STATE OF THE PRECINCT
The State of the Precinct this month starts with the State of 2-PAC.
2-PAC’s in the news: In May, the Northeaster sent a reporter to our meeting. You can read the article in the June 3 issue [ https://www.mynortheaster.com/wp-content/news-archives/260603Northeaster/#page=6 – continued on p. 10] “My Northeaster” is the only remaining local newspaper we have east of the river. [If I’m wrong about that, please let me know.] FFI Phone 612-788-9003 After the 7/1 issue, they will be taking a 3-week break.
MONROE VILLAGE: Monroe Village has a new building manager who started just this month. Ronda Wubena is now the keeper of the gate. Join me in welcoming her!
Ronda Wubena: I’ve been doing property management for 30 years. I”m happy to be back in the Senior World.
Quast: I hope we’ll see her at 2-PAC often.
Her office hours end at 4PM, but you can leave a message. If you have left something behind after a meeting or have questions about Monroe Village, the Office Phone is 612.594.7994 The entry buzzer is on the directory posted in both foyers.
STATE OF THE PRECINCT
MPD Lt. Chris Hudock is here to talk about goings on in our Precinct
| NIBRS Crime Metrics |
| Crime 2026 2025 3 yr. Ave. |
| Assault 71 100 73 |
| Incl. Domestic Ag.Aslt 6 11 11 |
| Burglary, B&E 23 19 22 |
| Destruction/Prop.Vandalism 104 107 91 |
| homicide, non-neg 0 1 0 |
| Homicide, negligent 0 0 |
| Larceny/theft 161 143 152 |
| MV Theft 118 83 95 |
| Robbery 8 5 11 |
| Incl. Car Jacking 1 1 1 |
| Sex Offenses 7 4 5 |
| Stolen Property 1 2 2 |
| Weapon Law Violations 4 8 7 |
| Shots Fired 27 35 26 |
| Gun Wound Vics. 1 8 1 |
Quast: What I’d like the most to ask Lt. Hudock about is the high numbers in destruction/vandalism/MV theft. Are these still the same roving bands of teenagers, or is this a whole new crop of ding-dongs?
Hudock: Yeah. It’s the same trends that we’ve seen before with auto thefts and attempted auto thefts.
A lot of the damaged autos are attempted auto thefts. Car door handles are broken off when they’re attempting to steal the vehicle but someone interrupts them. That gets recorded as attempted auto theft with damage. Most likely it’s the same groups that have been doing this for some time. I’m sure there are new people involved in it as well, but it’s the same trend we’ve been chasing for a while.
I know that the Juvenile Unit is heavily involved in it. There’s also a “task force on juvenile auto theft” that’s been making some progress in some areas. But yes, we’re still seeing an increase in both auto thefts and attempted auto thefts.
Quast: My block seems to be a dumping place for people who want to get away with things. We’ve got an empty school across the street, so there’s not many eyes on the street. [I should have added that stolen cars appear now and again on my block — no plates, damaged ignition, etc.]
On 6/7, my neighbor started some car repairs for a friend who then left her car parked on the curb overnight. On Monday, when I opened my front door to get the paper, I saw that someone had smashed the passenger side window, both in (to unlock the door), and then out because there was broken glass on the boulevard and the street. All of the regular vehicles, including some vans carrying plumbing gear, were intact. Only the strange car was damaged.
It was like they knew who belonged on the block. They must know who we are.
Hudock: I’m sure they spend time getting familiar with the area and may have seen a vehicle there that hasn’t been there before, so wanted to see what was in it. Maybe the other residents have been keeping their valuables inside their house or they could have seen something in the vehicle that piqued their interest. It could have been more malicious than anything else. Late last year, earlier this year, with this spree of just breaking out windows. There are still instances like that, but not quite as many. This may be one of those incidents.
Officer of the Month Awards
Quast: I have one more report that involves Lt. Hudock.
Many of you probably don’t know it, but every month, the precinct has an Officer of the Month Award. At the end of the year there is also an Officer of the Year Award. If you’ve been in the lobby of the Precinct, look for an array of plaques on the walls, one for each year, 13 names honored every year.
The first time I got into the lobby after Covid, the plaques were hanging there, but no names on the last two or three of them. The little bronze tabs were there but they were blank.
I mentioned it to someone. It got to Lt. Hudock eventually, and he went after it.
He’s found a place, Broadway Awards, that will make it easy to make it happen. They will work with Lt. Hudock to make sure everything is done right.
Then it occured to me that officers get transferred and support groups (including 2-PAC) lose members when they move. That plus Covid and low MPD staffing, is probably why the engraving got paused. N.B., all 5 Precincts still made the awards all the way through Covid, I believe, but the names were not engraved anywhere to hang on the walls of the home Precinct — at least not in the 2nd Pct. Also, the actual awards were being read at the MNSTAT meeting but not made public to the residents of the Precinct where the officer earned the honor.
I think we need to hear names and examples of the good policing 2nd Pct. officers give us.
OOTM announcements used to be made at 2-PAC meetings and entered in the monthly minutes. That hasn’t happened in a long time.
At the same time, I’ve been picking at building a 2-PAC board. I asked a 2nd Precinct resident and good neighbor, Dan Miller to act as 2-PAC Treasurer. This job is very light lifting. November and December have some work for the Treasurer. IDEA: What more logical person to keep track of donations for the award engraving project than our Treasurer?
Lt Hudock has indicated that Broadway Awards is flexible about what procedure to use to get the money to the right place. We’ll let people know when the Lt., the Treasurer, and I have got that down so it doesn’t disappear with a staff change again.
By the way, this is a very low cost project. Donors won’t have to miss a morning coffee to contribute.
Emilie Quast, Member
MPD 2nd Precinct Advisory Council
1911 Central Ave NE
Minneapolis MN 55414
2nd Precinct Advisory Council 