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Between April 2 and May 11, 2013, 17 occupied residential and apartment burglaries occurred in the Fifth Precinct. 13 of them fit a trend.
An occupied burglary is when the suspect enters the home and a resident is present. Note that this is different than home invasions, which are when a suspect enters the home with the intention of robbing or harming the person inside. In these occupied burglaries, the majority of the residents were asleep and the suspects often did not go anywhere near them. In instances where the resident and suspect saw each other, the suspect fled.
Dig out your walking shoes it is time once again for the Lyndale Walkers Walk-A-Thon. This is where we encourage walkers to be out 24-7. We sign up for shifts and partner up with a couple other people and go out walking, be it night or day. This is our 21st year.
Lyndale Neighborhood Association created several action committees, tasked with putting the neighborhood back on track. One of those committees, rather ominously titled “Crime & Drug,” launched the much less ominous Lyndale Walkers in 1992. And in 1993 the Walkers signed up 50 Lyndaliennes to walk around the clock for seven days straight. With a kick-off barbecue at the Montrose’s “Cabra Shamrock” at 32nd & Pleasant, we were off to the races.
Special Lyndale Neighborhood Safety Meeting
When: Monday, November 14th, 2011at 6-7pm
Where: Zion Church Cafeteria, 128 W. 33rd St.
Why: To address any questions and concerns over crime and safety after the homicide in the area of 30XX Pleasant Avenuerecently.
On Friday evening, September 16th a man was shot and killed at 33rd and Blaisdell Avenue. On Wednesday evening, September 21st a gathering, organized by the Lyndale Neighborhood Association, the 5th Police Precinct and Zion Church, was held to talk about what happened and what we can do to prevent violent crime in our neighborhood. Inspector Matt Clark, from the 5th Police Precinct was there to answer questions and present information that was available for the public.
On Friday evening, September 16th a man was shot and killed at 33rd and Blaisdell Avenue.
On Wednesday, September 21st from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at Zion church (128 West 33rd St.) we are having a community gathering to talk about what happened and what we can do to prevent violent crime in the neighborhood. The meeting will be in the banquet room at Zion, enter through the blue door in the parking lot, and come downstairs.
Saturday, August 27th the LNA Crime & Drug Committee and Champions Bar & Grill held a benefit for the Bike Patrol of the Lyndale neighborhood. Tickets were sold and $540 was raised. Champions sponsored the event and furnished all the pizza, wings, pop and beer. It was all you could eat (and did we eat!!) for a $10 ticket, The forty people that attended enjoyed the great food, beer and pop.
The money raised will give us a few more hours of police officers out biking in the neighborhood. It is so beneficial to be able to give the bike patrol officers the areas we want them to focus their time on. Thank you to Champions and to all those who purchased tickets.
Join us for a fundraiser for the Lyndale Neighborhood Bike Patrol Program on Saturday, August 27th from 2:00-5:00 at Champions.
The Lyndale Walkers season kickoff BBQ will be on Sunday May 1st at 4 pm in the alley behind 3328 Blaisdell South. This year’s event will be hosted by Ann Leitel and Jeanne Wiener. It’s a potluck, so please bring a dish to share and wear walking shoes.
About Crime and Drug
This is a space for information about the Crime and Drug Committee
Contact Norma Pietz at 612.824.9402 ex 15
Upcoming Events
Join us for an afternoon of great food and fun games. We'll be serving all of your favorite homemade, slow-cooked, mouthwatering BBQ favorites with some interesting twists and a few surprises. We'll also have some fun backyard games and interesting drinks to get summer off to a great start. This is a family-friendly event that you should come really hungry to!
Join us at the May General Membership meeting to hear from Minneapolis Mayoral candidates Mark Andrew & Cam Winton, learn about the noise mitigation process for the I35W Access project, and Avenues for Youth. We will also be having a community vote on a request from Teen Challenge for a variance for expansion of services.
Monthly Committee Meeting for the LNA Environment Committee. The Environment Committee meets on the first Tuesday of the Month.
Join us for one of the best Lyndale events of the year.
Volunteer Special
Neighborhood Beautifiers:
On Saturday, May 4th from 10am to 1pm LNA's Environment Committee will host its annual Litter Outta Lyndale. This event brings neighbors together to pick up the debris uncovered by the melting snow. Come to the Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet) anytime between 10-1 and enjoy some breakfasty treats, get a bag, gloves, and a route and pitch in for this great neighborhood clean up. Contact jennifer@lyndale.org or 612-824-9402 ext. 12 for more information.
Resource Links
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Main page for the City Attorney's Office
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The main page for the Minneapolis Police Department's 5th Precinct