This Week's Highlights Come From Our 3 PCT Property Crimes Unit
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sewardpMinneapolis Police 3rd PCT Sector 4 Community Bulletin (Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, Seward) Week of August 7, 2012
to August 14, 2012
Residential/Garage burglaries
Date 8/10 8/12 Time occurred 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Location 31xx 38 Ave S Entry Attempted to gained entry through a dog door of the house. Stolen No loss
MPD 3rd PCT Sector 4 Highlight This weeks highlights come from our 3rd PCT Property Crimes Unit DNA Evidence assists Investigator in charging a burglary case at 44xx 42nd Ave South On 7/20/2012, Minneapolis resident contacted police to report that their residence had been burglarized. The victim found their residence ransacked and multiple items missing. Officers arrived and noticed blood on a piece of broken glass from a broken window and numerous fingerprints. A bureau of Criminal Apprehension analysts determined that the blood DNA profile matched the DNA profile of Christopher Thomas Parker. Sergeant Timothy Hatchner investigated the case and presented his findings to the Hennepin County Attorneys office. On 8/16/2012, the Hennepin County Attorneys Office charged Parker, with 2nd Degree Burglary. Mr. Parker has extensive criminal history as an adult, which includes felony convictions. On 3/28/2012, Parker was convicted of burglary.
Tips on how to prevent home burglaries:
Keep your doors locked at all timeseven when you are home. Check your windows to make sure they are secured. Basement windows may need additional reinforcement. For additional information about window security, go to: www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/docs/WINSEC.pdf Be extra cautious about your neighborhood. Trust your instincts. Call 911 if you see anything suspicious. Talk to your neighbors about these incidents and ask them to be alert to suspicious activity. We need everyones help. If you dont have a block club or it has been inactive, now is the time to get active.
When electronics or larger items are stolen, providing serial numbers of stolen items to the responding officers is important to help in the recovery of your items and in the prosecution of the suspect(s). What you can do now: o Take some time now and document the serial numbers of any valuables that have numbers on it.
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Take pictures of your belongings. This would not only help in a criminal case but has helped a few residents filing insurance claims when they had a fire in their home. Keep this list and photos somewhere safe, like your office or safe deposit box
If you are a victim of burglary, report it immediately by calling 911. Inform the responding officers if you see something that may have been handled or left behind by the suspect (cigarette butt, pop can, etc.).
No Burglaries of Business for the week of August 7, 2012 August 14, 2012 Date Time occurred Location Description of Robbery
Shun Tillman Crime Prevention Specialist 3rd Precinct CCP/SAFE 3000 Minnehaha Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55406 [email protected]
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