Minneapolis Police Precinct 4 (Sector 2) Update/Last Weeks Highlights

4TH PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS----WEEK 701---June 28th---July 4th, 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)

PV=Police Officer is the victim

EMS= Emergency Medical Service

DK= Drunk

GOA= Gone on Arrival

HCJ= Hennepin County Jail

JDC= Juvenile Detention Center

CHIPS=Child in Need of Protective Services

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")

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ARSON:

Arson

16XX Oliver Ave N Sunday 7/3/11 0318 hrs 11-191836

MFD responded to a fire inside a home at this location. The front & back doors were open, the house had been ransacked, & MFD found a pile of clothes burning on the floor. The gas stove was on, but the pilot light was not lit. There appeared to be the smell of lighter fluid on the 1^st floor. MFD located a large caliber handgun & notified MPD. The cause of the fire was determined to be Arson & the damage is estimated at $200. No suspects. No injuries.

ASSAULT:

Asslt2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

Olson Hwy Service Rd & Russell Ave N Tuesday 6/28/11 2045 hrs 11-186886

Officers were dispatched to the hospital to take an Assault report. V1/male, 26 yrs, suffered a 1 & ½" cut in his armpit & a minor scratch on his shoulder. V1 was uncooperative & stated he didn't know the man who assaulted him, or the reason for the assault. V1 provided a limited suspect description. Wound to V1 is non-life threatening.

Asslt1---Great Bodily Harm

37XX Morgan Ave N Wednesday 6/29/11 1404 hrs 11-187526

Officer was dispatched to the above location on shooting. V1/male, 22 yrs, was lying on the floor in the rear of the house with a gunshot wound to his buttocks. V1 stated he was standing outside & did not see who shot him. V1 & others on the scene were very uncooperative. W1, who made the 911 call, stated she heard shots & saw a male, unknown age, running from the area. V1 was transported to the hospital via ambulance for a non-life threatening wound.

Asslt2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

29XX 4^th St N Wednesday 6/29/11 1535 hrs 11-187606

Officer responded to the report of a stabbing & met V1/female, 24 yrs, on the porch where the stabbing occurred. V1 had a 4" cut from her back thumb knuckle towards her wrist & advised that known AP1/female, 37 yrs, was in a back bedroom of the house. V1 stated she went to the address to visit her sister & AP1 came outside & said something to V1. AP1 & V1 began to fight when AP1 cut V1's hand. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Assault 2. V1 was transported to the hospital via ambulance.

Asslt2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

8^th Ave N & Aldrich Ave N Thursday 6/30/11 1555 hrs 11-188804

Officers were dispatched to the above location on the report of shots fired. Further remarks stated that a blue vehicle had crashed at the scene. Officers observed V2/male, 24 yrs, walking away from the vehicle. Officers were then directed to V1/male, 31 yrs, who was standing in a doorway. V1 stated he & V2 were in their vehicle, headed to play basketball, when he heard multiple shots & observed an unknown person pointing a gun at the car. V1 felt an impact to his hip, but the skin was not broken. V1 refused medical attention. Victims could not provide suspect information, but a witness stated she heard approx. 7 shots & observed a male, 20's, run into a dark-colored, 4-door vehicle, which drove off. Officers located 3 bullet fragments inside victim's vehicle near the passenger door jamb. Suspect(s) were GOA.

Asslt2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

26XX Lyndale Ave N Saturday 7/2/11 0015 hrs 11-190403

Officers responded to the above location on a stabbing & met V1/male, 33 yrs, with a small cut on his upper chest area. V1 smelled of alcohol & stated he was very DK. V1 stated he went to this address & knocked on the door to be let in when S1/male, 30-45 yrs, an acquaintance, stabbed V1 in the chest with an unknown object. V1 kept changing his story & was very vague about what happened. V1 was transported to the hospital via ambulance with a non-life threatening wound.

Asslt2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

40XX Colfax Ave N Sunday 7/3/11 1548 hrs 11-192220

Officers were dispatched to a stabbing call & met V1/female, 41 yrs, who had small cuts to her fingers & a puncture wound to her arm. V1 described the knife, which was found near the scene. AP1/ female, 50 yrs, was found across the street & admitted fighting with V1. AP1 denied stabbing V1. A witness confirmed there was a fight. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Assault 2. V1 was treated at the scene by EMS.

Asslt2---w/a Dangerous Weapon

27^th Ave N & Oliver Ave N Monday 7/4/11 2215 hrs 11-193619

Officers responded to the above location on a shooting. V1/male, 15 yrs, stated he was alone, riding his bicycle, when 3 unknown males, 16-17 yrs, all wearing dark clothing, started shooting at him from across the street. V1 fell off his bike & fled to address on Queen where a couple of his friends live. V1 was asked if the suspects spoke or threw gang signs at him, & V1 stated "No." V1 was transported to the hospital via ambulance with a shot to his forearm. Suspects were GOA.

ROBBERY:

ROBPER

49^th Ave N & Aldrich Ave N Tuesday 6/28/11 1735 hrs 11-186634

V1/male, 15 yrs, stated he was walking his bike down the sidewalk when he was approached by unknown S1/male, 18-19 yrs, who asked him something & then punched him in the face. V1 attempted to fight back, but fell. Unknown S2/male, 15-16 yrs, then kicked V1 in the head. Suspects took V1's bike, valued at $150, & left. V1 refused medical attention, but officers noticed minor injuries to his face & a swollen left eye. Suspects were not located.

ROBPER

36^th Ave N & Russell Ave N Wednesday 6/29/11 1435 hrs 11-187555

V1/female, 51 yrs, was walking down the street when 2 unknown male juveniles, 15-17 yrs, approached her from behind. One suspect blocked V1's way while the other grabbed the purse from her shoulder. Suspects then fled. Loss includes V1's DL; SS Card; $32 in cash; a smart phone; & bank card vouchers. V1 was not injured. Suspects were GOA.

ROBPAG

12^TH Ave N & Oliver Ave N Monday 7/4/11 1540 hrs 11-193198

V1/male, 41 yrs, walked into the Pct to report he had been robbed at gunpoint. V1 was approached by 3 unknown males, 25-30 yrs, on bikes, who circled him. S1 demanded money & pulled out a handgun. V1 forfeited all his money, which was $385. Suspects then rode off & V1 came to the Pct to report the incident. No injuries.

ROBPER

35XX Oliver Ave N Monday 7/4/11 2354 hrs 11-193780

V1/male, 14 yrs, was in front of the above location when he was approached by approx. 6 unknown males, 18-21 yrs, who circled him & started punching him. V1 went to the ground & into a fetal position in an attempt to protect himself. Suspects stole a new i-Pod valued at $300 & fled. V1 & his mother refused EMS, but she stated she would take V1 to the hospital, as he possibly suffered a broken nose. Suspects were GOA.

WEAPONS:

WEAP—Carry a Weapon w/out a Permit / Narcotics Violation

21^st Ave N & 4^th St N Tuesday 6/28/11 1314 hrs 11-186351

Officer initiated a traffic stop after noticing a vehicle did not have functioning brake lights & a passenger was not wearing a seatbelt. Officer detected a strong odor of burnt marijuana inside the vehicle when he approached the driver, AP1/male, 24 yrs. The passenger admitted smoking marijuana. Officer asked AP1 to step out, so the vehicle could be searched. Officer noticed a baggie sticking out of AP1's pocket & AP1 admitted it was heroin. AP1 had a permit to carry the guns & ammunition in the vehicle, but the permit was invalid because of his Felony Possession of Heroin. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Weapons & PC Narcotics.

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

35^th Ave N & Penn Ave N Wednesday 6/29/11 1952 hrs 11-187871

Officers were dispatched on the report of a person with a gun. Remarks stated there were many people around a car handling a handgun. Officers arrived & ordered everyone to the ground. A handgun was found in a case in the trunk of a car. AP1/male, 27 yrs, admitted to owning the gun & was positively ID'd in a "show-up" with the 911 caller. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Weapons.

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

14^th Ave N & Knox Ave N Sunday 7/3/11 0322 hrs 11-191828

Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was earlier reported to have been occupied by a male with a handgun. Officers conducted a Felony stop & located a handgun in the map pouch on the back side of the front passenger seat. Four occupants were arrested & booked in HCJ for PC Weapons. They are:

AP1/male, 21 yrs; AP2/male, 25 yrs; AP3/male, 22 yrs; & AP4/female, 35 yrs. The recovered handgun was a 9mm Hi-Point & was confirmed to be stolen out of Anoka County.

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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

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