By Kyle Hooten
AlphaNews
August 1, 2020
The
Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) told residents they should “be
prepared” to hand over their phones, wallets, and purses to robbers.
The
MPD has reported a 46 percent increase in carjackings and a 36 percent
increase in robberies compared to this same time last year, according to WCCO.
Police
in the city’s Third Precinct alone have received more than 100 reports
of robberies and 20 reports of carjackings in just the last month.
Officials
are now telling residents to be ready and willing to comply with the
demands of criminals in an email sent to Third Precinct residents.
“Be prepared to give up your cell phone and purse/wallet,” the police said in their email, a copy of which was obtained by Alpha News. The email said citizens should listen to criminals and “do as they say.”
The message warned that “some victims have been maced, dragged, assaulted, and some threatened with a gun.”
In
addition to emailing Minneapolis residents, the police have circulated
the directions via local media. KTSP, Bring Me The News, and other
outlets have all reposted the MPD’s directives word for word.
Minneapolis
Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said his department has “redeployed
internal resources and intelligence gathering” to combat what he calls
an “uptick” in crime, Bring Me The News reported.
Despite
this, innocent people have been affected by the recent rash of crime.
After several men tried to rob a woman in broad daylight, police said a
Good Samaritan rushed to intervene and was shot in the process.
A
99-year-old woman was also assaulted in her home by a man who broke in
and wrapped her head in a blanket. Despite her age and the directions to
comply with the criminal’s demands, Evelyn Johnson boldly warded off
her attacker.
“He
thought he was just going to cover my mouth and smother me, but that
didn’t happen. I fought him. We wrestled for quite a while, according to
all my bruises,” she told KTSP.
Johnson said the suspect eventually shoved her into her bathroom, stealing her iPad and $40.
EDITOR'S NOTE: One reader wisely wrote, "How about instead send out a letter stating which gun stores to shop at,
where to take training classes for your weapon, and if needed where to
get your carry license. Anything is better than telling citizens to
comply to criminal demands. What kind of freaking world are we living in
these days."
4 comments:
Citizens of Minneapolis should arm themselves. Travel in groups and demand police protection.
If the Mayor and City Council are re-elected then the citizens have no one to blame but themselves.
Good reason to defend the police dept. and fund a debt who'll at the least try.
I carry everywhere I go...including out in my back yard, downtown, and even in some places that post signs denying my right to do so.
Any citizen who tries to rob or threaten my wife or myself should prepare to be shot dead.
Crime in Nigeria works the same way. Burglars send you a note telling you when they will be around and what you BETTER have for them to steal if you know what's good for you.
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