Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Crime Prevention.

A tight time window, a block-level location, a list of what was taken and any serial numbers are what separate a useful property-crime report from a dead end.

Most guns reported stolen in Minneapolis are now taken from parked cars, and the department is asking residents to stop leaving them there.

The Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association is promoting its "Leave A Light On" campaign, urging residents to keep porch lights on overnight as a low-cost deterrent to the property crime that dominates the local blotter.

Theft from parked cars remained the most common crime reported across Lowry Hill, the Wedge and East Isles this spring, even as officers told residents that broader property-crime numbers have eased.

Property crime around the lakes runs heavily to vehicle break-ins, so the case for securing deliveries is strongest before the holiday and deep-winter weeks when parcels pile up.

Loose change and a bag were taken from an unlocked car on the 2500 block of Irving Avenue South in East Isles.

A home on the 1600 block of Mount Curve Avenue was entered through a rear window while empty.

Someone trying a garage side door on the 2700 block of Humboldt Avenue South was apparently scared off.
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