2nd Precinct – Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis April 29, 2010

Facts:
Since April 20th, the 2nd Precinct has had 21 burglary of dwelling:
 xx Lowry Ave NE on 4/20/10 – entry: open window  18xx Central Ave NE on 4/24/10 – Inside building,
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11xx 7 St SE on 4/20/10 – No force suspect forced himself into apartment
 4xx 5th Ave SE on 4/20/10 – Suspects forced entry  3xx 5th Ave SE on 4/24/10 – Entry: unlocked door
into home  4xx 12th Ave SE on 4/24/10 – Forced rear door
 26xx Buchanan St NE on 4/21/10 – Unlocked door  22xx Buchanan St NE on 4/25/10 – Unlocked/open
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7xx 2 St NE on 4/21/10 – entry: window garage door
 3xx 4th St NEon 4/21/10 – entry: window  8xx 23rd Ave SE on 4/25/10 – Entry: window
 33xx Prospect Terrace SE on 4/25/10 – Entry:
 8xx 7th Ave SE on 4/22/10 – No force used
window
 25xx Washington St NE on 4/23/10 – rear door
kicked in  7xx Pierce St NE on 4/26/10 – No force
 4xx 7th Ave SE on 4/23/10– No force  4xx 5th St SE on 4/26/10 – items taken from porch
 34xx Cleveland St NE on 4/23/10 – Entry: unlocked  20xx Como Ave SE on 4/26/10 – entered unlocked
window garage and took items
 32xx Pierce St NE on 4/23/10 – Kicked in door  12xx 4th St SE on 4/28/10 – entered unlocked
garage and took items
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.)
 Have your mail and papers picked up; lawn mowed, and walks shoveled when you are out of town.
 Install exterior motion-detector lights that illuminate all potential entry points to your home and do not cause
shadows.
 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.
 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.
 Keep shrubs, bushes, and hedges trimmed to a height of 3' or less.
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 M. Oosterhuis (612-673-2874).

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