East Isles Blotter: Mail Theft and an Attempted Garage Entry

This block-by-block rundown is drawn from incident records for East Isles and Lowry Hill compiled from Minneapolis Police 5th Precinct data. Locations are given to the block only; we never name residents, victims, or anyone who has only been charged. As the longer trend in these neighborhoods shows, most of it is property crime rather than violence, much of it tied to cars.

Recent reports include:

27th Street West at East Lake of the Isles Parkway: an assault causing less-than-substantial harm reported June 4.

2400 block of Humboldt Avenue South: a bicycle theft reported June 2.

1500 block of Lagoon Avenue: theft of motor vehicle parts reported June 2.

1100 block of Summit Avenue: an automobile theft reported June 1, and a separate theft of vehicle parts on the same block May 26.

700 block of Vineland Place: an automobile theft reported May 29.

1900 block of Humboldt Avenue South: a robbery of a person reported May 29.

2500 block of Girard Avenue South: an automobile theft reported May 28.

1500 block of Lagoon Avenue: an assault causing significant bodily harm reported May 24.

2700 block of Irving Avenue South: a dwelling burglary reported May 21.

Vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and theft of catalytic converters and other parts accounted for most of the month's reports, concentrated along Girard, Irving and Humboldt avenues and the Lagoon Avenue corridor near Lake Street.

Residents can file reports through the city's 311 service or directly with the 5th Precinct, and doorbell-camera footage can help officers connect incidents across nearby blocks. Patterns tend to surface only when neighbors report, including incidents that feel too minor to bother with.

Sources: City of Minneapolis 311,; Minneapolis Police 5th Precinct,