Minneapolis Police 3rd PCT

Sector 4 Community Bulletin

(Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, Seward)

Week ofSeptember 13,2011to September20, 2011

Residential/Garage burglaries
Date / Time occurred / Location / Entry / Stolen
9/14 / 1:00a.m. – 1:00a.m. / 32xx 41Ave S / Attempted entry by sawing through a garage wall. / No loss
9/14 - 9/15 / 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. / 24xx 25 Ave S / Gained entry by cutting and removing a screen on an unlocked open window. / Collectible coins, jewelry
9/15 / 8:00a.m. – 10:30a.m. / 32xx 42 Ave S / Gained entryby breaking a window on a rear door of the home. / Camera, Camera equipment, T.V., Wii, laptops
9/16 / 12:00 a.m. – 5:35a.m. / 33xx 37 St E / Gained entry through open overhead door. / Bike, pizza from a freezer in garage
9/17 / 5:00 p.m. – 10:44 p.m. / 32xx 38 Ave S / Gained entry by breaking a window on a rear door of the home. / No loss at time of report
9/18 / 12:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. / 9xx 21 Ave S / Gained entry with no force evident. / T.V.

*Special Note– if you are a victim of a break-in please do not touch or move items until officers have had a chance to fingerprint items that may have been touched by the suspect.

What you can do:

  • Keep your doors locked at all times—even 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:
  • 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 everyone’s help.
  • If you don’t 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:

  • Take some time now and document the serial numbers of any valuables that have numbers on it.
  • 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.
  • 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 September 13, 2011– September20, 2011

Date / Time occurred / Location / Description of Robbery / Suspect Identification
9/13 / 4:16 a.m. – 4:43 a.m. / Riverview Café & Wine Bar
3745 42 Ave S / Two white males used a chair to break the glass door and enter the property. Suspects fled the property due to the alarm system. Loss: none / Two juvenile’s suspects have been arrested. Charges are pending.

Shun Tillman

Crime Prevention Specialist

3rd Precinct CCP/SAFE

3000 Minnehaha Ave South

Minneapolis, MN