in HCJ for
Assault 2, since she used her car as a weapon. AP2/male, 29 yrs, was
cited & released for DAR.

ASLT2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

52XX Emerson Ave N Saturday 4/9/11 1542
hrs 11-095867

Officers responded to a shots fired call in this area. V1/female,
female, 39 yrs, stated 3 vehicles drove up to her vehicle, which was
parked in the back of her residence. Several males & females exited
the vehicles & started screaming "Shoot up her house." S1/female, 22
yrs, took a golf club & shattered V1's car window. V1 ran inside to
call police. V2/male, 32 yrs, was on the back porch & was approached
by S3/male, 15-20 yrs, who ran at him with a handgun & V2 heard
approx. 5 shots coming from the area of S3. V2 fled on foot from S3.
W1/female, 21 yrs, who is the daughter of V1, observed several males &
females run from the back of her mother's house while she was on the
front porch. V1 recognized S1 & her sister, S2, as they approached
her neighbor's car (V3/female, 36 yrs). They broke the windshield &
car windows & tried to break V1's house window with a brick. W1
stated S1 has been making threats to her because she believes W1 is
spending time with her baby's father. This has been an ongoing feud.
Officers recovered several spent shell casings. While speaking with
V1, S1 phoned & threatened V1 stating it wasn't over & that she was
going to return & shoot up her house. No injuries.

ASLT2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

33rd Ave N & Penn Ave N Saturday 4/9/11 2100
hrs 11-096154

Officers responded to a shooting at the above location. Officers
located V1/male, 15 yrs, who was sitting in a single family home with
a gunshot wound to his inner thigh. This wound did not have an exit
site. V1 was calm as he spoke to officers & reported he was walking
home when he observed unknown S1/male, rob a lady at the entrance of
the alley, Queen-Penn on 33rd Ave N. V1 stated S1 then turned & shot
at him, striking him in the leg. V1 said he ran home & called 911.
V1 stated he wouldn't be able to ID S1. V1 was transported to the
hospital via ambulance, with a non-life threatening wound.

ASLT2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

30XX Logan Ave N Monday 4/11/11
1350 hrs 11-097658

Officers were dispatched to a person with a gun call. V1/female, 25
yrs, flagged officers down & said the person with the gun ran into the
above address. Officers were unable to find anyone. V1 stated that
known S1/male, 21 yrs, took W1's cell phone & V1 came over to help W1
get it back. S1 pulled out a silver handgun & aimed it at V1. S1
ran when police were called & fled into the above address, but was not
located there. No injuries.

ROBBERY:

ROBPER

Broadway Ave W & Dupont Ave N Thursday 4/7/11
2350 hrs 11-093976

Officers responded to the above location regarding an assault.
V1/male, 41 yrs, had blood all over his shirt & face & had a cut on
his lower lip. V1 stated he was knocked to the ground & thinks he
lost consciousness for a few seconds. V1 only remembers 6-8 males
running away. V1 is missing a briefcase containing approx. 100 music
CD's. V1 was transported to the hospital via ambulance. Suspects
were GOA.

ROBPER

37XX Morgan Ave N Saturday 4/9/11
2233 hrs 11-096254

Officers responded to a robbery of person call at the above location.
V1/male, 23 yrs, stated he & his cousin were walking home from a
friend's, when they were approached in the alley by 2 male suspects,
unknown ages. S1 punched V1 in the head, knocking him to the ground &
then both suspects kicked him. One of the suspects took V1's i-phone
& $45 in cash, as well as his car keys. OT1/male, was also punched &
knocked to the ground. One of the suspects told V1 to get up & then
threw his car key at him, hitting him in the head. Suspects fled. V1
refused medical attention & OT1 would not talk with officers.
Suspects were GOA.

ROBPAG

34th Ave N & Logan Ave N Monday 4/11/11
2207 hrs 11-098202

Officers responded to a robbery & met V1/male, 21 yrs, who stated he
was walking on the street when he was approached from behind by 3
unknown male suspects (ages unknown). One of the suspects pushed V1
to the ground then took his wallet. Suspects fled on foot. V1
refused medical attention. There was no indication of the amount of
money (if any) in V1's wallet. No further info at this time.

WEAPONS:

WEAP—Carry a Weapon without a Permit / Narcotics Violation

8XX 21st Ave N Tuesday 4/5/11
2330 hrs 11-091734

Officers conducted a building check at the above location, as this
address has an ongoing problem with disturbances, narcotics activity,
loitering, etc… Officers entered & observed a male, AP1/24 yrs, with
a large bulge inside his pants pocket. AP1 was told to stop, but he
continued to walk backwards to an apt. AP1 was eventually apprehended
& officers recovered a .380 semi-automatic handgun from his pocket.
AP1 does not live at this address, but was visiting his girlfriend.
AP1 was under the influence & was booked in HCJ for PC Weapons.
AP2/male, 30 yrs, was booked for trespassing & AP3/male, 27 yrs, was
tagged & released for a small amt. of marijuana.

WEAP---Carry a Weapon w/out a Permit

Fremont ave N & Plymouth Ave N Thursday 4/7/11 1339
hrs 11-093339

Officer was contacted by a CRI in regards to a person with a gun. The
CRI described AP1/male, 27 yrs, & told officers he got into a vehicle
& left the area. Officers stopped the vehicle at the above location &
observed AP1, the passenger, making movements around his waist area &
the center console. AP1 & S1/male, 23 yrs, the driver, were removed
from the vehicle. Officers recovered a loaded 9mm handgun under the
center console. AP1 was arrested & booked in HCJ for PC Weapons. S1
was interviewed & released.

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For questions, contact:

Jennifer Waisanen, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 4th Precinct
(612) 673-5873
jennifer.waisanen@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Rowena Holmes, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 4th Precinct
(612) 673-2833
rowena.holmes@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

To Protect With Courage
To Serve With Compassion

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