2008-11-04-MPD-Highlights

MPD HIGHLIGHTS for the week of 4-10 November, 2008

CITYWIDE TRENDS

The MPLS total violent crime rate continues to be lower than last year by 13%.

MPLS has had 32 homicides this year to date. This is a 22% decrease from 41 homicides at this time in 2007. This is a 37% decrease from 51 homicides at this time in 2006

Robberies decreased by 35% this week. The year-to-date decrease is

17% compared to 2007.

Aggravated assaults were 8% lower in this year-to-date period.

Rape has decreased by 16% this year.

Total property crimes decreased by 8% in this year period.

724 weapons have been placed into evidence this year, 13 this week.

1^st PRECINCT

2^nd PRECINCT

3^rd PRECINCT

4^th PRECINCT

5^th PRECINCT

15^th/Park: Officers responded to report of robbery/assault; suspect had fled scene; 2 hours later officers observed suspect who again fled, but was apprehended: Arrested/ ROBBERY/

ASSAULT

CID investigating

50 blk Lowry NE: Officers respond to Attempted Kidnapping; victim parked car in driveway with 2-yr-old child left strapped in car seat when unknown suspect opened car door, tried to grab child; victim’s brother scared off suspect who fled on foot toward Lowry Av bridge; child unharmed; officers attempted to locate suspect, described as white man, 35-40 yrs old, burgundy shirt, jeans, dirty hair

CID investigating

3100 blk 23^rd Av S: Officers dispatched to Domestic Abuse call; suspect strangled fiancé, prevented her from calling 911; fought with officers citing election-related issues; victim said officers saved her from certain harm

CID investigating

3500 blk Washburn Av N: Officers responded to resident report: 2 men on bikes prowling area; officers stop 2 males in front yard who stated that they were about to rake yard even though yard looked recently raked; when questioned by Property Crimes investigators they confessed: 2 Arrested/ ATTEMPTED BURGLARY (suspects 16, 19 yrs old with 34, 22 previous police records)

Precinct investigating

22^nd Blaisdell Av S: Victim reported he was robbed of $500 by man driving white van w/ woman passenger; officer observed, stopped suspected van on Franklin/Stevens; driver, passenger matched victim’s description: 2 Arrested/ ROBBERY

CID investigating

600 blk 15^th St: Anonymous caller reported party held in abandoned church; 32 Cited/TRESPASSING

Precinct investigating

3300 University Av SE: Officers dispatched to

Robbery of Business at gas station; at closing time suspect approached on foot, put gun to clerk, demanded he open store, give him money

CID investigating

31^st/Bloomington Av S: Officers arrested 6 Sureno 13 gang members who were spray painting garages w/graffiti; suspects’ vehicle had trunk of car radios, other items possibly stolen from vehicle; car impounded: 6 Arrested/ DAMAGE to PROPERTY

CID investigating

Dowling/I-94: Officers dispatched to scene of man attempting suicide by jumping from bridge; officers arrived to find 6’3”, 305 lb man on bridge; when he saw officers, attempted to flee, climb over fence; apprehended after chase, tasing; man stated he wanted to die because prior felony prevented him from getting employment; transported to HCMC, placed on hold

36^th/Lyndale S: Officers responded to Aggravated Robbery of Person (Car Jacking) at gas station; victims robbed at gun point by 2 men, demanding victims empty pockets; victims did not have cash, suspects took cell phones, car, which was later found by officers abandoned in rear of 4000 blk Pleasant; car processed for forensic evidence

CID Investigating

Investigations Units ~ Special Operations ~ Joint Task Forces ~ Support Operations

Robbery Unit

Investigating: 38 cases this week, 8 assigned; 15 ROBBERY of PERSON, 2 assigned; 21 AGGRAVATED ROBBERY of PERSON (including AUTO), 4 assigned; 2 ROBBERY of BUSINESS, 2 cases assigned; 2 cases closed by arrest; 1 case exceptionally cleared; 1 cases unfounded; 9 cases transferred to another unit; 18 cases open pending additional information; 9 cases open

Investigating: ROBBERY of BUSINESS: 3300 blk University Av SE: Employee closed gas station, claimed he was forced back into business about 20 min later; alarm was set-off, suspect fled; employee gave police statement, but has since changed his story several times

Investigating: ROBBERY of BUSINESS: 3500 blk Bloomington Av S: Suspect entered used car dealership, armed with handgun, robbed employee; MN driver’s license found at scene w/photo similar to suspect description; delay in case: victim hospitalized w/chest pains

Arrested: ROBBERY of BUSINESS: 3700 blk Columbus: Cab driver was struck in vehicle, attempted to call police, other vehicle driver took cab driver’s cell phone, went onto her apartment; officers responded, gained entry in apartment and arrested driver; case presented to county atty’s office for charges

Investigating: ROBBERY of BUSINESS: 10 blk Franklin: Employee going in back door of business when suspect jumped out of dumpster and announced robbery, attempted to force victim inside business, victim fled when suspect distracted; Investigator named suspect, but employee couldn’t ID suspect in photo array

Juvenile Unit

School Resource Officers: HIGH SCHOOL: Edison: Non-vehicular Accident; Southwest: 2 Graffiti, 2 Thefts; South: False Info, Trespass; Roosevelt: Replica Firearm; Wilder Transitions: Criminal Sexual Conduct; VOA: Assault MIDDLE SCHOOL: Andersen: Laptop Theft; Anishinabe: CIC; Northeast: Knife in school, Disorderly Conduct; Green Central: Disorderly Conduct; Trespass; Riverbend: Threats

Outreach: School Resource Officer at Roosevelt assisted Assistant Principal in providing Spanish-language counseling to student that is believed to be bullying other students; working on proactive approach with staff, parents, all involved to resolve; Officer spoke to Lyndale students in the High Five class about safety; Officer brought “Officer Skogy-Bear,” teddy bear in police uniform as incentive playtime for DCD students

Sex Crimes Unit

Predatory Offender Registration: Initiated 5 new cases of Failure to Register; 1 complaint signed; 5 cases submitted for charging review; current total non-complaint in Mpls: 166 ( 701 last week)

Investigating: 18 cases routed; 10 cases assigned

Investigating: 4 cases in which women jogging have been grabbed, touched in sexual manner by stranger; all women provided similar suspect description: white man, 20’s 30’s, 6’, medium build, sandy blonde hair; incidents have been reported at Lake Harriet, Lake of the Isles; first reported incident was Mar 08, last incident 6 Nov08; same man may be suspect in exposing cases around other City lakes

Charged: Abdihalin Mohamud arrested, charged after cold case DNA evidence identified him in stranger rape from Jul 08; victim sexually assaulted, gun, knife point in area of Cedar/Franklin; Mohamud arrested for past CSCs in past, has over 70 police records

Charged: Leticia Jones for attempting to procure controlled substance by falsely reporting rape

Special Operations Division

SOD Patrol: Officers answered/initiated 286 calls, made 139 Traffic Stops, 56 suspicious stops, 55 arrests (6 felonies); SOD officers assisted 4^th Prct squads on report of Shots Fired inside home in 4000 blk Colfax Av N. .45 caliber handgun recovered inside upper unit in blk; SOD cars responded to address in 2800 blk Humboldt on Shots call resulting in recovery of Hi-point .40 cal handgun, pc weapons booking of known gang member; SOD officers responded to Robbery of Person in 3800 blk Upton Av N, suspect found, ID’d, .38 cal revolver recovered; SOD officers worked with MGSF, stopped known gang member, foot pursuit ensued, Glock handgun recovered

**K9: 2 K9 teams assisted 3^rd Prct officers suspects

Traffic Unit: Officers made 377 stops, issued 415 citations, made 26 arrests; officers also investigated 25 accidents, 4 squad accidents; Traffic officers called to W Broadway /I94 ramp accident, 19-month-old child seriously injured, scene was measured

Bomb Unit: Assisted ATF with Post Blast investigation of Fireworks Factory Explosion, Claremont, MN

Warrant Team: Executed 7 warrants, detained 24 suspects, 6 arrested, large quantity drugs, 5 guns recovered

Violent Criminal Apprehension Team

Investigating: Jose Gomez (11-24-1974) for Outstanding Hennepin Co Felony Warrant for Criminal Sexual Conduct Rape; Arrested: Jay Phillip Knox (10-26-1959) for Probable Cause Burglary; Michael Darrell Smith (02-26-1988) for Probable Cause Robbery; Hassan Mohamed Abillahi (01-01-1986) for Probable Cause Murder; James Andrew Works (05-17-1973) for Probable Cause CSCR. CCN; Kevin Lee Lane (12-17-1963) for Probable Cause CSCR. CCN; Mark Thomas Fleischman (09-24-1969) for Probable Cause CSCR; Edgar Renee Barrientos (02-09-1983) for Probable Cause Murder; Fredrick Oneal Nunnalley (01-24-1988) for Probable Cause Aggravated Robbery; Andrew Robert Campbell (05-15-1988) for Probable Cause Burglary; Justin Jamal Williams (07-22-1992) for Probable Cause CSC; Victor Latrue Jones (11-23-1989) on an outstanding Hennepin Co Felony Warrant for Probation Violation; Samuel Jhosephet Taylor (01-10-1992) for Probable Cause Terroristic Threats; Zdravko Veletic (07-14-1952) on an outstanding Federal Felony Warrant for Murder; Michael Charles Jordan (01-06-1993) for Probable Cause Aggravated Robbery

Crime Lab

Investigating: Field Operations processed 41 scenes; Computer Forensics completed 2 cases; Fireams/Toolmarks completed 3 cases

Motor Vehicle Theft Program

Investigating: Bait vehicles deployed, no activations; recovered stolen vehicle in 2^nd Prct using License Plate Recognition technology, vehicle found parked, unoccupied

MPD/ATF Weapons Task Force

Investigating: Assigned 5 cases, 6 arrested; 3 cases presented for charging, 3 cases charged; 1 closed by arrests, 1 case waiting charges; 1 case under investigation

Support Services

Processed: 821 Property Inventories; 401 Booking Sheets processed

CODEFOR PATTERNS & ACTIONS

1^st Precinct: Violent crime rose this week by 9% but overall is decreasing; in this year-to-date period violent crime fell 11% over 2007. Total property crimes this year have increased by 5% driven by an 11% increase in larceny this year.

2^nd Precinct: Violent crime trends further downward with a 22% decrease over last year and a 40% decrease this week alone. Property crime rates also remain low, down 23% over 2007 at this time.

3^rd Precinct: Total violent crime fell 31% this week and 10% this year to date. Overall property crime fell 40% this week and decreased by 5% this year.

4^th Precinct: Violent crime totals decreased this week by 24% and remain down by 15% for the year-to-date period. Property crime rates fell 7% this year in spite of a 12% increase in burglary.

5^th Precinct: The rate of violent crime this year fell 10% this year in spite of jump in the number of aggravated assaults this week. Total property crimes are down 10% this year over last.

Media Highlights

KSTP: “Mpls. Police open new substation in Block E” http://kstp.com/article/stories/S658864.shtml

WCCO: “ K-Mart Pulls Realistic Guns From Shelves” http://wcco.com/crime/fake.guns.minneapolis.2.863634.html

CITYWIDE TRENDS The MPLS total violent crime rate continues to be lower than last year by 13%. MPLS has had 32 homicides this year to date. This is a 22% decrease from 41 homicides at this time in 2007. This is a 37% decrease from 51 homicides at this time in 2006 Robberies decreased by 35% this week. The year-to-date decrease is 17% compared to 2007. Aggravated assaults were 8% lower in this year-to-date period. Rape has decreased by 16% this year. Total property crimes decreased by 8% in this year period. 724 weapons have been placed into evidence this year, 13 this week.	1^st PRECINCT	2^nd PRECINCT	3^rd PRECINCT	4^th PRECINCT	5^th PRECINCT
	15^th/Park: Officers responded to report of robbery/assault; suspect had fled scene; 2 hours later officers observed suspect who again fled, but was apprehended: Arrested/ ROBBERY/ ASSAULT CID investigating	50 blk Lowry NE: Officers respond to Attempted Kidnapping; victim parked car in driveway with 2-yr-old child left strapped in car seat when unknown suspect opened car door, tried to grab child; victim’s brother scared off suspect who fled on foot toward Lowry Av bridge; child unharmed; officers attempted to locate suspect, described as white man, 35-40 yrs old, burgundy shirt, jeans, dirty hair CID investigating	3100 blk 23^rd Av S: Officers dispatched to Domestic Abuse call; suspect strangled fiancé, prevented her from calling 911; fought with officers citing election-related issues; victim said officers saved her from certain harm CID investigating	3500 blk Washburn Av N: Officers responded to resident report: 2 men on bikes prowling area; officers stop 2 males in front yard who stated that they were about to rake yard even though yard looked recently raked; when questioned by Property Crimes investigators they confessed: 2 Arrested/ ATTEMPTED BURGLARY (suspects 16, 19 yrs old with 34, 22 previous police records) Precinct investigating	22^nd Blaisdell Av S: Victim reported he was robbed of $500 by man driving white van w/ woman passenger; officer observed, stopped suspected van on Franklin/Stevens; driver, passenger matched victim’s description: 2 Arrested/ ROBBERY CID investigating
	600 blk 15^th St: Anonymous caller reported party held in abandoned church; 32 Cited/TRESPASSING Precinct investigating	3300 University Av SE: Officers dispatched to Robbery of Business at gas station; at closing time suspect approached on foot, put gun to clerk, demanded he open store, give him money CID investigating	31^st/Bloomington Av S: Officers arrested 6 Sureno 13 gang members who were spray painting garages w/graffiti; suspects’ vehicle had trunk of car radios, other items possibly stolen from vehicle; car impounded: 6 Arrested/ DAMAGE to PROPERTY CID investigating	Dowling/I-94: Officers dispatched to scene of man attempting suicide by jumping from bridge; officers arrived to find 6’3”, 305 lb man on bridge; when he saw officers, attempted to flee, climb over fence; apprehended after chase, tasing; man stated he wanted to die because prior felony prevented him from getting employment; transported to HCMC, placed on hold	36^th/Lyndale S: Officers responded to Aggravated Robbery of Person (Car Jacking) at gas station; victims robbed at gun point by 2 men, demanding victims empty pockets; victims did not have cash, suspects took cell phones, car, which was later found by officers abandoned in rear of 4000 blk Pleasant; car processed for forensic evidence CID Investigating
Investigations Units ~ Special Operations ~ Joint Task Forces ~ Support Operations
Robbery Unit	Investigating: 38 cases this week, 8 assigned; 15 ROBBERY of PERSON, 2 assigned; 21 AGGRAVATED ROBBERY of PERSON (including AUTO), 4 assigned; 2 ROBBERY of BUSINESS, 2 cases assigned; 2 cases closed by arrest; 1 case exceptionally cleared; 1 cases unfounded; 9 cases transferred to another unit; 18 cases open pending additional information; 9 cases open Investigating: ROBBERY of BUSINESS: 3300 blk University Av SE: Employee closed gas station, claimed he was forced back into business about 20 min later; alarm was set-off, suspect fled; employee gave police statement, but has since changed his story several times Investigating: ROBBERY of BUSINESS: 3500 blk Bloomington Av S: Suspect entered used car dealership, armed with handgun, robbed employee; MN driver’s license found at scene w/photo similar to suspect description; delay in case: victim hospitalized w/chest pains Arrested: ROBBERY of BUSINESS: 3700 blk Columbus: Cab driver was struck in vehicle, attempted to call police, other vehicle driver took cab driver’s cell phone, went onto her apartment; officers responded, gained entry in apartment and arrested driver; case presented to county atty’s office for charges Investigating: ROBBERY of BUSINESS: 10 blk Franklin: Employee going in back door of business when suspect jumped out of dumpster and announced robbery, attempted to force victim inside business, victim fled when suspect distracted; Investigator named suspect, but employee couldn’t ID suspect in photo array
Juvenile Unit	School Resource Officers: HIGH SCHOOL: Edison: Non-vehicular Accident; Southwest: 2 Graffiti, 2 Thefts; South: False Info, Trespass; Roosevelt: Replica Firearm; Wilder Transitions: Criminal Sexual Conduct; VOA: Assault MIDDLE SCHOOL: Andersen: Laptop Theft; Anishinabe: CIC; Northeast: Knife in school, Disorderly Conduct; Green Central: Disorderly Conduct; Trespass; Riverbend: Threats Outreach: School Resource Officer at Roosevelt assisted Assistant Principal in providing Spanish-language counseling to student that is believed to be bullying other students; working on proactive approach with staff, parents, all involved to resolve; Officer spoke to Lyndale students in the High Five class about safety; Officer brought “Officer Skogy-Bear,” teddy bear in police uniform as incentive playtime for DCD students
Sex Crimes Unit	Predatory Offender Registration: Initiated 5 new cases of Failure to Register; 1 complaint signed; 5 cases submitted for charging review; current total non-complaint in Mpls: 166 ( 701 last week) Investigating: 18 cases routed; 10 cases assigned Investigating: 4 cases in which women jogging have been grabbed, touched in sexual manner by stranger; all women provided similar suspect description: white man, 20’s 30’s, 6’, medium build, sandy blonde hair; incidents have been reported at Lake Harriet, Lake of the Isles; first reported incident was Mar 08, last incident 6 Nov08; same man may be suspect in exposing cases around other City lakes Charged: Abdihalin Mohamud arrested, charged after cold case DNA evidence identified him in stranger rape from Jul 08; victim sexually assaulted, gun, knife point in area of Cedar/Franklin; Mohamud arrested for past CSCs in past, has over 70 police records Charged: Leticia Jones for attempting to procure controlled substance by falsely reporting rape
Special Operations Division	SOD Patrol: Officers answered/initiated 286 calls, made 139 Traffic Stops, 56 suspicious stops, 55 arrests (6 felonies); SOD officers assisted 4^th Prct squads on report of Shots Fired inside home in 4000 blk Colfax Av N. .45 caliber handgun recovered inside upper unit in blk; SOD cars responded to address in 2800 blk Humboldt on Shots call resulting in recovery of Hi-point .40 cal handgun, pc weapons booking of known gang member; SOD officers responded to Robbery of Person in 3800 blk Upton Av N, suspect found, ID’d, .38 cal revolver recovered; SOD officers worked with MGSF, stopped known gang member, foot pursuit ensued, Glock handgun recovered K9: 2 K9 teams assisted 3^rd Prct officers suspects Traffic Unit: Officers made 377 stops, issued 415 citations, made 26 arrests; officers also investigated 25 accidents, 4 squad accidents; Traffic officers called to W Broadway /I94 ramp accident, 19-month-old child seriously injured, scene was measured Bomb Unit: Assisted ATF with Post Blast investigation of Fireworks Factory Explosion, Claremont, MN Warrant Team: Executed 7 warrants, detained 24 suspects, 6 arrested, large quantity drugs, 5 guns** recovered
Violent Criminal Apprehension Team	Investigating: Jose Gomez (11-24-1974) for Outstanding Hennepin Co Felony Warrant for Criminal Sexual Conduct Rape; Arrested: Jay Phillip Knox (10-26-1959) for Probable Cause Burglary; Michael Darrell Smith (02-26-1988) for Probable Cause Robbery; Hassan Mohamed Abillahi (01-01-1986) for Probable Cause Murder; James Andrew Works (05-17-1973) for Probable Cause CSCR. CCN; Kevin Lee Lane (12-17-1963) for Probable Cause CSCR. CCN; Mark Thomas Fleischman (09-24-1969) for Probable Cause CSCR; Edgar Renee Barrientos (02-09-1983) for Probable Cause Murder; Fredrick Oneal Nunnalley (01-24-1988) for Probable Cause Aggravated Robbery; Andrew Robert Campbell (05-15-1988) for Probable Cause Burglary; Justin Jamal Williams (07-22-1992) for Probable Cause CSC; Victor Latrue Jones (11-23-1989) on an outstanding Hennepin Co Felony Warrant for Probation Violation; Samuel Jhosephet Taylor (01-10-1992) for Probable Cause Terroristic Threats; Zdravko Veletic (07-14-1952) on an outstanding Federal Felony Warrant for Murder; Michael Charles Jordan (01-06-1993) for Probable Cause Aggravated Robbery
Crime Lab	Investigating: Field Operations processed 41 scenes; Computer Forensics completed 2 cases; Fireams/Toolmarks completed 3 cases
Motor Vehicle Theft Program	Investigating: Bait vehicles deployed, no activations; recovered stolen vehicle in 2^nd Prct using License Plate Recognition technology, vehicle found parked, unoccupied
MPD/ATF Weapons Task Force	Investigating: Assigned 5 cases, 6 arrested; 3 cases presented for charging, 3 cases charged; 1 closed by arrests, 1 case waiting charges; 1 case under investigation
Support Services	Processed: 821 Property Inventories; 401 Booking Sheets processed
CODEFOR PATTERNS & ACTIONS
1^st Precinct: Violent crime rose this week by 9% but overall is decreasing; in this year-to-date period violent crime fell 11% over 2007. Total property crimes this year have increased by 5% driven by an 11% increase in larceny this year. 2^nd Precinct: Violent crime trends further downward with a 22% decrease over last year and a 40% decrease this week alone. Property crime rates also remain low, down 23% over 2007 at this time. 3^rd Precinct: Total violent crime fell 31% this week and 10% this year to date. Overall property crime fell 40% this week and decreased by 5% this year. 4^th Precinct: Violent crime totals decreased this week by 24% and remain down by 15% for the year-to-date period. Property crime rates fell 7% this year in spite of a 12% increase in burglary. 5^th Precinct: The rate of violent crime this year fell 10% this year in spite of jump in the number of aggravated assaults this week. Total property crimes are down 10% this year over last.
Media Highlights
KSTP: “Mpls. Police open new substation in Block E” http://kstp.com/article/stories/S658864.shtml WCCO: “ K-Mart Pulls Realistic Guns From Shelves” http://wcco.com/crime/fake.guns.minneapolis.2.863634.html

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