Do you want to know the criminals getting arrested on your block, and the name of the landlord that rents to them?

Here’s how you can do it and post it on the NECP Facebook page for all to know about.

Step one: Go to the Hennepin county jail booking webpage: http://www4.co.hennepin.mn.us/webbooking/

Attention Block Club Leaders and Community Partners:

We need your help. As you know the 2nd Precinct is starting to see an increase in vacant houses. These vacant homes have multiple negative effects on our neighborhoods including increased crime, lower property values, and livability issues.

We welcome over 1200 new owners and managers of rental property to our Action Alert list since August of this year! This is a 25% increase since August and nearly double since the beginning of 2010. Due to the great numbers of new owners on the list, we are sending this note as a kind of "One-Stop Shop" list of routine items you may have questions about.

A court has ruled that Gabby’s is not responsible for its patrons’ behavior once they leave the property:

In 2006, city licensing officials began meeting with the owners of the bustling business at 1900 NE Marshall St. to discuss customers' littering, urinating in public, yelling, and playing loud music in cars.

In February 2008, the city, backed by a ruling from an administrative law judge, fined Gabby's $25,000, ordered it to reduce maximum occupancy to 438 from 689, eliminate drink specials and create a new management plan.

The City attorney and 2nd Precinct are requesting Community Impact Statements (CIS) regarding Lamar Hutton specifically, or assault* generally. You can submit a CIS via e-mail to the 2nd Precinct at 2precinctimpact@ci.minneapolis.mn.us. The submission deadline is January 27th.

Marcus Monteze Western (Date of Birth: 11/22/1981) is charged with Assaulting a Peace Officer and Obstructing Legal Process. On January 10, 2009 at the 19xx block of Marshall St NE, Marcus Monteze Western was arrested and booked Hennepin County Jail for assaulting an officer.

*1900 Marshall is the address of Gabby’s

If you have observed this person engaging in conduct that negatively impacts our community, please consider writing a community impact statement describing that conduct and how it has impacted you and the neighborhood as a whole.
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The City attorney and 2nd Precinct are requesting Community Impact Statements (CIS) regarding Lamar Hutton specifically, or disorderly conduct* generally. You can submit a CIS via e-mail to the 2nd Precinct at 2precinctimpact@ci.minneapolis.mn.us. The submission deadline is January 27th.

Lamar Michael Hutton (Date of Birth: n/a) is charged with Disorderly Conduct. On December 27, 2008, at the 19xx block of Marshall St NE, Lamar Michael Hutton was booked for disorderly conduct after an altercation with bouncers and police.

*1900 Marshall is the address of Gabby’s

If you have observed this person engaging in conduct that negatively impacts our community, please consider writing a community impact statement describing that conduct and how it has impacted you and the neighborhood as a whole.
OR

Another strange tale from the UK:

An eccentric loner is believed to have died of thirst after becoming trapped in a bizarre and intricate network of tunnels built from rubbish in his home.

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The duplex at 2632-34 Polk Street NE is significant in the history of the Northeast Citizen Patrol. It’s why the NECP exists.

At this month’s 1st Ward Problem Properties meeting a couple of interesting points came up.

1) A house can be condemned for lack of water service. If, however, the occupants break into the water shut-off stop box and turn the water on themselves, City policy prevents condemnation. The house is considered to have water service even if the water is being stolen from the City.

Flipping, in regard to real estate, has multiple meanings. As shown on TV, flipping meant buying property that “needs TLC”, investing sweat and money to make it better, then selling for profit. Now flipping is assumed to be something bad for residents and neighborhoods. The original positive definition is lost.

Johnny Northside has posted an explanation of one flipping process which fits the new, negative connotation of the term:

Let's say Mr. Smith is trying to sell his house for $100,000 but for the last six months it hasn't sold. He's desperate to get rid of the house because he has to move. A realtor sees this and says, "I can sell your house in as little as a few days to a few weeks. The sale price will be $150,000 but the fees involved will make your net profit the same as if it sold for $100,000."

From this week’s MPD 2nd Precinct highlights:

1900 Marshall St NE: Employee walking to car on way to bank to deposit company money; 2 suspects wearing ski masks pulled up to victim’s car, punched victim in face, but did succeed in taking cash; suspects fled in vehicle.

Gabby’s address is 1900 Marshall.

The Eastside Defender regularly alerts its readers when prosecutors are seeking statements about the harm caused by particular bad guys or types of crime. Here are some general instructions for filing Community Impact Statements from the Minneapolis Police Department:

Reporter Tom Lyden at Fox9-TV filed this investigative report on tenants who scam landlords. It seems some renters have learned to use tenant-friendly provisions of the law to live rent-free.

Today's StarTribune reports that “Single-family homes in Minneapolis and nearby cities are turning into rental properties at such a fast clip that public officials are alarmed.” The story quotes south side Councilmember Gary Schiff: