February 17, 2010 (Minneapolis) Shortly after 4 PM, police officers were called to 232 Cecil St SE for a man with a gun. Several construction workers were threatened by a neighbor, and later the neighbor came out of his home and fired a gun into the air. No one was hurt.

From the U.K. comes this story of pro-active crime prevention:

Officers have begun testing windows and doors at night as part of a campaign to increase home security.

If they find one open, they are under orders to knock on the door and drag sleepy residents from their beds and lecture them.

February 9, 2010 (MINNEAPOLIS) Two adults have been arrested in connection with the Feb 4th homicide that occurred in the 300 block of 8th St SE. Both were arrested early this morning by officers from the First Precinct. Because this is an ongoing investigation, no further information is available until charges are presented to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

° 800 blk 19 Av NE: ARRESTED: Assault 2 The victim reported to police that the suspect, who is an acquaintance, struck her in the head. The suspect then produced a gun, pointed it at her, and threatened to kill her. A witness led police to the weapon. The suspect was arrested and booked.

Shortly before 4:00 a.m. this morning, officers from the Second Precinct, along with fire and ambulance, were dispatched to a one down call in the 300 block of 8th St SE. When officers and EMS personnel arrived, they found a deceased adult male lying in the snow.

Upcoming Events:

Block Club Training – Learn to organize your neighbors to become the best defense against crime. The program will be Wednesday, January 27th at 6:00 p.m. at the 2nd Precinct, 1911 Central Avenue NE. To RSVP call Carol 612-673-2874 or Nick 612-673-2797.

The Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce has created a new event series titled “Northeast Town Talk” with the intent of providing local businesses a chance to speak with a variety of elected and public officials. The first event is WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH and is focused on public safety in the 2nd Precinct and Commander Bryan Schafer will be the presenter.

We are notifying you of a recent arrest of an individual in or around your property or your neighborhood. We are asking that you tell us how you feel about this crime and/or offender and how this impacts your quality of life. We will give your input to the judge, who will review your input before sentencing.

I was awakened yesterday morning by a knock on my door. It was about 9:30 am. By the time I got my wits about me, the knockers had moved on to the house next door. I could see them quite well from my front window.

I checked my door, and there was no literature left there. They did not appear to be security system salespeople, and were not well-dressed like the various evangelists that troll our neighborhoods.

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.

From KSTP-TV comes this strange tale:

Around 9:30 a.m. Thursday police were called to a home on 5th Street NE.

Sergio Devora and his stepfather live next door to the home and noticed something strange while eating breakfast.

Devora said they saw, "Two people in silver HAZMAT suits coming up to the back door and one of them had a clipboard."

November 17, 2009; Minneapolis: Criminal charges have been filed in the November 14, 2009 stabbing death of Brandon Keeler that occurred in the 10xx block of Lowry Ave NE. Brian Jeffrey Miller (DOB 9/28/1978) has been charged with, MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE (intentional) (felony).

From the 2nd Precinct:

During the week of November 9-16, there have been 14 theft-from-auto incidents reported in the 2nd Precinct. These occurred throughout the precinct at:

• 6xx 8th St. SE
• 15xx 8th St. SE
• 9xx Washington Ave. SE
• 6xx 8th St. SE
• 6xx Erie St. SE
• 36xx 3rd St. NE
• 24xx Central Ave. NE

Monday, Nov 15, 2009; Minneapolis:

Sources tell FOX 9 that 31-year old Brandon Keeler was stabbed to death in his second floor apartment. A friend describes Keeler as a pet lover who did not have any enemies.

From the StarTribune:

Police at the University of Minnesota issued a crime alert Monday after four nearly identical robberies occurred in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood near the campus late last week.

A pair of robbers targeted university students who live in the neighborhood, beating them up and stealing cash, credit cards, wallets and cell phones, police said.

The robberies occurred between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. last Thursday and Friday.

Anyone with information on the cases is asked to call the department at 612-624-2677.