Minneapolis PD: Upcoming Events, Crime Stats, School staff and emergency responders practice their crisis response
Upcoming Events
- PAC Meeting – Monday, September 13th at 6:00 p.m. at Monroe Village 1900 Central Ave NE
- Third Ward Neighborhoodfest/Summit on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 6:00-9:00pm at the Nicollet Island Pavilion. This year's theme is "Making Connections," brought to you by 3rd Ward Council Member Diane Hofstede, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Habitat for Humanity, and Eastside Neighborhood Services
- Block Club Training – September 23rd at 6:00 p.m. at the 2nd Precinct, 1911 Central Ave NE
Crime Statistics for 2nd Precinct for Week 8/17/10 to 8/23/10
2010
2009
Weekly % Change
YTD % Change
Homicide
0
0
0%
+100%
Rape
2
0
100%
32.35%
Robbery
4
1
300%
11.11%
Agg Assault
6
4
50%
7.29%
Burglary
24
11
118%
8.63%
Theft
38
45
-15%
10.41%
Auto theft
2
5
-60%
28.75%
Arson
0
1
-100%
-12.50%
Part 1 Crimes
76
68
11.76%
11.75%
Violent Crime
12
6
100%
13.04%
The Rape and Sexual Abuse Center was opened in 1972 as one of the first rape crisis centers in the country. For more information about this Minneapolis program and their resources visit: http://www.neighborhoodinvolve.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B595764C4-23AC-40EE-9809-47EB1148C85E%7D
Number of Calls for Police Service in the 2nd Precinct during the week of 8/3/10 through 8/9/10: 1088
School staff and emergency responders practice their crisis response
The Minneapolis Public Schools, in partnership with the City of Minneapolis, conducted an emergency management exercise Aug. 11 to ensure they are prepared for the unthinkable — a shooter in a school.
The fictional exercise simulated a mock school attack, but prepared participants to respond to any disaster. Emergency responders simulated crime scenes and treated volunteers pretending to be victims.
The emergency management exercise — Operation Backpack — was held at Folwell Middle School in south Minneapolis. All emergency responders, including police, fire and EMS, responded as though there were real victims and that a real crime was taking place. Area hospitals, city and county police, fire and emergency teams, state and local officials, other government agencies and private sector partners also participated.
Emergency responders from Minneapolis and Hennepin County participated in this exercise to test and improve the community’s response to a crisis situation in one of our schools. While it was only an exercise – with volunteers playing the roles of students, parents and faculty – the response was designed to be as realistic as possible. The goal of the exercise was to help the Minneapolis Public School District prepare in case any type of event occurs at a school and create working partnerships with all first responders.
This was the first emergency exercise the Minneapolis Public Schools has participated in with first responders. Operation Backpack gave participating agencies the opportunity to test how agencies will work together in any emergency situation, how they will manage in the aftermath of such a crisis, inter-agency communication and the interoperability of communication equipment. After the drill, school staff and emergency responders held several meetings to critique their performance and identify ways to improve crisis response.
The Minneapolis Public Schools, in partnership with the City of Minneapolis, coordinated the emergency management exercise. Other agencies that participated include: Minneapolis Public Schools, the City of Minneapolis (Police, Fire, 911, Emergency Management, Public Health, Communications), Hennepin County (Sheriff, Medical Examiner, Emergency Management, human services/public health) North Memorial Hospital and EMS, and Hennepin County Medical Center and EMS.
The City of Minneapolis Department of Emergency Preparedness secured grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to plan and conduct this regional training exercise.
For questions, contact:
Carol Oosterhuis, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 2nd Precinct
(612) 673-2874
carol.oosterhuis@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
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