Crime reports: Linden Hills, Armatage, Kenny, Lynnhurst

Forced entry property crimes

December 1 Between 9 p.m. December 1 and 3:30 p.m. December 2, an unknown suspect broke out the rear window of an SUV which was parked in the rear driveway of a home on the 5600 block of Morgan in Armatage and took an amplifier and two speakers.

December 3 Between 5:15 p.m. December 3 and noon December 4, an unknown suspect entered a garage on the 5400 block of Bryant in Kenny through an open overhead door. The suspect forced entry to a vehicle which was parked inside and took unlisted items.

December 6 Between December 6 and 8, an unknown suspect entered a garage on the 2000 block of West 49th St in Lynnhurst and took a bike.

January 4 Between 3 p.m. January 4 and 5:40 a.m. January 5, an unknown suspect took a checkbook from a vehicle which was parked at an address on the 6100 block of Thomas in Armatage.

January 8 At about 11:30 p.m., police were dispatched to an alarm at the Holiday Station, 5601 Xerxes Ave. A manager also responded and secured the store. A suspect stole an unknown number of scratch-off lottery tickets.

Crime reports: Fulton, Linden Hills, Armatage, Kenny, Lynnhurst

Forced entry property crimes

August 12  Between August 12 and 15, an unknown suspect entered a vehicle which was parked in the driveway of a home on the 5500 block of Washburn in Armatage and took a number of items including a GPS unit and sunglasses.

August 23  Between 8 p.m. and 9 a.m., an unknown suspect stole bikes from a garage on the 4100 block of Zenith in Linden Hills.  The victim found the door open.

August 24  At about 5 a.m., an unknown suspect forced open the service door of a garage on the 5500 block of Girard in Kenny and rummaged through two vehicles which were parked inside.  A jigsaw was stolen from the garage.  A witness saw the garage motion detector light go on at about 5 a.m.

August 24  Between noon August 24 and noon August 25, an unknown suspect entered a garage on the 5600 block of Girard in Kenny and took unlisted item(s).

August 24  Between August 24 and 27, unknown suspect(s) pryed open the door of a garage on the 4300 block of Chowen in Linden Hills and took three bikes.  The suspect(s) turned off the motion detector light above the garage door and left feces in the yard.

Crime reports: Linden Hills, Armatage, Kenny and Lynnhurst

Forced entry property crimes

November 7 Between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., an unknown suspect took unlisted items from a vehicle parked at an address on the 5300 block of Bryant in Lynnhurst.

November 11 Between 9:15 p.m. and 7 a.m., an unknown suspect used an unknown tool to break into Great Clips, 4503 France Ave in Linden Hills. The loss was unknown at the time the report was made.

November 13 At about 4:30 a.m., an unknown suspect entered a vehicle parked in the rear driveway of a home on the 5100 block of Knox in Lynnhurst. A resident heard the car alarm sound and saw a person run down the alley away from the vehicle.

November 15 Between 2:45 and 7:00 p.m., an unknown suspect pushed in the plexiglass window on the back door of a home on the 6100 block of Morgan Court in Armatage. The door was left ajar, but no entry was made and no loss was reported.

Keeping our sidewalks free of ice and snow is the neighborly thing to do, and it’s the law. For your own benefit and to help your neighbors, people pushing strollers or using wheelchairs, and the many people in Minneapolis who walk, please do your part.

Minneapolis Ordinance requires that property owners clear sidewalks after the end of a snowfall within

• 24 hours for homes and duplexes
• Four daytime hours for apartment and commercial buildings (daytime hours begin at 8 am)

Minneapolis and St. Paul 2010 census information is available with at-a-glance trends and data by neighborhood, including population, housing, and employment:

http://www.mncompass.org/twincities/neighborhoods.php

Check out the ANA November newsletter. This issue and past editions can be viewed at: Armatage Newsletters. You can also pick up a paper copy at Armatage park or a neighborhood business.

Some highlights of this issue include:

• Call for Home-Based Business Information
• Youth Basketball Registration
• Nominate an Armatage Treasure
• Armatage Annual Report - Delivered February 2012
• Volunteer and Business Profiles
  
• Crime and Safety Report
• School News from Kenny and Armatage

Crime reports: Fulton, Linden Hills, Armatage, Kenny, Lynnhurst

Forced entry property crimes

June 7  During this day, an unknown suspect broke a passenger side window of a vehicle which was parked on the street on the 4800 block of Drew and took unlisted items.

June 10  Between 2 and 5 a.m., an unknown suspect broke into a vehicle which was parked behind a home on the 5000 block of Newton in Lynnhurst and rummaged through it. It's unclear whether anything was stolen.

June 13  At about 9:05 a.m., a suspect broke the driver's side window of a vehicle which was parked in front of a home on the 4700 block of Washburn and took a GPS unit. The victim saw the suspect, who left in a vehicle which drove southbound on Washburn.

June 22  Between 3 p.m. June 22 and 8:30 a.m. June 24, an unknown suspect broke a pane of glass out of a basement window of a home on the 4500 block of Drew in Linden Hills, entered the house, and took a laptop computer. The suspect exited via the rear door.

June 23  Between 6:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., an unknown suspect stole a bike which was locked to a bus sign pole at 45th & Xerxes in Linden Hills.

Crime reports: Fulton, Linden Hills, Armatage, Kenny Lynnhurst

Forced entry property crimes  

June 6  Between 7:45 a.m. and 7 p.m., an unknown suspect broke a window and damaged a screen at a home on the 5300 block of Humboldt in Lynnhurst while attempting to gain entry.  The window was locked.  The suspect did not enter the house. 

June 7  Between 6:15 and 9 p.m., an unknown suspect stole a briefcase containing an iPad 2 and other items from the back seat of a vehicle which was parked in the lot at In Season Restaurant, 5416 Penn Ave in Armatage.

June 9  Between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., an unknown suspect smashed the driver's side window of a vehicle which was parked in the rear driveway of a home on the 4900 block of Oliver in Lynnhurst and took a GPS unit. 

June 11  Between 6:50 and 8:45 p.m., an unknown suspect smashed the front passenger side window of a vehicle which was parked on the 2600 block of West 44th St in Linden Hills and took a purse from the front seat.

June 17  Between 2 and 10 a.m., an unknown suspect pushed in the screen of an open window on the ground level of a home on the 4800 block of East Lake Harriet Parkway in Lynnhurst, entered the home, and took unlisted items.

Armatage365 is a project of the Armatage Neighborhood Association intended to document the Armatage neighborhood every day for a year.
Armatage365 features the photography of seven Armatage residents, each taking one photo a week for a year within the Armatage neighborhood.

The regular photographers for this project are:
Scott Beamish
Justin Bullis
Todd Cogan
Jessica Henrikson
Mike Levad
Misty Borg Misterek
Janelle Nivens
Substitute Photographers:
Erik Gilg
Mark Noble
Noah Schuchman (Administrator and Sub)

The first photo was taken on May 1, 2011 and is posted on this site: www.armatage365.org
Please take a moment to look at today's photo (and come back every day for more)!

There have been four burglaries (see address information below) in the neighborhood (one in Kenny on Irving) since last Friday. Please remember to call 911 if you see someone or something suspicious and to lock your doors, garages and cars.

56** Logan AV S - 4/26/2011

57** Vincent AV S - 4/25/2011

58** Irving AV S - 4/25/2011

54** Newton AV S - 4/22/2011