Third Precinct Advisory Council
(3-PAC) Meeting
3000 Minnehaha Avenue - Community Room
(first floor, handicap accessible)
6:30 PM Call to Order – Chairperson Gwen McMahon
Introductions
Minutes from the January 30th, 2012 meeting
Treasurer's report – Janell Holmberg
6:45 PM State of the Precinct - Inspector Lucy Gerold
Hear State of the Precinct Statistics and Current Staffing Updates.
Current issues that may need addressing
Officer(s) of the Month.
Comments, Questions and Answer time
7:15 PM Report from Community Response Team, if available (CRT)
7:25 PM Report from CCP/SAFE
7:40 PM Open Items – as time permits
How to publicize 3-PAC
Thoughts on having occasional presentations during the regularly scheduled 3PAC meetings.
8:00 PM Adjourn
THIRD-PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
3000 MINNEHAHA AVENUE, -COMMUNITY ROOM (FIRST FLOOR)
January 30th,, 2012
3RD PRECINCT MISSION STATEMENT
Reduce crime, establish good relationships with the community and achieve high
officer moral.
- Call to order at 6:30P.M. by Chairperson, Gwen McMahon
- Introductions of 25 people mentioning neighborhood and/or affiliation with the 3rd Precinct.
MINUTES: November 28th, 2011 meeting minutes were approved.
TREASURERS REPORT: In the absence of Treasurer, Janell Holmberg, Gwen McMahon reported:
- $1,845.40 in the savings account, $15.09 in the checking account.
- Bills: Awards of America bill paid for $341.46 for Officer of the Month (trophies/eagles on a wooden base) awards. Additionally, there is a $70.00 bill that was paid as well.
- OTHER COMMENTS: The Holiday Dinner held on Tuesday December 6th, 2011 fed 102 officers and staff. Many thanks to all the volunteers. There is a list of all the volunteers available on the table when you came in with the agenda. The dinner raised $800.00. Many positive comments on a new volunteer restaurant ‘Ghandi Mahal’.
INSPECTOR LUCY GEROLD, COMMANDER OF THE THIRD-PRECINCT:
STAFFING COMMENTS:
- Many Staffing Updates to mention this month.
- Three new Lt’s.:
§ Mike Taylor, middle watch (4pm – 2am) Mike introduced himself, newly promoted, coming to us from the 4th precinct.
§ Danny May, CRT – newly promoted, was citywide K-9
§ Gio Veliz, Property Crimes – coming to us from the 5th precinct.
Middle Watch Changes:
-Sgt Dan McShane went to Juvenile. He was a long time Sgt in this precinct. He is replaced by Sgt Jimmy Carroll. Sgt Carroll was most recently in the gang enforcement team.
-Sgt Mike Farrell from our property crimes is retiring. So, Sgt Tom Mack is going from Dog Watch to Property Crimes.
-We are getting a newly promoted Sgt Mark Klucow who is coming to Dog Watch (8:30pm – 6:30am). Long time 4th precinct patrol officer, most recently school liason officer.
Five great new additions to the 3rd precinct.
STATE OF THE PRECINCT
- Year end statistics:
- 3rd Precinct led the city with a crime reduction of 1%.
- Thefts and Thefts from motor vehicles were up 20% combined at year end.
- Theft is taking something, stealing from a porch, a store, or a yard. Breaking a window and taking something out of a vehicle - that is a theft. (Burglary is when someone enters a structure, like a business, garage, or house.)
- Violent Crime was down 11%
- Violent Crimes are: homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
- YTD (only 4 weeks into the year):
- We want to focus on reversing the trend in Property Crimes in 2012
- Overall, Crime is down in precinct by 7%
- We are being cautious about are Burglaries and aggravated assaults which are on the rise.
- Property Crimes are something that we focus on in many ways. (Burglary and Theft) With good prevention strategies we can reduce property crimes.
- Property Crimes court watch has had success.
OFFICER(S) OF THE MONTH:
We have officers that are nominated for very specific incidents or high profile work and others just for really solid overall performance. (Often nominated by fellow officers)
September 2011 Officer(s) of the Month is Val Goligowski .
Officer Val Goligowski works as an officer at the MPD 3rd Precinct. She holds the title of Crime Analyst. She reads ALL police reports generated in the 3rd Precinct. She identifies crime patterns and potential suspects that may require additional police protection. She assists investigators in case investigations and produces crime summary/photos of known criminals who have been arrested and charged. She assists citizens in completing police reports when requested to do so.
Recently there was a large and intense investigation that involved damage to 205 vehicles with approx. 183 victims. This case required a large amount of data entry work and the organization of charts, graphs and organized reports which were required to assist in the prosecution of four juveniles. This case investigation was too enormous for one investigator to handle. Officer Goligowski was diligent in working hard and assisted in dealing with whatever tasks were needed to complete during the investigation. The total dollar amount of damage done by four juvenile defendants totaled almost $200,000. Four juvenile males have since been charged in these many cases.
Officer Goligowski has proven herself as valuable time and time again. The hard work that Officer Goligowski performed during this extensive investigation of 205 auto cases was way above and beyond the normal call of duty.
October 2011 Officer(s) of the Month are Jeff Imming and Jeff Werner.
Officers Imming and Werner exhibited outstanding effort and thorough follow up while responding to a theft call in the area of 37th Street E and Cedar Ave S. Midwatch is a busy shift as people arrive home and discover break ins, additionally people are on their way home from work and accidents occur, so officers must continually assess priorities.
Officers Imming and Werner took a report call on the theft of a high end I-Phone. They used the suspect vehicle information provided by the victim and that led them to a residence. Suspect vehicle was present and unoccupied. Officers performed a knock and talk. They were able to repectfully work with the homeowner who identified the suspects in the theft and they were able to recover the stolen I-Phone. Officers were able to subsequently book one of the parties on Probable Cause theft charges.
If they would have simply taken a report and issued a blue card it seems unlikely that the I-Phone would have been recovered. These officers followed up on the theft call while assessing other high priority and pending calls.
November 2011 Officer of the month is Marty Werner
Officer Werner is an officer that regularly works traffic accidents. He is familiar with the paperwork specific to accidents. For the months of September, October and November 2011, Officer Werner averaged 139 calls for service, 7 felony/misdemeanor arrests, 76 traffic stops, 11 offense reports, and wrote an average of 17 State Accident reports.
These statistics are the highest on the Day Shift for the past three months. When the shift experienced shortages for the regular 9-1-1 responders, Officer Werner assisted on calls outside of his normal Traffic-related duties.
Officer Marty Werner has exhibited outstanding service in the 3rd precinct. His efforts helped reduce crime in the precinct.
December 2011 Officer of the month is Beth Mota
Officer Mota is Officer of the Month for her service and commitment to the precinct. 2011 is the 6th year that she has organized a Christmas Carnival for the children of Officers of the 3rd Precinct. This annual event encourages and promotes interaction amongst all shifts and units within the precinct while focusing on the Officer’s spouses and children. This action packed event provided all attending children with baked goods, candy, and prizes leaving them with the excitement of coming back the following year.
A lot of the planning and baking occurred during Officer Mota’s off time, which with a family of her own to care for is going above and beyond Officer standards. She has proven to be efficient and well organized in this endeavor.
This is an opportunity to award an Officer who exemplifies improving shift morale on an annual basis.
REPORT FROM CCP/SAFE (community crime prevention/safety for all)
-CPS Don Greely, Sector 1, EPIC, Midtown Phillips, 'Phillips West, Ventura Village, Three Crime alerts. There has been a rash of auto thefts and thefts from business. Theft of copper pipes from a roof of a business during the hours when the business is closed. Somehow the criminal gained access to the roof. Don Greely will be doing some security surveys to see if they can prevent this type of activity. Great News from Don is that We, the city of Minneapolis, placed first in the nation for the city our size for National Night Out. We had almost 1200 block parties. Filling out the report for this award was labor intensive. Thank you to Don Greely for taking the time to do the paperwork and still do your regular job. Overall crime is down in this Sector.
-CPS Karen Notsch, Sector 2, Bancroft, Bryant, Central, Corcoran, Powderhorn Park, Standish
(north of 42nd St. E.) A map of the sectors is available. You can sign up for e-mail crime alerts. We have a few block leader trainings. We would like 90% of our blocks to be organized with a block leader. Burglaries are still a concern. That is entering a structure with intent to commit a crime. Crimes of opportunity….going to the neighbors and leaving door open. Leaving windows unlocked. Central neighborhood is getting grants for adding additional lighting in alleys and other necessary locations. Leave a porch light on. Community can help. Solar lighting in alleys at the same cost as motion detectors. Be aware that motion detector lights need to be high enough so that they cannot be unscrewed and removed. Home security surveys are available – contact your CPS and schedule that if you are interested.
-CPS Sue R,Sector 3, Regina, Field, Page, Diamond Lake, Northrop, Hale, Ericsson, Keewaydin,
Wenonah, Minnehaha, Morris Park, 9 of my 11 neighborhoods had a reduction in crime. The two neighborhoods that did not experience a reduction in crime were up because of burglaries. The four Nokomis East neighborhoods really deserve a salute because their crime rate has gone down significantly. Crime Statistics and Court Watch information for this sector are available on the table where you signed in. Tom Arnason will be speaking about the Juvenile Justice System at a Restorative Justice Program meeting on February 10th at 10am at 300 Nicollet. March 12th is the next Property Crime Court Watch Meeting. You are all welcome to attend.
-CPS Shun Tillman, Sector 4, Seward, Longfellow, Cooper, Howe, Hiawatha. Larceny’s are up. Larceny is shoplifting. Restorative Justice Program has shown great results. This sector includes the Target, Cub, Rainbow. Working with loss prevention at those locations. Larceny’s were up in Seward too. Many of these are crimes of opportunity. Crime Statistics information available on the table where you signed in. Hiawatha neighborhood is having a meeting to address some of the recent burglaries. Feb 15th at Hiawatha Park.
Additional comments:
Question about the impact of the Native Mob gang members that were indicted. Those that were in the city are from the 3rd precinct. Inspector Gerold believes it will have an immediate and significant impact on the level of violence. The real key will be the ongoing follow up to ensure that new leadership does not take over. It will take a continued effort. The leaders tend to be the most violent. When the leaders are removed, it takes off pressure on members and creates incredible freedom.
Beginning of last year, crime was up around Peavy Park. We joined with a lot of partners to have a significant impact. We also focused on problem properties in that area. We still have constant presence in Peavy Park. 50 community representatives stepped up to take back the park. The results happened when we worked with a lot of partners. Other efforts are in place for youth at Holy Rosary. Also a new park building at 24th Street and 17th Ave S has been a great place for youth. After school programs and support at Little Earth. Help to keep the youth out of gangs and stay away from crime.
Despite media claims the Inspector stated that the Greenway is safer than anywhere in Phillips neighborhood. Those incidents are high profile. A victims bloody face was photographed and posted on Facebook. All that did was inflame and create fear. The Greenway is a great asset. The risk of being a victim there is quite low. There is a volunteer riding group that helps keep the Greenway safe.
Precinct is testing some new technology and we will look forward to hearing how testing goes.
CRT statistics will be available at the next meeting.
A beginning discussion about whether 3PAC would choose to have a presentation that would take time out of our regular meeting. (about PAL or gang enforcement team as examples) We do fill up the time allotted getting questions answered and hearing from the Inspector and CPS’s.
If 3PAC wants to occasionally choose a presentation, the trade off would be a reduction in question and answer time during the meeting when we have a presentation.
Concerns about dumpster diving. A Corcoran resident recently saw a dumpster diver and found bank envelopes on the ground nearby with neighbors name on them. Dumpster diver was confronted and left. Envelopes were returned to neighbor to shred. Please shred your private information. Be aware that there are many types of dumpster divers. Some diving for old furniture to refurbish or sell at garage sale to recycle. Call the police if you need it checked out.
Next meeting will be March 26th, 2012
7:48P.M. Adjourn
Secretary, Third Precinct Advisory Council
secretary3pac@hotmail.com
Find previous meeting minutes at: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/outreach/pac-schedule.asp
For questions, contact:
Karen Notsch, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 3rd Precinct
(612) 673-2856
karen.notsch@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
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