Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Minneapolis Police Department releases its crime maps for the week of May 14-20.
See what your Minneapolis police officers were up to over the past week, and where things were going down in your neighborhood. There are two PDFs attached to this article show Precinct 5 offenses between May 14 and May 20, 2013: one with violent crime incidents, and the other with other tracked offenses. Related this week: Follow Southwest Minneapolis Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free daily email newsletter
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
‘I stand with the millions of struggling homeowners in Minnesota and across the country seeking justice after unfairly being kicked out of their homes,’ the 5th District congressman said.
Rep. Keith Ellison is adding his voice to those of protestors demonstrating outside the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC. The protestors—organized, in part, by Occupy Our Homes—argue that bankers haven’t been held accountable for financial misdeeds. In response to the protest, Ellison’s office released a statement Tuesday that quoted the 5th District congressman as saying: I see the devastation of the foreclosure crisis every day in towns across the Minneapolis metro area, and I stand with the millions of struggling homeowners in Minnesota and across the country seeking justice after unfairly being kicked out of their homes. Banks have paid less than half the payments they owe to homeowners since 2008, and have yet to pay a …
Officers caught up with the three suspects at 48th and Aldrich in Southwest Minneapolis May 15.
Three Minneapolis men have been charged, each with one count, of second-degree felony burglary in relation a May 15 incident in Maple Grove. Ronald Desean Harris, 26, of Minneapolis; Sherrick Machon Catchings, 24, of Minneapolis; and Jamal Ajaun Clay-Smith, 22, of Minneapolis, were charged in Hennepin County Court May 17 in connection with the alleged home burglary in Maple Grove. Harris also faces a felony charge of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. Read: Multi-City Police Pursuit of Burglary Suspects Ends in Southwest Minneapolis According to the complaint: Maple Grove Police responded to a report of a burglary in process on May 15 after dispatch reported a neighbor had observed individuals forcing entry into his neighbors …
Monday, May 20, 2013
There have been five luring incidents in the Fifth Precinct in since May 2.
There have been five attempted luring incidents in Minneapolis' Fifth Precinct (Southwest Minneapolis) since May 2, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. Investigators are looking into the incidents, with patrol officer conducting directed patrol, and foot and bicycle patrols in the affected areas. The following information on the incidents was released by the police department Monday: -May 2 58th St W/Lyndale Av S 8:45 a.m.-a white male, 40-45yo, 5’8”-5’11” wearing a gray and white winter jacket and light blue or off-white khaki pants approached a 13yo female victim on foot and said, “Hello.” He then tried to block her path. The victim fled on foot. The suspect was driving a dirty, white or cream cargo van with no rear windows…
This week's compilation includes a continuing search for Mandy Matula, officers shot in Minneapolis, thousands of speeding tickets and burglary suspect calls victim.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Maple Grove Burglary Suspects in Custody After Multi-City Pursuit Police are crediting a concerned neighbor for calling 911 as the burglary reportedly occurred Wednesday. Family, Friends and Strangers Search For Mandy Matula A large-scale public search for Matula began Saturday morning in Victoria and Waconia. "I just can't imagine the pain the family's going through, and I want to help," she said Laura Powers of Savage. SLP Woman Warns Police of Clown-Suit-Wearing…
Friday, May 17, 2013
Officers caught up with and arrested the three suspects' vehicle at 48th and Aldrich, according to Maple Grove police.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Officers caught up with and arrested the three suspects' vehicle at 48th and Aldrich, according to Maple Grove police.
A police pursuit of burglary suspects ended with their arrests in Southwest Minneapolis Wednesday after starting in Maple Grove and continuing through Dayton, Champlin, Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center, according to authorities. Officers finally stopped the suspects' vehicle at W. 48th Street and Aldrich Avenue S., Maple Grove Police Capt. Keith Terlinden said. The pursuit was not at high speeds. The incident comes five days after a motorcyclist died in a collision with a Minneapolis police vehicle that was rushing to the scene of a shooting in which two officers were injured and a burglary suspect killed. Both May 10, 2013 fatalities, which took place in south Minneapolis about 22 blocks north of where Wednesday's pursuit ended, remain …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Two officers were wounded, and the suspect and a motorcyclist were killed.
Editor's Note: The following is a Minneapolis Police Department release with updates from the May 10, 2013 incident where two officers were shot, the suspect was killed and a motorcyclist collided with a squad car. The update was sent out via e-mail Monday, May 13. Read: UPDATED: Suspect, Motorcyclist Killed in Friday Uptown Incident Identified Updates on shooting, traffic fatality and officers identified from incidents on May 10, 2013 Shooting: Preliminary indications are that the suspect was involved in an intense physical altercation with officers, including a K9. At some point during the altercation the suspect tried to gain control of an officer’s firearm, which is an MP5. Shots were fired during the struggle. Exactly who fired …
This week's compilation includes a house fire investigation, the 'man in black,' attempted kidnapping, man caught burglarizing church and gas skimmer.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Tim Huber Guilty of Second-Degree Murder, Not Guilty of First-Degree Murder The jury found Huber guilty on two counts of second-degree murder in the 2011 killing of Timothy Larson of Albertville, but not guilty of premeditated murder, the West Central Tribune reported. Mandy Matula’s Blood Found on Jacket in David Roe’s Vehicle Ballistics testing has confirmed that markings on the unfired bullet discovered last weekend indicate it was at some point in the chamber of…
Sunday, May 12, 2013
A chase ended on the 2700 block of Bryant Avenue Friday afternoon.
Jimmy
10:14 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Government incentivized banks to loan money for home purchases to just ablut anyone that could crawl into a bank. So everyone in the USA went out and bought a house at HIGHLY INFLATED prices, remember the bandwagon buying? So all those who took the Government bait and rushed out and bought a house that they couldn't afford have been moving out of those houses, walking away letting the banks and … more ›