More Minneapolis Robberies - The Savagery Continues

Mayor Rybak made a nice speech the other day about "working harder" to stop violent crime in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, the criminals weren't listening. And they're getting bolder.

The Minneapolis Police SAFE Unit reports the following crime alert on 4/19/06:

I have received a number of phone calls and e-mails asking about some assaults/robberies that occurred near 39th St and Pillsbury Av S.

At about 8:45 am on April 18, 2006, there was a Robbery of Person Aggravated (force used) that occurred near the intersection of 39th St and Pillsbury Av S. Here is the Public Info from the report; “Victim reported that he had just got out of his vehicle and was beginning to remove his two small children form [sic] the rear seat when the suspect approached him from behind. The suspect put an unknown object to the back of his head and demanded the victims money. Suspect took the victims wallet and then hit he victim in back of the head with unknown object. Suspect fled the scene on foot EB from this location. Victim was checked by ambulance and released at scene.”

I don’t have a suspect description for this incident.

At about 11:30am, on April 18, 2006, there was a Robbery of Person Aggravated (force used) that occurred near the intersection of 38th St and Aldrich Av S. Here is the Public Info from the report; “Victim was walking NB on Aldrich at the above location when suspects approached from the rear and struck the Victim in the back of the head, knocking him to the ground. One of the two suspects then began kicking him in the chest. The suspects demanded money from the Victim. Victim was able to stand up, at which time he reported that one suspect punched him in the mouth several times and a second suspect was standing to his side holding a handgun. Victim was able to flee from the suspects. No loss reported. Victim received injuries to the arm and mouth. Victim refused medical treatment at the scene. Photographic evidence was taken of the injuries and will be property inventoried.”

I don’t have suspect descriptions that can be released for this incident either.

This is all the info I can release on these events.

These crimes aren't from the 'hood. They're in generally nice neighborhoods, which makes them ever more troubling. And they are brutal robberies/assaults, occurring right in the middle of the day.

This doesn't bode well for the mayor's plan.

Furthermore, the level of detail provided is fairly good, yet somehow there is no suspect description. I can be fairly certain that if some punk punched me in the mouth "several times", I'd have a description of him.

Suspect descriptions are a public safety issue. Let's please use what we have.

The Minneapolis Quagmire deepens.