Quast: It is August 10th, it is 6.38 p.m. We have 15 people attending in person and another 5 attending online.
Before we move to the rest of the meeting, I’m happy to report that we finally have another Lieutenant working in the Second Precinct. Next month we’ll meet Lt. Anna Hedberg, who has transferred in from the 4th Pct. She promised me she will be here next month.
An HCSO speaker has been delayed, so we’ll start with
STATE OF THE PRECINCT
2nd PCT 28 day Crime report
| NIBRS Crime Metrics |
| Crime 2026 2025 3 yr. Ave. |
| Assault 78 98 90 |
| Incl. Domestic Ag.Aslt 1 0 1 |
| Burglary, B&E 30 25 30 |
| Destruction/Prop.Vandalism 155 294 140 |
| homicide, non-neg 0 0 0 |
| Homicide, negligent 0 0 |
| Larceny/theft 177 173 165 |
| MV Theft 82 95 87 |
| Robbery 4 8 11 |
| Incl. Car Jacking 1 0 1 |
| Sex Offenses 9 6 7 |
| Stolen Property 1 1 2 |
| Weapon Law Violations 2 2 2 |
| Shots Fired 20 17 19 |
| Gun Wound Vics. 0 1 2 |
Quast: The vandalism number is just amazing. It’s down by 139 from a year ago! Everything else is either stat or down slightly, but the numbers for vandalism are so far down. How come? Got an idea, Chris?
Hudoc: Nothing really jumps out for me on that. I haven’t seen the numbers from the other precincts to see if they’re seeing anything lower or higher, so I can’t really compare. It’s possible they’re just visiting another area instead of the 2nd Precinct, or there were some arrests made recently that have tamped it down or they’re just not that active.
[Later he added: I took a quick look at the citywide vandalism stats. It appears they are down a bit across the board in Pcts 1, 2, 3, 5. Pct, 4 had a slight uptick, but everywhere else was lower than before.]
Quast: One other thing, Officer Hudok. We also had a distressing notice in the paper about a shooting at the Stone Arch Bridge, about the middle of last week. Did you get any feedback on that one?
Hudok: I looked at the report on it and at some of the other information that came in. The victim in it was somewhat cooperative, claiming not to have been involved in any part of it. He said that two groups of people had met up there, and he believed that one [group] was shooting at the other. He said he wasn’t involved in either of them. Whether that’s accurate information or not, I don’t know, but that’s the information we have so far from it. We’re still looking into it — surveillance video and interviewing other people who were in the area. There were a few different calibers of firearms involved, and a fair number of shots fired in that case too.
The victim self-transported to the hospital, and [forensics?] is digging through camera footage, trying to identify some other people who may have been out there at that time.
Quast: The last thing that I’m asking Officer Hudok to talk about, is the Officer of the Month program
For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, Officer of the Month is awarded every month, in all five precincts. Some of those Officer of the Month [OOTM] citations are hair-trigger responses to dangerous situations. A lot of them are social service actions, when an officer responds with training and compassion to a resident who needs support of some sort. The officer is cited for getting a person to the help they need.
When you walk into the precinct, on the walls of the foyer, you’ll see walnut plaques with 12 name tags on each, hanging on the wall. There’s one for each month, engraved with the name of the officer who received the OOTM that month. There’s another tag, not in line with the others, which is reserved for Officer of the Year.
I noticed about three years ago that too many name slots were blank, and was told that Lt. Hudok had been acting behind the scenes to get those plaques filled out. He found a company that will organize the whole program. Lt. Hudok sends them the names to put on the name plates.
It occurred to me, this man has administrative responsibilities. He’s already very busy. This IS something that really could be handled by 2-PAC. Our treasurer, Dan Miller, agreed that this was something he could and should handle.
The procedure will be that people who wish to contribute to this award or anything else that 2-PAC does, can make out a check and send it to 2-PAC at the Second Precinct. That is:
MPD 2-PAC.
1911 Central Ave. NE,
Mpls, MN 55418.
Our treasurer will take care of the deposit and send you a thank you note to let you know it arrived at the right place.
This is not an expensive program; you can cover the whole year for just around a hundred dollars. But there are other things that 2-PAC used to do (before COVID) that just haven’t been happening. We did keep up the December 24th buffet, with generous donations from 2nd Precinct restaurants and financial support from residents.
BUT 2-PAC did NOT keep up supplying food to Precinct events because there weren’t any Precinct events during the early Covid years. We now have events (Open House, Open Street events, and others) so has to be turned around. and we now have a procedure in place to support it.
OFFICER OF THE MONTH
Lt.Hudok introduced the most recent Officer of the Month
Lt. Hudok: I’m still taking July nominations. I usually wait until early in the following month to give people a chance to look at every report that comes in which might be relevant to a nomination. I have June’s citation here.
The OOTM was awarded to Officer Joshie. He’s one of the officers on the overnight watch, from 8:30 PM to 6:30 AM, aka the Dog Watch.
The citation states: Officer Joshie played a crucial role in three incidents during the month of June. On June 16th, he responded to a jumper on the Hennepin Ave. Bridge.
While another officer attempted to make contact with a person in crisis and build rapport, Officer Joshie tactically positioned himself in case this person attempted to jump. Minutes later, the party did in fact attempt to jump from the bridge, but Officer Joshie was able to pull her to safety.
There is zero doubt that this person would have perished if not for Officer Joshie’s decisive actions. Officer Joshie and two other officers were nominated for Lifesaving Awards for this incident.
On June 22nd, Officer Joshie responded to a shooting at 22 University Avenue Northeast. Upon arrival, he quickly assessed the scene and located a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Officer Joshie immediately evaluated the victim and determined that he was experiencing agonal respirations and had no detectable pulse. Without hesitation and despite the dynamic nature of the scene, Officer Joshie immediately initiated CPR while remaining aware of the evolving circumstances around him.
His decisive actions ensured that lifesaving measures were initiated without delay until the victim could be transferred to responding EMS personnel for transport to HCMC. Officer Joshie’s ability to rapidly assess the situation, remain composed under pressure, and immediately provide lifesaving care demonstrated exceptional professionalism.
Then the very next week on June 29th, Officer Joshie responded to an assault where one party was attacked with a knife at 501 East Hennepin. Upon arrival, [Officer Joshie] quickly identified the suspect who immediately fled on foot. Officer Joshie pursued the suspect and successfully apprehended him after a foot pursuit. The suspect was subsequently booked into the Hennepin County Jail for second degree felony assault.
Officer Joshie consistently demonstrates initiative, professionalism, and dedication to the mission of the Minneapolis Police Department. In the month of June, his actions exemplified this.
Performing life saving actions in two separate incidents and apprehending a violent criminal in another shows the dedication Officer Joshie has to the citizens of Minneapolis.
As one of the senior officers on the shift, he serves as a mentor and role model for newer officers, leading by example through his work ethic, sound judgment, and willingness to act in critical situations. In response, his supervisors nominated Officer Joshie for June Officer of the Month.
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