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Minneapolis police tell residents to obey criminals and ‘be prepared’ to be robbed
alpha News ^ | August 1, 2020 | By Kyle Hooten

Posted on 08/02/2020 12:18:46 PM PDT by Hojczyk

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.”

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.

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To: Grampa Dave
Hello, alt-911? A gang is trying to break into my house!!!”

“We know. We’re already there.. Come out with your hands up.”

61 posted on 08/02/2020 1:59:57 PM PDT by semaj (Death to Traitors!)
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To: Roklok

Are the taxpayers also supposed to be prepared to hand over their tax dollars for police? Seems like they are getting robbed twice.


62 posted on 08/02/2020 2:03:47 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: sphinx

“They want us to treat street criminals the way we treat politicians.
Come to think of it, maybe it’s not such a stretch. “

...... i prefer to treat politicians the way I treat criminals.


63 posted on 08/02/2020 2:03:48 PM PDT by semaj (Death to Traitors!)
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To: PGalt

Your #37: Ayn Rand hit that one on the head.


64 posted on 08/02/2020 2:06:11 PM PDT by semaj (Death to Traitors!)
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To: Big Red Badger

“Ain’t never been robbed
at gun point,,,
Till Now!“

.... pardon me FRiend, but if you are a born and raised American, you’ve been getting robbed your entire Adult life. Its called Personal Income tax and Social Security.


65 posted on 08/02/2020 2:09:57 PM PDT by semaj (Death to Traitors!)
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To: Hojczyk

The Feds needs to step in and take over. They will do nothing because they don’t care either. No one cares about the civil rights of the victims despite taking an oath when they take office.

Please don’t tell me that Trump cares or will do something. His actions so far do not indicate this and it is getting kind of late for him to do something.

Running away is not the answer to this problem. Many people on this website advocate this.


66 posted on 08/02/2020 2:21:12 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: semaj

Yup,
I’ll probably work
Till I Drop Dead,
That will Show Them!
You can bury me
Facedown.


67 posted on 08/02/2020 2:32:25 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (READ,,,--flattenthefear.com---Stanford Prison Experiment)
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To: Hojczyk
This has even my favorite deputy confused....


68 posted on 08/02/2020 2:39:15 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Hojczyk
Is there a PD in the country that wouldn't say this?

The police aren't going to tell you to fight if you're being held up.

69 posted on 08/02/2020 2:56:51 PM PDT by semimojo
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To: JBW1949

70 posted on 08/02/2020 3:05:25 PM PDT by knarf
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To: JBW1949

Handing over power to the new regime.


71 posted on 08/02/2020 3:23:58 PM PDT by arthurus (d g * b v l)
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To: Hojczyk

Mogadishuopolis has rapidly turned into the diseased sewer of Minnesota. It occured because voters elect Demonicrats.


72 posted on 08/02/2020 3:24:57 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: BenLurkin

“...Somali Gay Pride Parade?...”

Nah... it’s the REAL “Village People”, and they’re here to sing their hit “YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY-MCA!!!! I’s funtastayatda YYYYYYYYYYYYY-MCA!”


73 posted on 08/02/2020 4:16:47 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Hojczyk

The Leftist lunatics really are going to drive Minnesota into the Trump camp.


74 posted on 08/02/2020 6:13:45 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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