Police make key arrests

On Feb. 9, as well as on Feb. 1, Minneapolis Police arrested individuals believed to be responsible for a number of recent robberies in the 3rd precinct. Since mid-January, there have been at least 13 robberies by one or two males armed with a gun in which persons were approached while parking their vehicles at home in residential neighborhoods. In some cases, it is believed the suspects were parking their vehicle(s) on the street and waiting for a target of opportunity.

Arrested on Feb. 1 was Ebrahim Mohammed, 22, and he has confessed to investigators his involvement in five robberies in the 3rd precinct. The name of the suspect arrested Feb. 9 has not yet been released.

A breakdown of reported crimes in the Riverside neighborhood between Jan. 1 and Feb. 1 are as follows:

Longfellow–rape, 1; robbery, 5; aggravated assault, 3; burglary, 6; larceny, 26; auto theft, 9. Seward–rape, 1; robbery, 4; aggravated assault, 5; burglary, 8; larceny, 14; auto theft, 9. Cooper–robbery, 3; burglary, 2; larceny, 7; auto theft, 6. Hiawatha–rape, 1; robbery, 2; burglary, 4; larceny, 8; auto theft, 3; arson, 1. Howe–rape, 1; robbery, 8; burglary, 6; larceny, 9; auto theft, 7; arson, 1.