Between Feb. 9 and 12, 2024, the 5th precinct had 17 reported robberies. Incidents have mainly occurred in the evenings. In two of these incidents, the victims’ cars were also taken, according to a press release from the Minneapolis Police Department. The suspects in all but three of the incidents also showed or implied a handgun when confronting the victims. The loss was cell phones, purses, and money.
Reported incidents
• Feb. 9 – Robbery of Person/35XX Blaisdell Ave. S; Aggravated Robbery/26XX Hennepin Ave. S; Carjacking/25XX Hennepin Ave. S; Aggravated Robbery/East Lake of the Isles Pkwy/22nd; Robbery of Person/1st St. W/Penn Ave. S; Aggravated Robbery/32XX Colfax Ave. S; Robbery of Person/34th/Nicollet Ave. S
• Feb. 10: Aggravated Robbery/37XX Lyndale Ave. S; Aggravated Robbery/26th/Grand Ave. S; Carjacking/30XX/Humboldt Ave. S; Aggravated Robbery 18XX Lasalle Ave. S; Aggravated Robbery/19XX 2nd Ave. S; Aggravated Robbery 24XX Dupont Ave. S; Aggravated Robbery/23XX Colfax Ave. S
• Feb. 11: Aggravated Robbery/24XX Hennepin Ave. S; Aggravated Robbery/22XX Harriet Ave. S
Assault at 50th and bryant
An email from the Southwest Business Association on Feb. 6 alerted people about an incident that happened at Patina at 50th and Bryant on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 2:30 p.m.:
Two female African-Americans in their early 20s assaulted an employee - they are repeat shoplifters - last visiting this store on Wednesday, Jan. 31. When they entered on Saturday, employees told them to leave and they walked outside with a candle. When a team member followed, one of the suspects hit them in the face with the candle (five stitches required). The suspects yelled “Mom” and jumped into a nearby waiting tan Chevy Tahoe, plate # LUN 258. A police report was filed and surveillance images distributed.
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