Here Is MN Department Of Corrections Reply To Hennepin County's "Shot Across The Bow" Letter On Level Three Sex Offender Concentration, Which Can Be Summarized Thusly: Go Jump In A Lake...

Creative stock photo, youth in Florida jump into alligator-infested water,
blog post by John Hoff

I wrote previously about the "shot across the bow" letter written by the chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, click here. The letter was on the subject of outrageous Level Three sex offender concentration in Hennepin County, particularly North Minneapolis, particularly certain BLOCKS of North Minneapolis which have more L3SOs than, for example, three Minnesota counties put together.

Well, it turns out there was a reply to the letter on June 12, 2013. A copy was provided to me by Linda Higgins at the recent community town hall on sex offender concentration, which has received extensive media coverage, click here.  The letter, which is carefully and politely worded, could be summarized as follows:

The Minnesota Department of Corrections isn't doing anything wrong by stacking perverts in North Minneapolis as thick as cordwood. Decorum requires me to respond politely to your letter but you know and I know you can go jump in a lake. Go ahead and sue me. It's not like we don't have plenty of lawyers, some of which obviously drafted this letter and cited a whole bunch of case law and studies to impress you and make you think we can get away with this outrage, which history shows we continue to get away with. 

Here is the wording of the letter. Judge for yourself...

Harrison Neighborhood Resident Complains About Slumlord Anthony Zucker's Nasty Little Habit Of Collecting Sex Offenders...

Stock photo, area NEAR 2226 Bryant Ave. N., February 2010,
blog post by John Hoff 

A resident of the Harrison neighborhood recently dropped me a line, thanking me for an old blog post I wrote about slumlord and renowned collector of Level Three Sex Offenders Anthony Zucker, whose name apparently rhymes with MOTHER--

(REVISED POST) Make That THREE Sex Offenders In One Building At 2226 Glenwood Ave, Five On One Block...

Photos and blog post by John Hoff

Acting on some information which came my way following a plea for the specific addresses of all Level Three sex offenders in North Minneapolis, I went to a block where supposedly five of them live. It is the 2200 block of Glenwood Ave.

My information said the names of two offenders were visible on the mailbox for 2226 Glenwood Ave, namely Richard Carpenter and Gerald Allen Buffet, both notoriously sick puppies.

Standing on the sidewalk with a telephoto lens, I could see the name "Buffet" because the letters were big enough to spot, but I could not see the name "Richard Carpenter" from the street. However, the information about both Carpenter and Buffet living at the same address was creditable and could be partially confirmed because Buffet's name was visible from the sidewalk. (Further information was received after this post was written indicating THREE Level Three sex offenders live at that house)

There are a total of five Level Three sex offenders, all on that same block...

There is an apartment building full of children on that block. Jordan "super citizen" Megan Goodmundson spoke to a teenager at the apartment complex, who informed us the residents were well aware of offenders living on the block, and had seen "teenage girls" going into the house at 2226 Glenwood. It was suspected drug dealing might take place on those premises, according to this resident. Two children's bikes were visible in the yard of the house right next to where the two sex offenders live. (It is not confirmed whether, in fact, three may live there...some further info is still being developed)

The house at 2226 Glenwood Ave. is owned by Anthony Zucker of Anthony R E Holdings Llc 4829 Minnetonka Blvd #203 St Louis Park Mn 55416. So far, the only information I've been able to turn up about Anthony Zucker is his association with 523 Morgan Ave. N., a tax forfeited property in the Harrison Neighborhood which he apparently acquired for $6,000, click here for more info.

I'd certainly be happy to receive more info about Anthony Zucker, and Anthony RE Holdings LLC.

ADDENDUM AND CORRECTION: Reliable information has come my way that a third Level Three sex offender lives at the same address, though I am unable to verify the name. I suspect it may be Michael Leon Dawson since I have reliable information the name "Dawson" is on the porch mailbox.

In light of the fact THREE rather than TWO sex offenders apparently live at the address, I have revised the headline of this post and the text accordingly.

ADDENDUM: March 21, 2010. A reliable source has told me the third sex offender in the house is, in fact, Rickey Harris, click here for his info.