Mugging 38th St. Station
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- Latest post made by Lea Johnson at 2009 Jun 08 15:49 UTC
A neighbor of mine was mugged last summer on 40th and 30th Ave after departing the 38th St. Station. Her experience with the police and the Transit Authority was the same as Joseph's friend. I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority would be if this were occuring at the 50th St Station. Does anyone know if the city publishes crime activity related to the LRT?
-- Susan Goette <email obscured>
Hi - I have lived in the neighborhood for over 16 years and take the LRT everyday coming home at 10 or 11 p.m. I live 1.5 blocks from the 38th St. Station and have never had a problem with anyone on the train, on my street or anywhere in the neighborhood. I am 61 years old and take public transportation exclusively. I am very sorry to hear about these incidents and send my regards to all you have been affected. I can tell you that my neighbors that I know who have lived here for many years have never had a problem either. Josephine Josephine Vaughn <email obscured> 612-724-4736
-----Original Message----- From: <email obscured> <email obscured>] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:17 AM To: Neighbood List Serve Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station A neighbor of mine was mugged last summer on 40th and 30th Ave after departing the 38th St. Station. Her experience with the police and the Transit Authority was the same as Joseph's friend. I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority would be if this were occuring at the 50th St Station. Does anyone know if the city publishes crime activity related to the LRT? -- Susan Goette <email obscured> Susan Goette Standish Erickson, Minneapolis Info about Susan Goette: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/9WdcaHbpWg1urFYfTmq74 View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/76apR0PhmWVU4NyAI3UvpM ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" in subject, then send to: <email obscured> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules ----------------------------------------- Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net
I am wondering if maybe getting one of the news stations investigative reporters involved might not shake up the Transit Authority and the police enough that they decide to be more responsive to the assault issues that are occurring. Katie Katherine Lust, PhD, MPH, RD Director of Research University of Minnesota Boynton Health Service 410 Church Street S.E., N217 Minneapolis, MN 55455 http://www.bhs.umn.edu (612) 624-6214 p (612) 625-2925 f Electronic messages can be misdirected or intercepted by unintended parties. The University of Minnesota can not and does not guarantee the confidentiality of messages sent over the Internet. Messages sent to or received from work e-mail accounts also may be monitored or viewed by your employer. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the information.
-----Original Message----- From: <email obscured> <email obscured>] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:17 AM To: Neighbood List Serve Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station A neighbor of mine was mugged last summer on 40th and 30th Ave after departing the 38th St. Station. Her experience with the police and the Transit Authority was the same as Joseph's friend. I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority would be if this were occuring at the 50th St Station. Does anyone know if the city publishes crime activity related to the LRT? -- Susan Goette <email obscured> Susan Goette Standish Erickson, Minneapolis Info about Susan Goette: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/9WdcaHbpWg1urFYfTmq74 View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/76apR0PhmWVU4NyAI3UvpM ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" in subject, then send to: <email obscured> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules ----------------------------------------- Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net
Susan asked: > I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority > would be if this were > occurring at the 50th St Station. Well, based on experience, I would say the same. In the Fall/winter '07-'08, we had a relatively large number of muggings and robberies by the 50th St. station. Usually, a rider getting off the train would be followed and jumped from behind. NENA knew of 13 from personally talking to the victims, their families, or witnesses. Yet, the MPD either wouldn't acknowledge more than a few, or at best, would tell us that they couldn't comment. My favorite denial/response was, "Just because you hear about [a crime] doesn't mean it happened." Ironically, at the very moment KSTP news was taping a story with some of the victims at the 50th St station, NENA staff were at the 3rd Precinct Advisory Committee (3PAC) meeting being told that there was no problem at the stations. (We knew that KSTP was there) There was an obvious effort by Met Transit to distance itself from any negative PR. Because most of the attacks didn't happen precisely on the platform proper, they didn't consider them LRT-related. In one case, a male victim was beaten enough to warrant calling an ambulance. The EMTs arrived quickly, but were not allowed to approach the area until MPD had "secured the area." For about 45 minutes, the poor guy sat on someone's front steps, bleeding, while waiting for the EMTs to get clearance. Doug Walter Minnehaha/Nokomis East
After reading all of these posts one thought came to mind: Contacting the Metro Transit Chief of Police. I went to their site and his name is Dave Indrehus. His email address is <email obscured>. Main ph # is 612-373-3333. Their web site encourages people to make comments and air concerns and lists its bulletin board as a place to tell them areas they need to address. Perhaps going to the top with some of these stories will get some attention? Cari Lombardi
> From: <email obscured> > Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station > To: <email obscured> > Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:09:02 +1200 > > Susan asked: > > > I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority > > would be if this were > > occurring at the 50th St Station. > > Well, based on experience, I would say the same. In the Fall/winter '07-'08, we had a relatively large number of muggings and robberies by the 50th St. station. Usually, a rider getting off the train would be followed and jumped from behind. NENA knew of 13 from personally talking to the victims, their families, or witnesses. Yet, the MPD either wouldn't acknowledge more than a few, or at best, would tell us that they couldn't comment. My favorite denial/response was, "Just because you hear about [a crime] doesn't mean it happened." > > Ironically, at the very moment KSTP news was taping a story with some of the victims at the 50th St station, NENA staff were at the 3rd Precinct Advisory Committee (3PAC) meeting being told that there was no problem at the stations. (We knew that KSTP was there) > > There was an obvious effort by Met Transit to distance itself from any negative PR. Because most of the attacks didn't happen precisely on the platform proper, they didn't consider them LRT-related. > > In one case, a male victim was beaten enough to warrant calling an ambulance. The EMTs arrived quickly, but were not allowed to approach the area until MPD had "secured the area." For about 45 minutes, the poor guy sat on someone's front steps, bleeding, while waiting for the EMTs to get clearance. > > Doug Walter > Minnehaha/Nokomis East > > > Doug Walter > Minnehaha / Nokomis East > Info about Doug Walter: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/dougwalter > > View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/7KGhMsTMRMaXIkWhPg2EuM > ----------------------------------------- > To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > > More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009
Honestly, I'd like to try to organize a public meeting that includes Mr. Indrehus, and also a representative from the MPD 3rd Precinct. While I realize there are concerns surrounding every station, my focus is on the 38th Street Station. Politically, this is in Gary Schiff's ward. So, I would hope a public meeting could bring enough residents so that Councilmember Schiff, Chief Indrehus, a 3rd Precinct Officer in a leadership role (not community relations), and also hopefully a representative from the Metropolitan Council, which oversees Metro Transit, which operates the Metro Transit Police Department. I would imagine it's then the Transportation Committee of the Met Council that oversees the Metro Transit Police. This committee is chaired by Annette Meeks (http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/MeeksBio.htm). I am attempting to take a constructive approach to try to pose the question to these people: Why, when there are two overlapping jurisdictions for policing, do we feel less safe and not more safe? I'd like to hear how they respond to that question. I am not satisfied when I'm told that there isn't enough money, etc... There are many full time police officers between the two departments. I think the approaches these departments are taking to policing are area are outdated and do not fit the changed geography of South Minneapolis since the beginning of the LRT service. I have to stop myself though, because I don't want to have too many preconceived notions. I mostly want to talk to these people and hear from them how they're trying to make our neighborhoods safer. I give them credit that overall crime rates have declined over the years, and I think Minneapolis has become a safer place to live and work. I just think there's a better way to do policing around the LRT stations, and we need to have a dialogue with these people about how we achieve that. Jenny and I appreciate everyone's emails of support and sympathy. Thank you. -Erik On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Cari Lombardi <email obscured>> wrote: > > After reading all of these posts one thought came to mind: Contacting the Metro Transit Chief of Police. I went to their site and his name is Dave Indrehus. His email address is <email obscured>. Main ph # is 612-373-3333. > > Their web site encourages people to make comments and air concerns and lists its bulletin board as a place to tell them areas they need to address.
> > > > Perhaps going to the top with some of these stories will get some attention? > > > > Cari Lombardi > >> From: <email obscured> >> Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station >> To: <email obscured> >> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:09:02 +1200 >> >> Susan asked: >> >> > I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority >> > would be if this were >> > occurring at the 50th St Station. >> >> Well, based on experience, I would say the same. In the Fall/winter '07-'08, we had a relatively large number of muggings and robberies by the 50th St. station. Usually, a rider getting off the train would be followed and jumped from behind. NENA knew of 13 from personally talking to the victims, their families, or witnesses. Yet, the MPD either wouldn't acknowledge more than a few, or at best, would tell us that they couldn't comment. My favorite denial/response was, "Just because you hear about [a crime] doesn't mean it happened." >> >> Ironically, at the very moment KSTP news was taping a story with some of the victims at the 50th St station, NENA staff were at the 3rd Precinct Advisory Committee (3PAC) meeting being told that there was no problem at the stations. (We knew that KSTP was there) >> >> There was an obvious effort by Met Transit to distance itself from any negative PR. Because most of the attacks didn't happen precisely on the platform proper, they didn't consider them LRT-related. >> >> In one case, a male victim was beaten enough to warrant calling an ambulance. The EMTs arrived quickly, but were not allowed to approach the area until MPD had "secured the area." For about 45 minutes, the poor guy sat on someone's front steps, bleeding, while waiting for the EMTs to get clearance. >> >> Doug Walter >> Minnehaha/Nokomis East >> >> >> Doug Walter >> Minnehaha / Nokomis East >> Info about Doug Walter: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/dougwalter >> >> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/7KGhMsTMRMaXIkWhPg2EuM >> ----------------------------------------- >> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >> >> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: >> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >> >> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >> ----------------------------------------- >> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. > http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 > Cari Lombardi > Ericsson, Minneapolis > Info about Cari Lombardi: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/carilombardi > > View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/2ZGBbWVP1euqzDdS8Rg8sA > ----------------------------------------- > To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > > More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net > -- Erik Mitchell <email obscured>
Erik, I'm sorry to hear about Jenny being mugged along that corridor, I hope she is doing ok. I also hope they arrest the kids that did it, but I know that might not be possible, which is even more upsetting. These kids think they are only taking your valuables but in reality, they are stripping you of your trust and sense of security. It infuriates me. I, too, was mugged along that very same corridor in January 2007 after work (around 6pm), just a couple of blocks from home. I will not ride the lightrail after dark anymore and take the more lighted way home now during the winter. Although I love my neighborhood and my home (I've been here for nearly 7 years) my sense of security has definitely been shaken and may never be fully restored. It's a shame. Fortunately, thanks to a witness, the police were able to make an arrest and I eventually went to court to make my statement and how the incident affected me. It was one of the hardest things I had to do, face my mugger. He was 17 and because he was a juvenile, did no jail time, instead he was sent to a juvenile detention center. Who knows where he is today. The police were very helpful during the case but what angered me is the non-preventive approach they take to the muggings. I learned that a few weeks before my incident there was another one at the same station. I questioned them as to why this wasn't posted somewhere, why wasn't the public made aware to be more vigilant and on the lookout for their own safety? I suggested posting signs at the LRT station or on the rail cars. The lame answer I received was that they "typically" don't post these types of things until there is a pattern of incidents? What the????? Why wait until there is a pattern? Isn't that too late? Waiting for other people to get mugged? It made me very angry. All this to say I would definitely be willing to participate in a community meeting about this where law enforcement and our local officials are present. This problem needs to be addressed. This is a good neighborhood, let's keep it that way.
Sincerely, Tracy
I, totally agree, Erik......and the neighborhood is close to Sandy Colvin Roy's ward so she should be involved as well. I have not responded to all the emails recently regarding the latest incident near the 38th street transit station. I responded to you personally and your wife, Jenny, earlier, Erik, but I must relay to everyone that I do think that communications can be improved between all parties involved. I have been very frustrated with calls to 311 (they won't address my concerns regarding the 38th street station at all!).......and communications with the Transit Police has been most frustrating. While I have not been accosted at the 38th street station, I have been harassed......and have been very frightened on occasion. One evening around 8 p.m., on my way to the airport, I was really, really frightened. This is unacceptable........ I don't seem to hear many complaints from other transit stations....why 38th Street.??? I have been a community activist for many, many years. I, too, like many who have responded to your email, Erik, love my neighborhood.....and the people who are my neighbors. We have a block club and have had one for many, many years.....and it has been very effective in reducing any undesirable energy.....and we have always had an active and committed block club leader (Jessica is our current leader and she is one of the very, very best!!!!!) I have been involved in volunteer work with SENA, our neighborhood organization, for years. I think that we have an excellent rapport with Gary Schiff, Sandy Colvin Roy and our crime specialist, Karen Notsch. We all need to work harder tio make it even more effective. We have big, big problems at the 38th Street transit station. Doris In a message dated 6/4/2009 1:54:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, <email obscured> writes: Honestly, I'd like to try to organize a public meeting that includes Mr. Indrehus, and also a representative from the MPD 3rd Precinct. While I realize there are concerns surrounding every station, my focus is on the 38th Street Station. Politically, this is in Gary Schiff's ward. So, I would hope a public meeting could bring enough residents so that Councilmember Schiff, Chief Indrehus, a 3rd Precinct Officer in a leadership role (not community relations), and also hopefully a representative from the Metropolitan Council, which oversees Metro Transit, which operates the Metro Transit Police Department. I would imagine it's then the Transportation Committee of the Met Council that oversees the Metro Transit Police. This committee is chaired by Annette Meeks (http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/MeeksBio.htm). I am attempting to take a constructive approach to try to pose the question to these people: Why, when there are two overlapping jurisdictions for policing, do we feel less safe and not more safe? I'd like to hear how they respond to that question. I am not satisfied when I'm told that there isn't enough money, etc... There are many full time police officers between the two departments. I think the approaches these departments are taking to policing are area are outdated and do not fit the changed geography of South Minneapolis since the beginning of the LRT service. I have to stop myself though, because I don't want to have too many preconceived notions. I mostly want to talk to these people and hear from them how they're trying to make our neighborhoods safer. I give them credit that overall crime rates have declined over the years, and I think Minneapolis has become a safer place to live and work. I just think there's a better way to do policing around the LRT stations, and we need to have a dialogue with these people about how we achieve that. Jenny and I appreciate everyone's emails of support and sympathy. Thank you. -Erik On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Cari Lombardi <email obscured>> wrote: > > After reading all of these posts one thought came to mind: Contacting the Metro Transit Chief of Police. I went to their site and his name is Dave Indrehus. His email address is <email obscured>. Main ph # is 612-373-3333. > > Their web site encourages people to make comments and air concerns and lists its bulletin board as a place to tell them areas they need to address. > > > > Perhaps going to the top with some of these stories will get some attention?
> > > > Cari Lombardi > >> From: <email obscured> >> Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station >> To: <email obscured> >> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:09:02 +1200 >> >> Susan asked: >> >> > I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority >> > would be if this were >> > occurring at the 50th St Station. >> >> Well, based on experience, I would say the same. In the Fall/winter '07-'08, we had a relatively large number of muggings and robberies by the 50th St. station. Usually, a rider getting off the train would be followed and jumped from behind. NENA knew of 13 from personally talking to the victims, their families, or witnesses. Yet, the MPD either wouldn't acknowledge more than a few, or at best, would tell us that they couldn't comment. My favorite denial/response was, "Just because you hear about [a crime] doesn't mean it happened." >> >> Ironically, at the very moment KSTP news was taping a story with some of the victims at the 50th St station, NENA staff were at the 3rd Precinct Advisory Committee (3PAC) meeting being told that there was no problem at the stations. (We knew that KSTP was there) >> >> There was an obvious effort by Met Transit to distance itself from any negative PR. Because most of the attacks didn't happen precisely on the platform proper, they didn't consider them LRT-related. >> >> In one case, a male victim was beaten enough to warrant calling an ambulance. The EMTs arrived quickly, but were not allowed to approach the area until MPD had "secured the area." For about 45 minutes, the poor guy sat on someone's front steps, bleeding, while waiting for the EMTs to get clearance. >> >> Doug Walter >> Minnehaha/Nokomis East >> >> >> Doug Walter >> Minnehaha / Nokomis East >> Info about Doug Walter: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/dougwalter >> >> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/7KGhMsTMRMaXIkWhPg2EuM >> ----------------------------------------- >> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >> >> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: >> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >> >> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >> ----------------------------------------- >> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. > http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 > Cari Lombardi > Ericsson, Minneapolis > Info about Cari Lombardi: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/carilombardi > > View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/2ZGBbWVP1euqzDdS8Rg8sA > ----------------------------------------- > To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > > More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net > -- Erik Mitchell <email obscured> Erik Mitchell Info about Erik Mitchell: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/erikmitchell View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/4YDGSav5fj9hGzGoFWtdCl ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" in subject, then send to: <email obscured> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules ----------------------------------------- Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net **************We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the ‘Seinfeld’ diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. (http://www.whereitsat.com/#/music/all-spots/355/47.796964/-66.374711/2/Youve-Found-Where-Its-At?ncid=eml cntnew00000007)
Susan asked: "Does anyone know if the city publishes crime activity related to the LRT?" I asked a similar question and received this response from MTP Capt. LaVine: "We do not keep specific statistics for a particular Station but if we see a crime pattern developing we do concentrate our efforts to solve the problem."
I love the light rail. We sold our second car because we could use it so much. IT's a tremendous asset to the city, and I am very proud that we have it. But if we are going to build on its success, it needs to be safe, clean and responsive to neighborhood concerns. I am totally on board for meetings regarding crime at the station. It's part of a growing trend of crime in the neighborhood, and I , for one, am really sick of it.
On Jun 4, 2009, at 1:51 PM, Erik Mitchell wrote: > Honestly, I'd like to try to organize a public meeting that includes > Mr. Indrehus, and also a representative from the MPD 3rd Precinct. > While I realize there are concerns surrounding every station, my focus > is on the 38th Street Station. Politically, this is in Gary Schiff's > ward. > > So, I would hope a public meeting could bring enough residents so that > Councilmember Schiff, Chief Indrehus, a 3rd Precinct Officer in a > leadership role (not community relations), and also hopefully a > representative from the Metropolitan Council, which oversees Metro > Transit, which operates the Metro Transit Police Department. I would > imagine it's then the Transportation Committee of the Met Council that > oversees the Metro Transit Police. This committee is chaired by > Annette Meeks (http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/ > MeeksBio.htm). > > I am attempting to take a constructive approach to try to pose the > question to these people: Why, when there are two overlapping > jurisdictions for policing, do we feel less safe and not more safe? > > I'd like to hear how they respond to that question. > > I am not satisfied when I'm told that there isn't enough money, etc... > There are many full time police officers between the two departments. > I think the approaches these departments are taking to policing are > area are outdated and do not fit the changed geography of South > Minneapolis since the beginning of the LRT service. > > I have to stop myself though, because I don't want to have too many > preconceived notions. I mostly want to talk to these people and hear > from them how they're trying to make our neighborhoods safer. > > I give them credit that overall crime rates have declined over the > years, and I think Minneapolis has become a safer place to live and > work. I just think there's a better way to do policing around the LRT > stations, and we need to have a dialogue with these people about how > we achieve that. > > Jenny and I appreciate everyone's emails of support and sympathy. > Thank you. > > -Erik > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Cari Lombardi > <email obscured>> wrote: >> >> After reading all of these posts one thought came to mind: >> Contacting the Metro Transit Chief of Police. I went to their site >> and his name is Dave Indrehus. His email address is >> <email obscured>. Main ph # is 612-373-3333. >> >> Their web site encourages people to make comments and air concerns >> and lists its bulletin board as a place to tell them areas they >> need to address. >> >> >> >> Perhaps going to the top with some of these stories will get some >> attention? >> >> >> >> Cari Lombardi >> >>> From: <email obscured> >>> Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station >>> To: <email obscured> >>> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:09:02 +1200 >>> >>> Susan asked: >>> >>>> I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority >>>> would be if this were >>>> occurring at the 50th St Station. >>> >>> Well, based on experience, I would say the same. In the Fall/ >>> winter '07-'08, we had a relatively large number of muggings and >>> robberies by the 50th St. station. Usually, a rider getting off >>> the train would be followed and jumped from behind. NENA knew of >>> 13 from personally talking to the victims, their families, or >>> witnesses. Yet, the MPD either wouldn't acknowledge more than a >>> few, or at best, would tell us that they couldn't comment. My >>> favorite denial/response was, "Just because you hear about [a >>> crime] doesn't mean it happened." >>> >>> Ironically, at the very moment KSTP news was taping a story with >>> some of the victims at the 50th St station, NENA staff were at >>> the 3rd Precinct Advisory Committee (3PAC) meeting being told >>> that there was no problem at the stations. (We knew that KSTP was >>> there) >>> >>> There was an obvious effort by Met Transit to distance itself >>> from any negative PR. Because most of the attacks didn't happen >>> precisely on the platform proper, they didn't consider them LRT- >>> related. >>> >>> In one case, a male victim was beaten enough to warrant calling >>> an ambulance. The EMTs arrived quickly, but were not allowed to >>> approach the area until MPD had "secured the area." For about 45 >>> minutes, the poor guy sat on someone's front steps, bleeding, >>> while waiting for the EMTs to get clearance. >>> >>> Doug Walter >>> Minnehaha/Nokomis East >>> >>> >>> Doug Walter >>> Minnehaha / Nokomis East >>> Info about Doug Walter: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/dougwalter >>> >>> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ >>> r/topic/7KGhMsTMRMaXIkWhPg2EuM >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >>> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >>> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >>> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >>> >>> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors >>> Forum: >>> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >>> >>> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http:// >>> OnlineGroups.Net >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Windows Live SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. >> http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive? >> ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 >> Cari Lombardi >> Ericsson, Minneapolis >> Info about Cari Lombardi: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/ >> carilombardi >> >> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ >> r/topic/2ZGBbWVP1euqzDdS8Rg8sA >> ----------------------------------------- >> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >> >> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors >> Forum: >> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >> >> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >> ----------------------------------------- >> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net >> > > > > -- > Erik Mitchell > <email obscured> > > Erik Mitchell > > Info about Erik Mitchell: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/erikmitchell > > View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/ > topic/4YDGSav5fj9hGzGoFWtdCl > ----------------------------------------- > To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > > More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors > Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net
Hello, Keeping this simple, I am on a committee at SENA. After the meeting we spoke about this issue. SENA is interested in being a part of the meeting and this is a concern. As I stated, I am keeping this simple. I am not speaking officially or on behalf of anyone. Shirley is on this forum and can add more details. I suspect the SENA board will be involved in the meeting. Personally I have so many opinions on this issue and am deeply saddened by the devastating expereince for all those who have been attacked or hurrassed. My heart goes out to them. I to love my neighborhood and want it to remain a family oriented, safe, relaxing place to live.
Jeff On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Carol Logie <email obscured>> wrote: > I love the light rail. We sold our second car because we could use it > so much. IT's a tremendous asset to the city, and I am very proud > that we have it. But if we are going to build on its success, it > needs to be safe, clean and responsive to neighborhood concerns. > > I am totally on board for meetings regarding crime at the station. > It's part of a growing trend of crime in the neighborhood, and I , > for one, am really sick of it. > > > > On Jun 4, 2009, at 1:51 PM, Erik Mitchell wrote: > > > Honestly, I'd like to try to organize a public meeting that includes > > Mr. Indrehus, and also a representative from the MPD 3rd Precinct. > > While I realize there are concerns surrounding every station, my focus > > is on the 38th Street Station. Politically, this is in Gary Schiff's > > ward. > > > > So, I would hope a public meeting could bring enough residents so that > > Councilmember Schiff, Chief Indrehus, a 3rd Precinct Officer in a > > leadership role (not community relations), and also hopefully a > > representative from the Metropolitan Council, which oversees Metro > > Transit, which operates the Metro Transit Police Department. I would > > imagine it's then the Transportation Committee of the Met Council that > > oversees the Metro Transit Police. This committee is chaired by > > Annette Meeks (http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/ > > MeeksBio.htm). > > > > I am attempting to take a constructive approach to try to pose the > > question to these people: Why, when there are two overlapping > > jurisdictions for policing, do we feel less safe and not more safe? > > > > I'd like to hear how they respond to that question. > > > > I am not satisfied when I'm told that there isn't enough money, etc... > > There are many full time police officers between the two departments. > > I think the approaches these departments are taking to policing are > > area are outdated and do not fit the changed geography of South > > Minneapolis since the beginning of the LRT service. > > > > I have to stop myself though, because I don't want to have too many > > preconceived notions. I mostly want to talk to these people and hear > > from them how they're trying to make our neighborhoods safer. > > > > I give them credit that overall crime rates have declined over the > > years, and I think Minneapolis has become a safer place to live and > > work. I just think there's a better way to do policing around the LRT > > stations, and we need to have a dialogue with these people about how > > we achieve that. > > > > Jenny and I appreciate everyone's emails of support and sympathy. > > Thank you. > > > > -Erik > > > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Cari Lombardi > > <email obscured>> wrote: > >> > >> After reading all of these posts one thought came to mind: > >> Contacting the Metro Transit Chief of Police. I went to their site > >> and his name is Dave Indrehus. His email address is > >> <email obscured>. Main ph # is 612-373-3333. > >> > >> Their web site encourages people to make comments and air concerns > >> and lists its bulletin board as a place to tell them areas they > >> need to address. > >> > >> > >> > >> Perhaps going to the top with some of these stories will get some > >> attention? > >> > >> > >> > >> Cari Lombardi > >> > >>> From: <email obscured> > >>> Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station > >>> To: <email obscured> > >>> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:09:02 +1200 > >>> > >>> Susan asked: > >>> > >>>> I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority > >>>> would be if this were > >>>> occurring at the 50th St Station. > >>> > >>> Well, based on experience, I would say the same. In the Fall/ > >>> winter '07-'08, we had a relatively large number of muggings and > >>> robberies by the 50th St. station. Usually, a rider getting off > >>> the train would be followed and jumped from behind. NENA knew of > >>> 13 from personally talking to the victims, their families, or > >>> witnesses. Yet, the MPD either wouldn't acknowledge more than a > >>> few, or at best, would tell us that they couldn't comment. My > >>> favorite denial/response was, "Just because you hear about [a > >>> crime] doesn't mean it happened." > >>> > >>> Ironically, at the very moment KSTP news was taping a story with > >>> some of the victims at the 50th St station, NENA staff were at > >>> the 3rd Precinct Advisory Committee (3PAC) meeting being told > >>> that there was no problem at the stations. (We knew that KSTP was > >>> there) > >>> > >>> There was an obvious effort by Met Transit to distance itself > >>> from any negative PR. Because most of the attacks didn't happen > >>> precisely on the platform proper, they didn't consider them LRT- > >>> related. > >>> > >>> In one case, a male victim was beaten enough to warrant calling > >>> an ambulance. The EMTs arrived quickly, but were not allowed to > >>> approach the area until MPD had "secured the area." For about 45 > >>> minutes, the poor guy sat on someone's front steps, bleeding, > >>> while waiting for the EMTs to get clearance. > >>> > >>> Doug Walter > >>> Minnehaha/Nokomis East > >>> > >>> > >>> Doug Walter > >>> Minnehaha / Nokomis East > >>> Info about Doug Walter: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/dougwalter > >>> > >>> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ > >>> r/topic/7KGhMsTMRMaXIkWhPg2EuM > >>> ----------------------------------------- > >>> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > >>> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > >>> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > >>> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > >>> > >>> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors > >>> Forum: > >>> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > >>> > >>> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > >>> ----------------------------------------- > >>> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http:// > >>> OnlineGroups.Net > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Windows Live SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. > >> http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive? > >> ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 > >> Cari Lombardi > >> Ericsson, Minneapolis > >> Info about Cari Lombardi: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/ > >> carilombardi > >> > >> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ > >> r/topic/2ZGBbWVP1euqzDdS8Rg8sA > >> ----------------------------------------- > >> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > >> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > >> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > >> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > >> > >> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors > >> Forum: > >> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > >> > >> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > >> ----------------------------------------- > >> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net<http://onlinegroups.net/> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Erik Mitchell > > <email obscured> > > > > Erik Mitchell > > > > Info about Erik Mitchell: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/erikmitchell > > > > View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/ > > topic/4YDGSav5fj9hGzGoFWtdCl > > ----------------------------------------- > > To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > > Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > > in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > > > > More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors > > Forum: > > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > > > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > > ----------------------------------------- > > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net<http://onlinegroups.net/> > > > Carol Logie > Standish Ericsson, South Minnepaolis > Info about Carol Logie: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/4M7K8dtLOVjMeUvB899KUP > > View all messages on this topic at: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/4ktHD68uexVzzR7wSdxeX4 > ----------------------------------------- > To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > > More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net<http://onlinegroups.net/> >
Hello All, This is Lea Johnson, SENA Board President. The SENA board meets next week, but I know I speak for everyone today when I say how sorry I am to hear about what happened to Jenny. Many of us know Erik from his time on the board, and some of us have had the pleasure to also meet Jenny. While it is terribly upsetting to hear about a mugging--really an attack--in the neighborhood, it really hits even closer to home when it is someone you know. This type incident in our neighborhood is completely unacceptable. This is a strong, solid neighborhood. I think we can use our collective energy to find new ways to make the neighborhood, and the area around the LRT Station safer. To facilitate this discussion and help to find solutions, the SENA board and staff will coordinate/host a neighborhood event soon and will invite Karen Notsch, our neighborhood Crime Prevention Specialist, as well as representatives from the MPD and the Transit Police and City Council. The information will be posted on the forum and on the SENA website as soon as it is available. If any neighborhood can tackle this problem, we can. Best to all of you for a safe and lovely weekend. Regards, Lea Johnson
-----Original Message----- From: Carol Logie <email obscured>] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:12 AM To: Erik Mitchell Cc: Cari Lombardi; <email obscured>; <email obscured> Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station I love the light rail. We sold our second car because we could use it so much. IT's a tremendous asset to the city, and I am very proud that we have it. But if we are going to build on its success, it needs to be safe, clean and responsive to neighborhood concerns. I am totally on board for meetings regarding crime at the station. It's part of a growing trend of crime in the neighborhood, and I , for one, am really sick of it. On Jun 4, 2009, at 1:51 PM, Erik Mitchell wrote: > Honestly, I'd like to try to organize a public meeting that includes > Mr. Indrehus, and also a representative from the MPD 3rd Precinct. > While I realize there are concerns surrounding every station, my focus > is on the 38th Street Station. Politically, this is in Gary Schiff's > ward. > > So, I would hope a public meeting could bring enough residents so that > Councilmember Schiff, Chief Indrehus, a 3rd Precinct Officer in a > leadership role (not community relations), and also hopefully a > representative from the Metropolitan Council, which oversees Metro > Transit, which operates the Metro Transit Police Department. I would > imagine it's then the Transportation Committee of the Met Council that > oversees the Metro Transit Police. This committee is chaired by > Annette Meeks (http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/ > MeeksBio.htm). > > I am attempting to take a constructive approach to try to pose the > question to these people: Why, when there are two overlapping > jurisdictions for policing, do we feel less safe and not more safe? > > I'd like to hear how they respond to that question. > > I am not satisfied when I'm told that there isn't enough money, etc... > There are many full time police officers between the two departments. > I think the approaches these departments are taking to policing are > area are outdated and do not fit the changed geography of South > Minneapolis since the beginning of the LRT service. > > I have to stop myself though, because I don't want to have too many > preconceived notions. I mostly want to talk to these people and hear > from them how they're trying to make our neighborhoods safer. > > I give them credit that overall crime rates have declined over the > years, and I think Minneapolis has become a safer place to live and > work. I just think there's a better way to do policing around the LRT > stations, and we need to have a dialogue with these people about how > we achieve that. > > Jenny and I appreciate everyone's emails of support and sympathy. > Thank you. > > -Erik > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Cari Lombardi > <email obscured>> wrote: >> >> After reading all of these posts one thought came to mind: >> Contacting the Metro Transit Chief of Police. I went to their site >> and his name is Dave Indrehus. His email address is >> <email obscured>. Main ph # is 612-373-3333. >> >> Their web site encourages people to make comments and air concerns >> and lists its bulletin board as a place to tell them areas they need >> to address. >> >> >> >> Perhaps going to the top with some of these stories will get some >> attention? >> >> >> >> Cari Lombardi >> >>> From: <email obscured> >>> Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station >>> To: <email obscured> >>> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:09:02 +1200 >>> >>> Susan asked: >>> >>>> I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority would be if >>>> this were occurring at the 50th St Station. >>> >>> Well, based on experience, I would say the same. In the Fall/ winter >>> '07-'08, we had a relatively large number of muggings and robberies >>> by the 50th St. station. Usually, a rider getting off the train >>> would be followed and jumped from behind. NENA knew of >>> 13 from personally talking to the victims, their families, or >>> witnesses. Yet, the MPD either wouldn't acknowledge more than a few, >>> or at best, would tell us that they couldn't comment. My favorite >>> denial/response was, "Just because you hear about [a crime] doesn't >>> mean it happened." >>> >>> Ironically, at the very moment KSTP news was taping a story with >>> some of the victims at the 50th St station, NENA staff were at the >>> 3rd Precinct Advisory Committee (3PAC) meeting being told that there >>> was no problem at the stations. (We knew that KSTP was >>> there) >>> >>> There was an obvious effort by Met Transit to distance itself from >>> any negative PR. Because most of the attacks didn't happen precisely >>> on the platform proper, they didn't consider them LRT- related. >>> >>> In one case, a male victim was beaten enough to warrant calling an >>> ambulance. The EMTs arrived quickly, but were not allowed to >>> approach the area until MPD had "secured the area." For about 45 >>> minutes, the poor guy sat on someone's front steps, bleeding, while >>> waiting for the EMTs to get clearance. >>> >>> Doug Walter >>> Minnehaha/Nokomis East >>> >>> >>> Doug Walter >>> Minnehaha / Nokomis East >>> Info about Doug Walter: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/dougwalter >>> >>> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ >>> r/topic/7KGhMsTMRMaXIkWhPg2EuM >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >>> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >>> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >>> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >>> >>> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors >>> Forum: >>> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >>> >>> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http:// >>> OnlineGroups.Net >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Windows Live SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. >> http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive? >> ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 >> Cari Lombardi >> Ericsson, Minneapolis >> Info about Cari Lombardi: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/ >> carilombardi >> >> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ >> r/topic/2ZGBbWVP1euqzDdS8Rg8sA >> ----------------------------------------- >> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >> >> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors >> Forum: >> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >> >> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >> ----------------------------------------- >> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net >> > > > > -- > Erik Mitchell > <email obscured> > > Erik Mitchell > > Info about Erik Mitchell: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/erikmitchell > > View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/ > topic/4YDGSav5fj9hGzGoFWtdCl > ----------------------------------------- > To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > > More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors > Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net Carol Logie Standish Ericsson, South Minnepaolis Info about Carol Logie: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/4M7K8dtLOVjMeUvB899KUP View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/4ktHD68uexVzzR7wSdxeX4 ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. 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Hello All, Just one more thought on this crime issue around the 38th St LRT Station and our upcoming neighborhood meeting to discuss solutions. I would encourage folks on the forum to start discussing some creative ideas for how to "Take Back the LRT Station!" from these criminals. It will help to brainstorm now so we have a few cohesive ideas by the time we meet--so we can discuss potential plans and how to implement them. While the authorities can support our efforts, making the neighborhood safer starts with us. Here is one idea to get the ball rolling: Maybe we work together on certain evenings to saturate the LRT area. Several groups of volunteers from the SE Neighborhoods (6-10 adults per group, and as many people/groups as we can get to volunteer), wearing the same "uniform" (brightly colored T-Shirt or something to make an impact) patrol the LRT Station, the path, surrounding blocks wherever. We could try to coordinate this effort with a police presence (maybe even the Police with horses and dogs!) or something. We could be the Standish Ericson Safety Ambassadors! (SESA? Hmmm, not really very catchy) or something....Anyway, this would help send the message that the area is being watched and that neighbors are concerned. While we cannot patrol 24/7, we can start working on some evenings in the summer to send a message that criminals should go elsewhere because the neighbors are watching! I'm sure other ideas will come from all of you! Looking forward to hearing your ideas, and if you have heard of efforts that have been effective in other neighborhoods. Lea M. Johnson LMJ Consulting <email obscured> 612.875.8181
-----Original Message----- From: Lea <email obscured>] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 11:03 AM To: <email obscured> Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station Hello All, This is Lea Johnson, SENA Board President. The SENA board meets next week, but I know I speak for everyone today when I say how sorry I am to hear about what happened to Jenny. Many of us know Erik from his time on the board, and some of us have had the pleasure to also meet Jenny. While it is terribly upsetting to hear about a mugging--really an attack--in the neighborhood, it really hits even closer to home when it is someone you know. This type incident in our neighborhood is completely unacceptable. This is a strong, solid neighborhood. I think we can use our collective energy to find new ways to make the neighborhood, and the area around the LRT Station safer. To facilitate this discussion and help to find solutions, the SENA board and staff will coordinate/host a neighborhood event soon and will invite Karen Notsch, our neighborhood Crime Prevention Specialist, as well as representatives from the MPD and the Transit Police and City Council. The information will be posted on the forum and on the SENA website as soon as it is available. If any neighborhood can tackle this problem, we can. Best to all of you for a safe and lovely weekend. Regards, Lea Johnson -----Original Message----- From: Carol Logie <email obscured>] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:12 AM To: Erik Mitchell Cc: Cari Lombardi; <email obscured>; <email obscured> Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station I love the light rail. We sold our second car because we could use it so much. IT's a tremendous asset to the city, and I am very proud that we have it. But if we are going to build on its success, it needs to be safe, clean and responsive to neighborhood concerns. I am totally on board for meetings regarding crime at the station. It's part of a growing trend of crime in the neighborhood, and I , for one, am really sick of it. On Jun 4, 2009, at 1:51 PM, Erik Mitchell wrote: > Honestly, I'd like to try to organize a public meeting that includes > Mr. Indrehus, and also a representative from the MPD 3rd Precinct. > While I realize there are concerns surrounding every station, my focus > is on the 38th Street Station. Politically, this is in Gary Schiff's > ward. > > So, I would hope a public meeting could bring enough residents so that > Councilmember Schiff, Chief Indrehus, a 3rd Precinct Officer in a > leadership role (not community relations), and also hopefully a > representative from the Metropolitan Council, which oversees Metro > Transit, which operates the Metro Transit Police Department. I would > imagine it's then the Transportation Committee of the Met Council that > oversees the Metro Transit Police. This committee is chaired by > Annette Meeks (http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/ > MeeksBio.htm). > > I am attempting to take a constructive approach to try to pose the > question to these people: Why, when there are two overlapping > jurisdictions for policing, do we feel less safe and not more safe? > > I'd like to hear how they respond to that question. > > I am not satisfied when I'm told that there isn't enough money, etc... > There are many full time police officers between the two departments. > I think the approaches these departments are taking to policing are > area are outdated and do not fit the changed geography of South > Minneapolis since the beginning of the LRT service. > > I have to stop myself though, because I don't want to have too many > preconceived notions. I mostly want to talk to these people and hear > from them how they're trying to make our neighborhoods safer. > > I give them credit that overall crime rates have declined over the > years, and I think Minneapolis has become a safer place to live and > work. I just think there's a better way to do policing around the LRT > stations, and we need to have a dialogue with these people about how > we achieve that. > > Jenny and I appreciate everyone's emails of support and sympathy. > Thank you. > > -Erik > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Cari Lombardi > <email obscured>> wrote: >> >> After reading all of these posts one thought came to mind: >> Contacting the Metro Transit Chief of Police. I went to their site >> and his name is Dave Indrehus. His email address is >> <email obscured>. Main ph # is 612-373-3333. >> >> Their web site encourages people to make comments and air concerns >> and lists its bulletin board as a place to tell them areas they need >> to address. >> >> >> >> Perhaps going to the top with some of these stories will get some >> attention? >> >> >> >> Cari Lombardi >> >>> From: <email obscured> >>> Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station >>> To: <email obscured> >>> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:09:02 +1200 >>> >>> Susan asked: >>> >>>> I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority would be if >>>> this were occurring at the 50th St Station. >>> >>> Well, based on experience, I would say the same. In the Fall/ winter >>> '07-'08, we had a relatively large number of muggings and robberies >>> by the 50th St. station. Usually, a rider getting off the train >>> would be followed and jumped from behind. NENA knew of >>> 13 from personally talking to the victims, their families, or >>> witnesses. Yet, the MPD either wouldn't acknowledge more than a few, >>> or at best, would tell us that they couldn't comment. My favorite >>> denial/response was, "Just because you hear about [a crime] doesn't >>> mean it happened." >>> >>> Ironically, at the very moment KSTP news was taping a story with >>> some of the victims at the 50th St station, NENA staff were at the >>> 3rd Precinct Advisory Committee (3PAC) meeting being told that there >>> was no problem at the stations. (We knew that KSTP was >>> there) >>> >>> There was an obvious effort by Met Transit to distance itself from >>> any negative PR. Because most of the attacks didn't happen precisely >>> on the platform proper, they didn't consider them LRT- related. >>> >>> In one case, a male victim was beaten enough to warrant calling an >>> ambulance. The EMTs arrived quickly, but were not allowed to >>> approach the area until MPD had "secured the area." For about 45 >>> minutes, the poor guy sat on someone's front steps, bleeding, while >>> waiting for the EMTs to get clearance. >>> >>> Doug Walter >>> Minnehaha/Nokomis East >>> >>> >>> Doug Walter >>> Minnehaha / Nokomis East >>> Info about Doug Walter: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/dougwalter >>> >>> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ >>> r/topic/7KGhMsTMRMaXIkWhPg2EuM >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >>> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >>> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >>> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >>> >>> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors >>> Forum: >>> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >>> >>> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http:// >>> OnlineGroups.Net >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Windows Live SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. >> http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive? >> ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 >> Cari Lombardi >> Ericsson, Minneapolis >> Info about Cari Lombardi: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/ >> carilombardi >> >> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ >> r/topic/2ZGBbWVP1euqzDdS8Rg8sA >> ----------------------------------------- >> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >> >> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors >> Forum: >> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >> >> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >> ----------------------------------------- >> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net >> > > > > -- > Erik Mitchell > <email obscured> > > Erik Mitchell > > Info about Erik Mitchell: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/erikmitchell > > View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/ > topic/4YDGSav5fj9hGzGoFWtdCl > ----------------------------------------- > To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > > More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors > Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net Carol Logie Standish Ericsson, South Minnepaolis Info about Carol Logie: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/4M7K8dtLOVjMeUvB899KUP View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/4ktHD68uexVzzR7wSdxeX4 ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. 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Hello Everyone- I just wanted to let you know that CM Colvin Roy and I have been following these postings. We have been in communication with CM Gary Schiff's office and with Karen Notsch, Crime Prevention Special for the 3rd Precinct. We will also be speaking with authorities from the Metro Transit police. We look forward to working with you to address the serious concerns that have been raised - both by participating in a meeting and by starting the conversation with Metro Transit right away. Thanks, Loren Olson Aide to CM Colvin Roy 612-673-2378
There seems to be a lack of enough attention to this area near the 38th street LRT station. The area is laden with graffiti, and not a very good history. In the last few years several houses on 29th Avenue have been condemned, raided, and even torched to the ground ( a past previous post about the murder of crows on 29th Avenue the night before a house burned down). Tillies Bean has been repeatly vandalized, burglarized...A murder, and some known criminals( they happen to live on the block) rather roaming the alley of 29th avenue between the street and the LRT station. Last summer also, a resident on 29th Ave towards the end of the block woke up to a drunken man passed out on her living room sofa. Unfortunately- she did not hear him breaking in, however he created great damage in doing so, destroying her entire threshold and back door. Strangely, she called 911, had time to call me ( a neighbor at the time), walk out her back door, meet me in front of her house, we even took pictures of the passed out drunk man passed out cold on her couch that he urinated on, at least 10 minutes had passed. Honestly, for a woman to call 911 and say "there is a man in my house"..we had ample time to discuss him, and take pictures. Very odd to me that the time it took for a squad to get there. Come to find out, this young man was related to a family living on the block a few doors down, ( whom never apologized or said anything to the neighbor who had this total break in occur to her- lovely relatives they have breaking unlawfully into neighbors homes...way could of apologized or offered to pay for damages), and he was never charged with anything,( the excuse I heard was they let him go cause he had a job..) nor was the 29th Avenue resident ever reinbursed a nickel for this so wrongful break-in. The karma of this pocket of SENA, needs a awful smudging. But moreover, something else...more patrols, and even at the early meetings on the 29th Avenue apt, that whole area where the two fences are came up as an issue. It is a vulnerable area, and it's dark and now its a sitting zone, Very sad to hear of the mugging, and I hope the whole area can get more attention. Gina Palandri Longfellow Former Sena neighbor
Great idea, Lea! I would like to add that we talk to the people waiting for the LRT.....get to know our neighbors and others who ride the LRT...... Doris In a message dated 6/5/2009 12:51:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time, <email obscured> writes: Hello All, Just one more thought on this crime issue around the 38th St LRT Station and our upcoming neighborhood meeting to discuss solutions. I would encourage folks on the forum to start discussing some creative ideas for how to "Take Back the LRT Station!" from these criminals. It will help to brainstorm now so we have a few cohesive ideas by the time we meet--so we can discuss potential plans and how to implement them. While the authorities can support our efforts, making the neighborhood safer starts with us. Here is one idea to get the ball rolling: Maybe we work together on certain evenings to saturate the LRT area. Several groups of volunteers from the SE Neighborhoods (6-10 adults per group, and as many people/groups as we can get to volunteer), wearing the same "uniform" (brightly colored T-Shirt or something to make an impact) patrol the LRT Station, the path, surrounding blocks wherever. We could try to coordinate this effort with a police presence (maybe even the Police with horses and dogs!) or something. We could be the Standish Ericson Safety Ambassadors! (SESA? Hmmm, not really very catchy) or something....Anyway, this would help send the message that the area is being watched and that neighbors are concerned. While we cannot patrol 24/7, we can start working on some evenings in the summer to send a message that criminals should go elsewhere because the neighbors are watching! I'm sure other ideas will come from all of you! Looking forward to hearing your ideas, and if you have heard of efforts that have been effective in other neighborhoods. Lea M. Johnson LMJ Consulting <email obscured> 612.875.8181
-----Original Message----- From: Lea <email obscured>] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 11:03 AM To: <email obscured> Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station Hello All, This is Lea Johnson, SENA Board President. The SENA board meets next week, but I know I speak for everyone today when I say how sorry I am to hear about what happened to Jenny. Many of us know Erik from his time on the board, and some of us have had the pleasure to also meet Jenny. While it is terribly upsetting to hear about a mugging--really an attack--in the neighborhood, it really hits even closer to home when it is someone you know. This type incident in our neighborhood is completely unacceptable. This is a strong, solid neighborhood. I think we can use our collective energy to find new ways to make the neighborhood, and the area around the LRT Station safer. To facilitate this discussion and help to find solutions, the SENA board and staff will coordinate/host a neighborhood event soon and will invite Karen Notsch, our neighborhood Crime Prevention Specialist, as well as representatives from the MPD and the Transit Police and City Council. The information will be posted on the forum and on the SENA website as soon as it is available. If any neighborhood can tackle this problem, we can. Best to all of you for a safe and lovely weekend. Regards, Lea Johnson -----Original Message----- From: Carol Logie <email obscured>] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:12 AM To: Erik Mitchell Cc: Cari Lombardi; <email obscured>; <email obscured> Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station I love the light rail. We sold our second car because we could use it so much. IT's a tremendous asset to the city, and I am very proud that we have it. But if we are going to build on its success, it needs to be safe, clean and responsive to neighborhood concerns. I am totally on board for meetings regarding crime at the station. It's part of a growing trend of crime in the neighborhood, and I , for one, am really sick of it. On Jun 4, 2009, at 1:51 PM, Erik Mitchell wrote: > Honestly, I'd like to try to organize a public meeting that includes > Mr. Indrehus, and also a representative from the MPD 3rd Precinct. > While I realize there are concerns surrounding every station, my focus > is on the 38th Street Station. Politically, this is in Gary Schiff's > ward. > > So, I would hope a public meeting could bring enough residents so that > Councilmember Schiff, Chief Indrehus, a 3rd Precinct Officer in a > leadership role (not community relations), and also hopefully a > representative from the Metropolitan Council, which oversees Metro > Transit, which operates the Metro Transit Police Department. I would > imagine it's then the Transportation Committee of the Met Council that > oversees the Metro Transit Police. This committee is chaired by > Annette Meeks (http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/ > MeeksBio.htm). > > I am attempting to take a constructive approach to try to pose the > question to these people: Why, when there are two overlapping > jurisdictions for policing, do we feel less safe and not more safe? > > I'd like to hear how they respond to that question. > > I am not satisfied when I'm told that there isn't enough money, etc... > There are many full time police officers between the two departments. > I think the approaches these departments are taking to policing are > area are outdated and do not fit the changed geography of South > Minneapolis since the beginning of the LRT service. > > I have to stop myself though, because I don't want to have too many > preconceived notions. I mostly want to talk to these people and hear > from them how they're trying to make our neighborhoods safer. > > I give them credit that overall crime rates have declined over the > years, and I think Minneapolis has become a safer place to live and > work. I just think there's a better way to do policing around the LRT > stations, and we need to have a dialogue with these people about how > we achieve that. > > Jenny and I appreciate everyone's emails of support and sympathy. > Thank you. > > -Erik > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Cari Lombardi > <email obscured>> wrote: >> >> After reading all of these posts one thought came to mind: >> Contacting the Metro Transit Chief of Police. I went to their site >> and his name is Dave Indrehus. His email address is >> <email obscured>. Main ph # is 612-373-3333. >> >> Their web site encourages people to make comments and air concerns >> and lists its bulletin board as a place to tell them areas they need >> to address. >> >> >> >> Perhaps going to the top with some of these stories will get some >> attention? >> >> >> >> Cari Lombardi >> >>> From: <email obscured> >>> Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station >>> To: <email obscured> >>> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:09:02 +1200 >>> >>> Susan asked: >>> >>>> I wonder what the reaction of the Transit Authority would be if >>>> this were occurring at the 50th St Station. >>> >>> Well, based on experience, I would say the same. In the Fall/ winter >>> '07-'08, we had a relatively large number of muggings and robberies >>> by the 50th St. station. Usually, a rider getting off the train >>> would be followed and jumped from behind. NENA knew of >>> 13 from personally talking to the victims, their families, or >>> witnesses. Yet, the MPD either wouldn't acknowledge more than a few, >>> or at best, would tell us that they couldn't comment. My favorite >>> denial/response was, "Just because you hear about [a crime] doesn't >>> mean it happened." >>> >>> Ironically, at the very moment KSTP news was taping a story with >>> some of the victims at the 50th St station, NENA staff were at the >>> 3rd Precinct Advisory Committee (3PAC) meeting being told that there >>> was no problem at the stations. (We knew that KSTP was >>> there) >>> >>> There was an obvious effort by Met Transit to distance itself from >>> any negative PR. Because most of the attacks didn't happen precisely >>> on the platform proper, they didn't consider them LRT- related. >>> >>> In one case, a male victim was beaten enough to warrant calling an >>> ambulance. The EMTs arrived quickly, but were not allowed to >>> approach the area until MPD had "secured the area." For about 45 >>> minutes, the poor guy sat on someone's front steps, bleeding, while >>> waiting for the EMTs to get clearance. >>> >>> Doug Walter >>> Minnehaha/Nokomis East >>> >>> >>> Doug Walter >>> Minnehaha / Nokomis East >>> Info about Doug Walter: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/dougwalter >>> >>> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ >>> r/topic/7KGhMsTMRMaXIkWhPg2EuM >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >>> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >>> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >>> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >>> >>> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors >>> Forum: >>> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >>> >>> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http:// >>> OnlineGroups.Net >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Windows Live SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. >> http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive? >> ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 >> Cari Lombardi >> Ericsson, Minneapolis >> Info about Cari Lombardi: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/ >> carilombardi >> >> View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/ >> r/topic/2ZGBbWVP1euqzDdS8Rg8sA >> ----------------------------------------- >> To post, e-mail: <email obscured> >> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. >> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" >> in subject, then send to: <email obscured> >> >> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors >> Forum: >> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric >> >> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >> ----------------------------------------- >> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net >> > > > > -- > Erik Mitchell > <email obscured> > > Erik Mitchell > > Info about Erik Mitchell: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/erikmitchell > > View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/ > topic/4YDGSav5fj9hGzGoFWtdCl > ----------------------------------------- > To post, e-mail: <email obscured> > Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" > in subject, then send to: <email obscured> > > More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors > Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net Carol Logie Standish Ericsson, South Minnepaolis Info about Carol Logie: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/4M7K8dtLOVjMeUvB899KUP View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/4ktHD68uexVzzR7wSdxeX4 ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. 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I am glad to see that action is being taken on this and hope that it will be the beginning of a TAKE Back Our Neighborhoods philosophy that will spread beyond the issues of the LRT area, which are very substantial, serious issues on their own. I have lived in my SENA neighborhood home for 13 yrs now and have enjoyed the many good people in our community and an overall safe feeling ... however, in the past year or two I'm not feeling quite as positive or safe. I feel frustrated about this as I really think we have a great area full of beautiful natural resources and very good people, that is getting blighted by some bad apples. I am adding my experience here so that Sandy Colvin Roy's, Gary Schiff's and the community safety personnel's offices can add this to their list of discussion items for the community meeting being planned. I live several blocks south of the areas being discussed and my very nice next door neighbors and I are sandwiched between two households that have been less than pleasant to live by. One is a public housing home and the situation seems to have improved quite a bit (though not pleasant it is at least liveable now) as a result of contact with the public housing dept. The house on the other side of me is a situation that is going in the other direction: excessively loud music and partying (which often centers around a fire pit in the yard), drinking that starts in the late afternoon at times and I am told (by early rising neighbors)continues on sometimes until the wee hours of the morning (5-6am). I can't prove it, but I have been told by a neighbor who is friends with a person that used to live in the house that there have been a lot of people coming and going and drugs going on for a number of years now (and a brief stint in jail for one apparently)...and there are young children living in the home. I have gone over to talk with them a few times now about the noise (didn't want to venture into the drinking/drug issues) which results in some improvement...temporarily. I have thought about calling the police, but it would seem fairly obvious that it is me doing the calling and I am, to be honest, a bit unsure of my safety around some of the people that stay and come/go at this house. I know that several other neighbors around me are very aware of (and concerned) about this house, but my house is the one that is very close to their house and absorbs all of the base noise...and cigarette butts in my yard, and loud talking, arguing, swearing,etc. So...after this very long description, I hope what clearly needs to begin with the very serious and all too common issues happening at and near the 38th LRT station, will also extend into how to manage nuisance issues throughout our neighbors as well. I am tired of feeling like my peace of mind (and ability to enjoy some peace and quiet in my own back or front yard) has been hijaccked by people that clearly do not think about others around them. ( and I too have a very narrow fence area between my garage and my next door neighbors' that has been filled with empty booze bottles and men's clothing items!) over the years. It is not pleasant to imagine what is happening in alleys at night while most of us sleep. Despite most of us keeping our garage or back of house lights on, activities still continue on. I will be eager to attend this community meeting! > From: <email obscured> > Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station > To: <email obscured> > Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 16:09:03 +1200 > > There seems to be a lack of enough attention to this area near the 38th street LRT station. The area is laden with graffiti, and not a very good history. In the last few years several houses on 29th Avenue have been condemned, raided, and even torched to the ground ( a past previous post about the murder of crows on 29th Avenue the night before a house burned down). Tillies Bean has been repeatly vandalized, burglarized...A murder, and some known criminals( they happen to live on the block) rather roaming the alley of 29th avenue between the street and the LRT station. Last summer also, a resident on 29th Ave towards the end of the block woke up to a drunken man passed out on her living room sofa. Unfortunately- she did not hear him breaking in, however he created great damage in doing so, destroying her entire threshold and back door. Strangely, she called 911, had time to call me ( a neighbor at the time), walk out her back door, meet me in front of her house, we even > took pictures of the passed out drunk man passed out cold on her couch that he urinated on, at least 10 minutes had passed. Honestly, for a woman to call 911 and say "there is a man in my house"..we had ample time to discuss him, and take pictures. Very odd to me that the time it took for a squad to get there. Come to find out, this young man was related to a family living on the block a few doors down, ( whom never apologized or said anything to the neighbor who had this total break in occur to her- lovely relatives they have breaking unlawfully into neighbors homes...way could of apologized or offered to pay for damages), and he was never charged with anything,( the excuse I heard was they let him go cause he had a job..) nor was the 29th Avenue resident ever reinbursed a nickel for this so wrongful break-in. The karma of this pocket of SENA, needs a awful smudging. But moreover, something else...more patrols, and even at the early meetings on the 29th Avenue apt, th > at whole area where the two fences are came up as an issue. It is a vulnerable area, and it's dark and now its a sitting zone, Very sad to hear of the mugging, and I hope the whole area can get more attention. > Gina Palandri > Longfellow > Former Sena neighbor > Gina Palandri > > Info about Gina Palandri: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/ginapalandri > > View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/3Mn6h3Votc4Vq8W5QUWUPw
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Greetings, all. Steve Clift sent me a link to this discussion and I promptly signed up for the forum. This seems an outstanding way to be in touch. First, I am very sorry to hear of the recent mugging near the 38th Street station. Actually, I am sad to hear of any violence or crime but particularly sad when it includes our riders and the communities and neighbors near transit facilities. Next, I have access to the schedules of folks you mention meeting with on this issue. I am happy to help coordinate a meeting with Chief Indrehus, Captain LaVine and any other Met Council or Metro Transit staff. Depending upon the size of our group, we can meet at the Transit Police Station or our Metro Transit office building (560 Sixth Avenue North). If the 3rd Precinct is interested in hosting the meeting, or a site nearer the station area is available, we are happy to travel there as well. Might someone get in touch with me so that I can begin to look at schedules and help facilitate this meeting? I can be reached at my email address <email obscured>) or directly in my office at 612-349-7318. Thank you, Jill Hentges Community Outreach Metro Transit
Hello all, I have just responded to Jill's request below offline. In the meantime, this note is to let you all know that SENA staff member, Shirley Yeoman, has begun coordinating this mtg with all the appropriate authorities. It will be held in the Standish Ericsson neighborhoods within the next few weeks. As soon as all the details have been set, the information will be posted on this forum and on the SENA website. If you have specific questions about the scheduling/coordination of this meeting, you can call Shirley at the SENA office at 612-721-1601. Regards, Lea Johnson, SENA Board President
-----Original Message----- From: <email obscured> <email obscured>] Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 10:00 AM To: <email obscured> Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Mugging 38th St. Station Greetings, all. Steve Clift sent me a link to this discussion and I promptly signed up for the forum. This seems an outstanding way to be in touch. First, I am very sorry to hear of the recent mugging near the 38th Street station. Actually, I am sad to hear of any violence or crime but particularly sad when it includes our riders and the communities and neighbors near transit facilities. Next, I have access to the schedules of folks you mention meeting with on this issue. I am happy to help coordinate a meeting with Chief Indrehus, Captain LaVine and any other Met Council or Metro Transit staff. Depending upon the size of our group, we can meet at the Transit Police Station or our Metro Transit office building (560 Sixth Avenue North). If the 3rd Precinct is interested in hosting the meeting, or a site nearer the station area is available, we are happy to travel there as well. Might someone get in touch with me so that I can begin to look at schedules and help facilitate this meeting? I can be reached at my email address <email obscured>) or directly in my office at 612-349-7318. Thank you, Jill Hentges Community Outreach Metro Transit Jill Hentges Metro Transit Info about Jill Hentges, Community Outreach - Metro Transit: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/6j3yQW0MnYSjOcbImSPq2M View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/1ioFrqSMTtruAqZ8POOBhL ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" in subject, then send to: <email obscured> More information about Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-staneric E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules ----------------------------------------- Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net
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