The 2nd Precinct has issued a crime alert for the eastern side of the Windom Park neighborhood.
Facts:
There has been an increase of burglaries of garages in eastern Windom Park Neighborhood. Since January 1, the following burglaries of garages have occurred over night at the following:
- 26xx Benjamin – through unlocked door
- 22xx Benjamin – by defeating lock by prying
- 22xx Taft –by defeating lock by prying
- 23xx Roosevelt –through unlocked door
What you can do:
Review your home security and take steps to improve it.
- Install high-security strike plates with 3” screws and deadbolt locks on exterior doors. Locks should have a 1” bolt throw, case-hardened cylinder guard, and tie screws on the inside.
- For door locks within 3 ½ feet of a window, install a double-cylinder deadbolt or reinforce the window with a grille, polycarbonate, a security storm door, etc. (Note: City ordinance does not allow double-cylinder deadbolt locks for multi-unit rental housing.)
- Turn on your outside lights at night, and consider installing exterior motion-detector lights that illuminate all potential entry points to your home and do not cause shadows.
- Keep shrubs, bushes, and hedges trimmed to a height of 3' or less.
- Leave a radio on when you leave home. Use light timers, so your home looks occupied.
- Don’t open your door to anyone you don't know.
- Have your mail and papers picked up, lawn mowed, and walks shoveled when you are out of town.
- Secure basement windows with screws, grilles, or bars.
- Secure other accessible windows with pins, keyed locks, or track fillers.
- Keep garage and home locked at all times—even when you are home or in the yard.
- Call 911 if you see suspicious activity, such as someone checking doors and windows on a neighbor’s home.
If you have any questions about home security or would like to have a premise survey of your home done, call Crime Prevention Specialist Carol Oosterhuis (sounds like toaster-mice) at 612-673-2874 or carol.oosterhuis@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.
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