Neighborhood Safety Committee Workshops
on Third Thursdays, starting June 19, 2008 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Crown Roller Mill
Second Floor Conference Room
105 5th Ave S, Minneapolis
If neighborhood safety is a priority for you, your block club, or your neighborhood association, join us for the first of a series of upcoming workshops on June 19, 2008, hosted by […]
News from Carol Oosterhuis, Second Precinct Police Station
The Minneapolis total violent crime rate continues to be lower than last year by 12%. Minneapolis has had 13 homicides this year to date (none for two weeks). This is a 38% decrease from 21 homicides at this time in 2007.
Robberies decreased by 29% this week. The year-to-date […]
Personal Safety Workshop @ Audubon Park
May 17, 2008 — 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Audubon Park is located at 29th Ave. and Buchanan St. NE. This free workshop is a collaborative effort between the Minneapolis Police Department and the Minneapolis Community Education program.
The instructor is Mary Brandl, a black belt instructor and self-defense expert. She will address […]
Burglary Rape: SE Como / U of M Neighborhood
Facts: In the early morning hours of 05/04/2008, a 20-year-old female was confronted by a stranger inside her residence and sexually assaulted. The victim fled out a 2nd story window and ran to a neighbor’s house to report the assault. The victim sustained a broken ankle […]
Xcel Energy has currently been experiencing theft of copper ground wires from the power line poles that run through Minneapolis Alleys and streets. Individuals have been cutting the wires close to where the wires run into the ground and about as high as they can reach which usually gets them a 5-6 foot section of […]
Read the rest of this entry >>Message from Second Precinct:
As the warmer weather comes, remember that frequency of theft increases.
Last year in the neighborhoods south of Broadway, the incidents of theft increased by 66% in March 2008, when compared to February 2008.
One of the larges problems is bicycle theft. Therefore, we remind you:
· Be sure to lock your bicycle to a […]
Protect your home against spring break-ins
Secure your home while you’re away on vacation
With Spring Break just around the corner, many people are busy planning their vacations and preparing to leave Minneapolis for sunnier places. Minneapolis Police want to remind vacationers that it’s important to take time to prepare their homes for vacation too. An empty […]
Message from our Safety & Livability chair, Eric Nauman:
I am writing on this cold March morning to encourage you to be alert. Last weekend there were three robberies in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood. The S&L committee has communicated with the police department and they are investigating all three incidents.
We don’t want to alarm, but we do […]
Message from the second Precinct Police Station:
As of February 15 the old email alert system through CCPSafe.Org will be
shut down. If you want to keep getting our crime alerts you’ll need to link
to http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crimealert/signup.asp to
resubscribe.
Sign up for training as a block-club leader
Block-club leader training is happening again in Minneapolis February 21,
6:00 to 7:30 […]
We’re invited to the State of the Precinct Program at Aveda Institute, Sat
Feb 23 from 10 am noon. Inspector Skomra give an update on 2nd Precinct
initiatives, plans for burglary suppression and neighborhood policing plans.
Registration, social time and info tables from 9:30 to 10 am.
