Dear Members of the Waite Park Neighborhood:

Information about the crime involved and the community impact form is available with this post in PDF format below. Includes mug shot.

UPDATE: The StarTribune covers the story:

Minneapolis police say the unidentified man who stalked and raped a woman Saturday in northeast Minneapolis took steps that lead investigators to believe this might not have been his first offense.

"The fact that this individual concealed his identity by covering his head and took steps to destroy evidence and other particulars of the case lead us to the possibility he is a convicted sex offender," said Lt. Nancy Dunlap, head of the sex crimes unit. "All these things concern us."

The man broke into a vacant apartment around midnight Saturday and then got into the woman's apartment through a common wall, police said. He had watched the woman's apartment for a day or two to see if she lived alone, Dunlap said. The man also told the victim things to indicate he had targeted her.

From the 2nd Precinct:

Facts: On October 3, 2009, officers responded to a call. A lone female victim was at home in the 34xx block of Polk St. NE when a suspect broke in through a vacant attached apartment. The male appeared to have stalked and targeted his victim; he waited until she was alone and then sexually assaulted her.

Suspect information: The suspect is described as a white middle-aged male, six feet or taller, skinny, wearing a flat brim trucker hat, a flannel shirt long sleeve button down, and blue jeans. The suspect did take precautions to conceal his identity.

From the 2nd Precinct:

Facts:
On September 25, there were five burglaries or attempted burglaries of garages in the area between 30th and 31st Avenues NE and between Hayes and Cleveland Streets NE.

What you can do:

1. Call 911 if you hear strange noises or see suspicious behavior in the alley.

From CPS Oosterhuis:

On Wednesday, May 13th, at approximately noon, a person and their dog were attacked by a medium to large, dark (possibly black) Shepherd type dog. The attack likely occurred at the corner of 30th and Lincoln St NE. The person suffered a serious bite to their hand. The attacking dog has not been identified or located yet.

The City attorney and 2nd Precinct are requesting Community Impact Statements (CIS) regarding Larry Parrish specifically, or burglary generally. You can submit a CIS via e-mail to the 2nd Precinct at 2precinctimpact@ci.minneapolis.mn.us. The submission deadline is March 2nd.

Larry Parrish (Date of Birth: 7/12/1988) is charged with 2nd Degree Burglary (a felony). On December 29, 2008, in the 34xx block of Central Ave NE, Larry Parrish burglarized a locked and unoccupied dwelling. Parrish fled the scene.

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 SuperAmerica at 1820 37th Ave NE suffered a smash-and-grab early this morning:

Thieves busted through into the convenience store with their car, knocking the door down. They then took cash from the register and left.

The StarTribune report credits a citizen for helping to ID the suspect:

Police on Monday arrested a 32-year-old Minneapolis man in connection with the hold-ups on Dec. 13 and 23 at the Mini Mart at 3259 NE. Stinson Blvd. in St. Anthony, said Chief John Ohl.

April 30, 2008: An armed man entered the City-County Federal Credit Union at 3651 Central Ave NE about 10:20am. He approached the teller, “brandishing a dark-colored pistol and demanded money.”

The StarTribune reports he left with no cash.