Is Lyndale getting safer? It’s a basic question that we ask almost everyday in the LNA office. Unfortunately, the answer is too often driven more by perception than reality. To try and get to the bottom of this question we’ve been working on an analysis of historic crime trends in Lyndale and the neighborhoods surrounding Lyndale.
To read about Part 1 crimes trends in Lyndale, Kingfield, Lowry Hill East, CARAG, Central, and Whittier see the full report. You can also check all of the underlying data here. You can read the neighborhood policing plans for each neighborhood at the MPD’s website.
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Minneapolis Police are appealing for the public’s help to solve the City’s last murder of 2008. They recently announced that Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the Christmas Day murder of 28-year-old Luis Morales-Figureoa.
Figureoa was found shot to death in the street near the intersection of Lake Street West and Pleasant Avenue South at 5 a.m. on Dec. 25. “He was dressed for the weather. But as far as details on how many times he was shot or where he was shot, we’ll have to leave that to the medical examiner,” said Lt. Richard Zimmerman.
According to Homicide Lt. Richard Zimmerman, The motive is unclear; they do not suspect it was a robbery because the victim had a cell phone in his hand and money in his pocket. Police do have a video from a business at the corner showing Morales walking east on Lake Street with another person, believed to be the shooter behind him.
Authorities are treating the incident as a homicide, and do not have any suspects in custody. The Police hope that the reward- the tip can be anonymous- will help explain what happened. If you have any information call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS. www.crimestoppersmn.org
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Thursday, December 4th
Temple Israel (2324 Emerson Avenue South)
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Topics covered include: physical safety (i.e. locks and windows), Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED), and the importance of block clubs and neighborhood associations. There will also be a DVD presentation with an interview of a career burglar who explains his motivations for choosing a particular house instead of another to burglarize.
There is no need to pre-register. This event is free to anyone who is interested in attending.
This event is being presented by the Crime Prevention Specialists of Minneapolis Police Department, 5th Precinct.
Any questions contact:
Amy Lavender, Crime Prevention Specialist, Â (612) 673-5407, amy.lavender@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
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