by KA0OLD on Tue May 21, 2013 6:00 pm
4TH PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS--WEEK 799 May 14th---May 20th, 2013
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)
O=Owner (property owner)…not to be confused with OT (OTHER) as seen above
PV=Police Officer is the victim
PG=Parental Guardian
CRI=Confidential Reliable Informant
R & C=Receiving & Concealing Stolen Property
EMS= Emergency Medical Service
DAC=Driving After Cancellation
DAR=Driving After Revocation
DK= Drunk
GOA= Gone on Arrival
HCJ= Hennepin County Jail
JDC= Juvenile Detention Center
“KOPS” alert---Keeping Our Police Safe
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
32XX Bryant Ave N Tuesday 5/14/13 0308hrs 13-147906
Victims were sleeping in a bedroom in the NE corner of the 1st floor when they smelled smoke. Victims had just returned home the previous day from a vacation. V1/male, 49 yrs, thought the fire was in the basement & officer informed him it was confined to the rear entry of the house & was out. V1 stated he has been having ongoing issues with a neighbor across the street, but there were no witnesses to anyone setting the fire. The fire probably originated with gas poured on the sill of the rear entry to the house. It extended to the entire rear door & wood door frame. The fire did not spread beyond the door & estimated loss is $1000. No injuries.
Arson
14XX 14th Ave N Tuesday 5/14/13 0956hrs 13-148098
MFD responded to a vehicle fire at this location. The origin of the fire was the interior passenger compartment. O1/female, 23 yrs, was on the scene & stated she had vehicle problems on Sunday where she heard a clunking sound & something dragging on the ground. O1stated the axle broke & she pulled over to the curb. The vehicle had not been driven since Sunday & O1 had the only set of keys. There was a heavy odor of charcoal lighter fluid & it was determined the fire was intentionally set by pouring in the lighter fluid & igniting it. No witnesses. No injuries. Estimated damage is $2000.
Arson
33XX Aldrich Ave N Tuesday 5/14/13 1952hrs 13-148726
MFD responded to a garage fire at this location & spoke to the tenant, V1/female, 57 yrs, who stated she woke up from a nap & went into the kitchen. V1 noticed fire coming from the eaves & roof area on the south side of the garage & called 911. V1 stated she did not have keys or access to the garage, but the former owner had keys & stored items there. A neighbor who rents from the former owner, saw him in the neighborhood around the time of the fire. The fire started in the interior of the detached garage. There was heavy damage from floor to ceiling. A vehicle parked to the south of the garage had heat damage. Photographs were taken of the fire & it was determined to be Arson. Estimated damage is $15,000. No injuries.
Arson
28XX Humboldt Ave N Wednesday 5/15/13 0216hrs 13-149202
MFD was dispatched to a garage fire at this location & spoke with V1/female, 39 yrs, who stated she was sleeping & when she awoke & went to the kitchen, she saw an orange glow outside the garage. V1 ran outside to see a mattress on fire, which spread to a garbage can. V1 kept throwing water on it until the fire was out. V1 stated she had multiple robberies & break-ins to the garage & house in the past 6 months. V1 was extremely upset & stated she notified her landlord. The fire started in the mattress & the radiant heat spread to the overhead garage door. There was fire, heat, & smoke damage to the garage door. Estimated damage is $2000 & it was determined to be Arson. No injuries or witnesses.
Arson
52XX Penn Ave Saturday 5/18/13 0345hrs 13-153161
MFD responded to a vehicle fire at this location. V1 woke up, looked out the window, & saw smoke coming from the trunk area of his vehicle. V1 stated he had not been having any mechanical problems with the car. There was no damage to the engine compartment. Exterior damage was contained to the trunk & rear passenger compartment. The top portions of the back seats in the passenger area were burned, as well as the top of the trunk. MFD determined the cause of the fire was intentional. No injuries. Property loss was estimated at $4000 for the vehicle & $200 for the contents.
ASSAULT:
Assault 2---Assault w/ a Dangerous Weapon / Assault 5—Attempt to Cause Bodily Harm
26XX Penn Ave N Tuesday 5/14/13 0914hrs 13-148053
V1/female, 23 yrs, stated she has an ongoing feud with S2/female, 25-27 yrs, who is a neighbor to V1’s mother. V1 exited a store at this location & observed a Chevy Caprice accelerate toward her. V1 was struck by the front bumper, which caused her to hit her right shoulder on the hood. V1 stated that after being struck, S2 exited the vehicle & tried to mace her. They got into a physical fight & V1 was punched several times. S1/male, 25-30 yrs, the driver, got out & punched & kicked V1 several times. Suspects then fled in the vehicle. Ambulance responded but V1 declined transport to the hospital. There is possible video of the incident.
Assault 2---w/a Dangerous Weapon / Damage to Property / Discharge Weapon
10XX Broadway Ave W Tuesday 5/14/13 1745hrs 13-148579
Officers observed 2 vehicles at a high rate of speed on Lyndale Ave N. Officers caught up & pulled over both vehicles. The driver of a silver conversion van told officers there was a party inside the other vehicle, a red Yukon, who had been shot. Officers observed a bullet hole in the rear driver’s side panel & also in the rear driver’s side window. V1/male, 27 yrs, was holding his wrist & said he had been shot. Officers asked who shot him & V1 could only provide limited info. At the hospital, it was determined he had not been shot, but the bleeding was from glass shrapnel. Paramedics removed the glass & V1 was released at the scene.
Assault 2---w/a Dangerous Weapon
26XX Morgan Ave N Wednesday 5/15/13 2012hrs 13-150089
V1/female, 31 yrs, told officers she went to pick up a friend at the above location when known AP1/ male, 39 yrs, confronted V1 in the alley. AP1 was intoxicated & became jealous that V1 wasn’t coming to see him. AP1 grabbed a shotgun from his backyard & threatened to shoot V1. AP1 chased V1 a short distance in the alley. V1 drove away & officers took AP1 into custody. The shotgun was recovered from AP1’s yard. No injuries. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Assault 2.
Assault 2---w/a Dangerous Weapon
25XX Penn Ave N Thursday 5/16/13 1627hrs 13-151101
V1/male, 31 yrs, went to 26XX where his daughter lives to ask her about a possible sexual assault that happened to her. V1 confronted a man known to him as S1/male, 25-30 yrs, & S1 became violent & began swinging at V1. V1 punched S1 twice in the face, knocking him down. S1 pulled out a handgun & V1 fled with S1 in pursuit. V1 heard a gunshot & turned as S1 fired another round at him. V1 was not hit. Officers went back to the address but no one was home & no shell casings were found.
Assault 2---w/a Dangerous Weapon / Damage to Property
50XX Dupont Ave N Thursday 5/16/13 2010hrs 13-151353
V1/male, male, 48 yrs, stated that AP1/female, 18 yrs, approached him during a melee that was occurring outside his home at the above location. Numerous parties were damaging his home & trying to attack his daughter. When V1 went outside to protect his family & property, AP1 used a golf club to smash windows & struck V1 with it. The golf club broke & AP1 used the sharp broken end to attempt to stab V1. V1 was able to grab the club away from AP1. AP2/female, 16 yrs, & her mother, AP3/35 yrs, were also observed causing damage to the house & V1’s Mercedes. All AP’s were later stopped in a vehicle & V1 positively ID’d them as the parties involved. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Felony Damage to Property & PC Assault 2. AP3 was booked in HCJ for PC Felony Damage to Property & AP2 was booked in JDC for PC Felony Damage to Property. V1 received medical treatment.
Assault 2---w/a Dangerous Weapon
15XX Irving Ave N Friday 5/17/13 1940hrs 13-152590
Officer responded to a shooting & observed V1/male, 21 yrs, with a wound to the lower right side of his stomach. V1 was talking & told officers he was shot in the alley in the rear of the address. V1 went into surgery & doctors removed the bullet. Officers were informed the crime scene may have been inside the incident address, but V1 continued to say he was in the alley & was shot by someone he did not know.
Assault 2---w/a Dangerous Weapon
11XX 22nd Ave N Sunday 5/19/13 0042hrs 13-154224
Officers responded to this location on a stabbing & learned that AP1/male, 42 yrs, jumped out a window after stabbing his neighbor, V1/male, 51 yrs. V1 was transported to the hospital via ambulance with serious stab wounds to his arms & chest. AP1 returned to the residence & was apprehended. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Assault 2.
Assault 2—w/a Dangerous Weapon
34XX Bryant Ave N Sunday 5/19/13 0207hrs 13-154340
Officers responded to a stabbing at this location & located V1/male, 19 yrs, who had been stabbed in the back. V1 was outside with V2/male, 24 yrs, when 4 males & a female pulled up in a Jeep Cherokee & attacked them. Some of the suspects are known to the victims. V2 suffered a small cut to his stomach, but V1 had large laceration to his back. V1 was transported to the hospital via ambulance & staff informed officers that V1 had a punctured lung, but he did not have life-threatening wounds. Suspects fled in their vehicle & were not located
Assault 3---Significant Bodily Harm
39th Ave N & Lyndale Ave N Monday 5/20/13 0103hrs 13-155299
Officers were dispatched to check the welfare on a party who was on the sidewalk & bleeding. V1/male 28 yrs, told officers he was assaulted but refused to tell them by whom or why. V1 had severe trauma to his eye & complained of a broken nose. V1 wanted a ride to the hospital, so officers transported him to HCMC. No further info at this time.
ROBBERY:
ROBPER
26XX Emerson Ave N Tuesday 5/14/13 1630hrs 13-149536
Officers responded to a Robbery of Person call & met V1/female, 21 yrs, who stated she was on her cell phone when it was taken by unknown S1/female, 16-18 yrs, & KNOWN S2/male, 18-22 yrs. S1 demanded the phone & S2 hit her in the face. Other parties ran up & started hitting & kicking V1 as she fell to the ground. V1 refused medical treatment. Suspects were GOA.
ROBPER
26th Ave N & Penn Ave N Tuesday 5/14/13 1800hrs 13-148873
V1/female, 14 yrs, came into the Pct to report she had been Robbed. V1 stated she was walking with a friend when 2 females, 16-18 yrs, came up from behind & grabbed V1’s backpack. Suspects pulled V1 to the ground & dragged her. S1 demanded V1’s phone & the suspects knocked her to the ground again & hit her in the face 6—7 times. Suspects demanded V1’s shirt & grabbed her necklace as well. S2 grabbed the phone & the suspects fled on foot. V1 had a scraped forearm; scuffed knee; & bump on the side of her head; & stated she had a bloody nose. Loss is valued at $145.
ROBPAG
29XX Newton Ave N Wednesday 5/15/13 2210hrs 13-150236
Officers responded to a Robbery of Person & observed V1/female, 48 yrs, who ran into the street & flagged officers down. V1 stated that she & her husband, V2, 48 yrs, just pulled up in front of their address & as she walked towards the house, she observed 3 males, 18-25 yrs, surrounding her husband & S1 had a handgun pointed at her husband’s chest. S2 & S3 went through V2’s pockets & took his cell phone. Suspects then fled on foot. The only loss was the cell phone. Victims were not injured.
ROBPAG
18XX Bryant Ave N Thursday 5/16/13 0415hrs 13-150509
Officers were dispatched to a fight call & learned that V1/male, 43 yrs, was in front of 901 W Broadway. At that location, V1 had blood streaming down his face. V1 stated he was inside an apt complex at the Bryant Ave address when an argument ensued. As V1 left the building, he stated he was jumped by 4 males, who struck him with fists until he fell to the ground. The suspects then kicked V1 & one of them took his billfold containing $47. V1 stated he lost consciousness & when he came to, the suspects were gone. V1 was transported to the hospital via ambulance for treatment. Other squads attempted to locate the suspects without success. V1’s wounds were non-life threatening.
ROBPAG
40XX Girard Ave N Thursday 5/16/13 0515hrs 13-150521
Officers responded to an Auto Theft & located V1/female, 25 yrs, lying on the blvd with one leg badly broken between her knee & ankle. V1 stated she was driving to her house in Egan when she ran out of gas & a male took her to a Super America to get gas. At the station, V1 was approached by 2 unknown males who stated their vehicle ran out of gas & asked for her help. The suspects directed V1 to a location where V1 agreed to hang out with them for a while. Later, back at V1’s vehicle, the suspects got in & told V1 to get out. V1 was pushed out & S1 drove over V1’s lower body, as they fled with her car. V1 was transported to the hospital for treatment. V1’s wounds were non-life threatening. Suspects were not located.
ROBPAG
36TH Ave N & Penn Ave N Saturday 5/18/13 0206hrs 13-153051
V1/male, 39 yrs, stated he was on the phone on the south side of 36XX Penn Ave N when 2 unknown males, 18-20 yrs, walked up from behind & yelled at him. When V1 turned around, S1 had a semi-automatic pistol pointed at him. S1 told V1 to give him all his money. V1 handed over his wallet containing $20; a gold chain valued at $300; a $100 watch; & his $200 cell phone. V1 was not injured. Suspects fled on foot with the items.
ROBPAG
16th Ave N & Oliver Ave N Saturday 5/18/13 2127hrs 13-153936
Officers responded to a Robbery of Person & met V1/male, 21 yrs, who stated he drove his girlfriend’s Dodge Challenger to the intersection above to meet up with another female. While there, V1 stated he was approached by 5 males, 18-27 yrs, & 3 of the males had guns. V1 exited the vehicle & one of the suspects took his cell phone & the vehicle at gunpoint. V2/male, 22 yrs, stated he was sitting in the passenger seat of the Challenger when he was approached by an unknown male who held a silver handgun to his head & pulled him out of the car. V2 stated he gave that suspect his 2 cell phones. The cell phones (all 3) are valued at $1450 total. Victims were not injured.
ROBPER
26XX Irving Ave N Saturday 5/18/13 2330hrs 13-154779
V1/female, 16 yrs, stated she was in front of her address with 2 friends, V2/female, 15 yrs, & W1/male, 16 yrs, when she observed 3 unknown males, 15-17 yrs, nearby. V1 had been holding her i-phone in her hand & sensing trouble, she quickly put it in her pocket. S1 & S2 approached the group, while S3 stood far away. S1 tackled V1 to the ground, held her down, & grabbed her cell phone. V1 attempted to get up, but S1 kicked her a couple times in the side. S2 tackled V2 & stole her wallet. After the suspects stole the items they fled on foot. It should be noted that V2 & W1 were not on the scene when officers arrived. The i-phone is valued at $700. V1 feels she could possibly ID the suspects if she sees them again.
ROBPAG
31XX Morgan Ave N Sunday 5/19/13 0550hrs 13-154504
V1/male, 31 yrs, & V2/male, 45 yrs, were seated in a vehicle at the above location with V1 in the driver’s seat & V2 in the front passenger seat. AP1/male, 23 yrs, & AP2/male, 18 yrs, approached the driver’s side of the vehicle. AP1 pointed a revolved at V1 & demanded whatever he had. AP2 opened the door & grabbed V1’s cell phone. At this time, V2 saw the gun & attempted to flee on foot. V1 sped off in his vehicle & called 911. AP1 ran after V2, caught up with him, & held a gun to him, robbing him of $10 & a bus card. Officers observed a male matching the description of a suspect run into the above address & obtained permission to check the house. V1’s cell phone was located on a bed & during a “Show-Up” V1 & V2 positively ID’d AP1 & AP2 as the males who robbed them at gunpoint. Both AP’s were booked in HCJ for PC Aggravated Robbery.
ROBPER
26th Ave N & Morgan Ave N Sunday 5/19/13 1135hrs 13-154671
V1/female, 45 yrs, stated she was walking down the street when 2 unknown males, 16-18 yrs, crossed the street & approached her. S1 grabbed V1’s purse which was over her shoulder. V1 attempted to hang onto her purse, & S2 pushed her from behind, causing her to fall & let go of the purse. Suspects fled the scene with V1’s purse which contained $75 in cash; ID; credit cards; etc…making the total loss $325. V1 stated she hurt her knee when she fell to the ground but refused medical treatment. Officers canvassed the area for the suspects without success.
ROBPAG
Logan Ave N & Plymouth Ave N Monday 5/20/13 1056hrs 13-155601
V1/female, 27 yrs, approached officers & stated she had just been robbed. V1 described the suspect & the direction of travel. Officers observed many people chasing the suspect who had robbed V1 of $20 in cash. Officers observed the suspect jump into a vehicle & officers stopped the vehicle. S1 was taken into custody & V1 positively ID’d AP1/male, 50 yrs, as the party who robbed her. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Aggravated Robbery. V1 was not injured.
WEAPONS:
WEAP---Carry a Weapon w/out a Permit
23rd Ave NY Emerson Ave N Wednesday 5/15/13 1844hrs 13-149989
Officers responded to a Person with a Gun call & observed 2 males who matched the provided descriptions. One of the parties took off running when officers attempted to stop him. He was apprehended & officers recovered a handgun from him. The caller was brought to the location of both parties & positively ID’d AP1/male, 28 yrs, as the one who originally had the gun that he handed it to AP2/ male, 25 yrs. Both parties were booked in HCJ for PC Weapons.
WEAP---Carry a Weapon w/out a Permit
29th Ave N & Emerson Ave N Thursday 5/16/13 1626hrs 13-151086
Officers received information that a person was walking with a gun in his waistband in the above area. Officers observed a party matching the provided description & took him into custody. Officers recovered a revolver from the waistband of AP1/ male, 24 yrs. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Weapons.
WEAP—Carry a Weapon w/out a Permit / Trespassing / Warrant
21XX 21st Ave N Thursday 5/16/13 1720hrs 13-151147
Officers were requested by 4th Pct Directed Patrol to conduct a suspicious person stop on a group of males obstructing vehicle & pedestrian traffic. Officers observed AP1/male, 16 yrs, who matched the description of a male who was supposed to be in possession of a gun. AP1 saw officers & fled on foot. AP1 was seen throwing a revolver to the ground as he fled. Officers took AP1 into custody & recovered the weapon. AP1 was booked in HCJ for PC Weapons. AP2/male, 18 yrs, was booked on a warrant & AP3/male, 17 yrs, was cited & released for Trespassing & giving a False Name.
WEAP---Carry a Weapon w/out a Permit / Recovered Gun
22nd Ave N & 6th St N Monday 5/20/13 2253hrs 13-156364
Officers observed 3 males walking in the alley, close to the garages. When they came out, they were obstructing traffic & a car had to drive around them. One of the parties was grabbing his waistband & when asked why, he stated he had a BB gun. The BB gun was recovered from AP2/18 yrs, & when checking AP1/18 yrs, officers recovered a .22 caliber handgun from his waistband. Both parties were booked in HCJ for PC Weapons. The guns were property inventoried.
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