Eastside Defender

It has been my experience that news of a sex crime (or sex offender) makes neighbors seethe more than any other act—even murder. Since there is such energy attached to these acts and these people, I refer readers to this post on Level III Sex Offenders from the excellent Minneapolis Crime Watch blog:

[T]here is now a Level III sex offender suing neighborhood activists for publicizing the information that is required to be disseminated every time a Level III sex offender moves into a neighborhood.

As the Income Tax filing deadline approaches, we at the Eastside Defender remind the bad guys that, according to IRS Publication 17, their booty is subject to tax:

As reported to me by 2 logan residents on Friday, February 19th at approximately 10:20 pm. Not reported to 911. One shot fired from what sounded like a high powered hand gun (9mm?) at approximately 10:20pm followed by a 2nd shot less than 30 seconds later. Location boundaries, 17th Avenue on the north to 13th avenue on the south, monroe on the east and adams on the west.

February 17, 2010 (Minneapolis) Shortly after 4 PM, police officers were called to 232 Cecil St SE for a man with a gun. Several construction workers were threatened by a neighbor, and later the neighbor came out of his home and fired a gun into the air. No one was hurt.

From the U.K. comes this story of pro-active crime prevention:

Officers have begun testing windows and doors at night as part of a campaign to increase home security.

If they find one open, they are under orders to knock on the door and drag sleepy residents from their beds and lecture them.

* There will be a Free Personal Safety Workshop on Saturday, February 20th at Northeast Middle School, 2929 Hayes St NE at 10:00 a.m. sponsored by the Minneapolis Police Department. Learn to recognize a possible attack in the making and what role distance awareness, body language, tone of voice, etc. can play.

February 9, 2010 (MINNEAPOLIS) Two adults have been arrested in connection with the Feb 4th homicide that occurred in the 300 block of 8th St SE. Both were arrested early this morning by officers from the First Precinct. Because this is an ongoing investigation, no further information is available until charges are presented to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

° 800 blk 19 Av NE: ARRESTED: Assault 2 The victim reported to police that the suspect, who is an acquaintance, struck her in the head. The suspect then produced a gun, pointed it at her, and threatened to kill her. A witness led police to the weapon. The suspect was arrested and booked.

Shortly before 4:00 a.m. this morning, officers from the Second Precinct, along with fire and ambulance, were dispatched to a one down call in the 300 block of 8th St SE. When officers and EMS personnel arrived, they found a deceased adult male lying in the snow.

Facts:
During the week of January 26 - February 1, there were six burglaries of dwelling in the Windom Park and Holland neighborhoods.

These burglaries occurred on the:
· 2200 block of Madison St. NE – glass in door broken, garage service door kicked in.
· 2200 block of Madison St. NE – front door inside porch kicked in.
· 2000 block of Washington St. NE – rear door kicked in.

Northeast Citizen Patrol crime stats and news 1.22.10

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To all NE Residents:

A good friend of all Northeast, Tom Olsen (Tom the Barber on Lowry and Central) was diagnosed with throat cancer in October of 2009.

Upcoming Events:

Block Club Training – Learn to organize your neighbors to become the best defense against crime. The program will be Wednesday, January 27th at 6:00 p.m. at the 2nd Precinct, 1911 Central Avenue NE. To RSVP call Carol 612-673-2874 or Nick 612-673-2797.

The Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce has created a new event series titled “Northeast Town Talk” with the intent of providing local businesses a chance to speak with a variety of elected and public officials. The first event is WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH and is focused on public safety in the 2nd Precinct and Commander Bryan Schafer will be the presenter.

We’ve had ideas to improve this website since we began back in 2007.

For example, it would be useful to incorporate stuff—like arrest info—that used to go out as part of the NECP Weekly Update. The format for posting Criminal Impact Statements could be improved. And beyond making the Eastside Defender more useful as a hub of information, it could look better.