So I was on the Minneapolis City Attorney's website tonight, looking for opportunities to submit neighborhood impact statements, and I thought it was about time to get around to writing a blog post that I've contemplated writing for about a year, now.
Here's the deal. South Minneapolis gets all the police resources for prostitution stings. What does North Minneapolis get? Well, we get the actual prostitutes themselves instead of any sting operations.
Yes, whores can parade up and down Lyndale Ave. N, but will we ever get a (expletive) sting operation up here to thin out the herd?
Not likely. In fact, check out...
...this data, which I pulled off the city attorney website by searching under "livability crimes" and then narrowing it down to just "prostitution." Check out the addresses where these (alleged) crimes took place. THERE IS EXACTLY *ONE* INSTANCE OF A PROSTITUTION ARREST IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS? How the heck did THAT happen? If I had to guess, I'd think it was some kind of accident.
Meanwhile, our City Councilperson Diane Hofstede has a proposal to ban indoor couches on lawns.
Is that really such a good idea? I MEAN, WHERE WILL ALL THE NORTH MINNEAPOLIS PROSTITUTES GO WITH THEIR DATES?!?!!!!!
Some city leaders really need to straighten out their "livability" priorities. Check out the police action in East Minneapolis and South Minneapolis and then compare with the reality we experience in North Minneapolis. (And when I say "North Minneapolis" I obviously don't mean HOMEWOOD, just for the record)
Court Case Offense Date Defendant Name Precinct Incident Address Case Type Status Warrant Court Date
27CR06083930 10/3/2006 Early, Paulette Latrice 3rd 25th St E Prostitution Open Yes 4/22/2008
27CR07045123 5/16/2007 Graham, Shannon Dawn 3rd Clinton Ave S Prostitution Open Yes 5/14/2008
27CR07102768 7/26/2007 Early, Paulette Latrice 3rd 37th St E Prostitution Open No 9/14/2007
27CR07106035 6/11/2007 Cottier, Stacie Lynn 3rd 33rd St E Prostitution Open No 8/27/2007
27CR07106043 6/14/2007 Pierce, Cindy Sue 3rd 37th St E Prostitution Warrant-bench Yes 8/4/2008
27CR07106187 5/2/2007 Abrahamson, Nathan Allen 3rd 13th Ave S Prostitution Open No 11/20/2007
27CR07106248 6/21/2007 Docter, Bryce Arthur 5th 19th St E Prostitution Open No 8/31/2007
27CR07106313 8/13/2007 Robinson, Tangela Devell 3rd 22nd St E Prostitution Open No 8/30/2007
27CR07106324 5/2/2007 Avila, Luis Mario Cuzco 3rd 13th Ave S Prostitution Open Yes 10/18/2007
27CR07106625 5/2/2007 Alvarado, Miguel 3rd 13th Ave S Prostitution Open No 9/11/2007
27CR07106832 5/2/2007 Christensen, Clinton John 3rd 13th Ave S Prostitution Open No 11/7/2007
27CR07106886 6/28/2007 Nygard, Shannon Marie 3rd 32nd St E Prostitution Open No 3/7/2008
27CR07106940 6/28/2007 Turvey, Kelly Marie 3rd 31st St E Prostitution Open No 11/6/2007
27CR07106941 6/18/2007 Kainulainen, Mari Nimi 3rd 31st St E Prostitution Open No 10/2/2007
27CR07106943 6/14/2007 Martz, Melissa Lynn 3rd 24th St E Prostitution Closed No 10/4/2007
27CR07106963 6/14/2007 Hall, Janet Elizabeth 3rd 16th Ave S Prostitution Open No 10/9/2007
27CR07106964 6/14/2007 Williams, Denise Mervine 3rd 17th Ave S Prostitution Open No 10/2/2007
27CR07106968 6/14/2007 Isaac, Julia Grace 3rd 24th St E Prostitution Open No 10/3/2007
27CR07116396 7/18/2007 Duffy, Deontay Tramel 3rd 32nd St E Prostitution Open No 11/8/2007
27CR07119400 8/22/2007 Lawson, Vickie Kay Prostitution Open Yes 3/31/2009
27CR07119401 7/19/2007 Jimenez-Martinez, Jose Luis 3rd 13 Av S Prostitution Open No 11/27/2007
27CR07122658 6/21/2007 Lynch, Jeannine Danielle 3rd Psf Ave S Prostitution Closed Yes 4/29/2008
27CR07126257 8/29/2007 Eckdahl, Diana Sue 5th 5410 Penn Ave S Prostitution Closed No 10/27/2008
27CR07129469 12/18/2007 Worley, Zenda Louy 3rd 32nd St E Prostitution Open No 3/13/2008
27CR07130714 12/26/2007 Hart, Stephanie Marie 3rd 5th Ave S Prostitution Closed No 3/18/2008
27CR07130728 12/26/2007 Megenuph, Kris Lynn 3rd 31st St E Prostitution Closed No 1/25/2008
27CR07131107 12/4/2007 Graham, Shannon Dawn 3rd 3rd Ave S Prostitution Open Yes 2/12/2008
27CR0814377 1/25/2008 Anthony, Shawnna Ranee 5th Franklin Ave W Prostitution Open Yes 4/9/2009
27CR0814386 5/16/2007 Hart, Stephanie Marie 3rd Lake St E Prostitution Open Yes 3/19/2009
27CR0814725 3/24/2008 Taber, Dawn Marie 1st 4 13rd Av S Prostitution Closed No 4/17/2008
27CR0815308 3/25/2008 Mancera-Recendis, Carlos Alberto 3rd Clinton Ave S Prostitution Closed No 8/26/2008
27CR0815727 3/30/2008 Peplinski, Cassandra Rose 3rd 10th Ave S Prostitution Closed No 4/17/2008
27CR0816682 4/2/2008 Fisherman, Krista Marie 3rd 2nd Ave S Prostitution Closed Yes 6/3/2008
27CR0816696 4/2/2008 Blunt, Brittney Lyn 3rd 3rd Ave S Prostitution Open No 4/18/2008
27CR0822912 5/7/2008 Defoe, Nancy Marie 3rd 2601 16th Ave S Prostitution Closed No 5/14/2008
27CR0822913 5/8/2008 Graham, Shannon Dawn 3rd 3rd Ave S Prostitution Open No 3/31/2009
27CR0822915 5/4/2008 Harris, Jerry Nmn 3rd 5th Ave S Prostitution Open No 8/21/2008
27CR0822925 5/7/2008 Lee, Vernon Gregory 3rd 5th Ave S Prostitution Closed No 6/23/2008
27CR0822932 5/7/2008 Zuluaga-Perez, Salvador Nmn 3rd 5th Ave S Prostitution Open No 6/11/2008
27CR0823404 5/12/2008 Hunt, Brittney Marie 3rd 32nd St E Prostitution Open No 5/13/2008
27CR0824751 5/14/2008 Roche, Constance Marie 5th 1st Ave S Prostitution Closed No 5/22/2008
27CR0825537 5/21/2008 Stewart, Kimberly Dawn 3rd 5th Ave S Prostitution Closed No 6/6/2008
27CR0835591 7/16/2008 Walker, Little Doris 3rd 31st St E Prostitution Open No 10/28/2008
27CR0837449 7/16/2008 Kier, Tresa Lynn 3rd 15th Ave S Prostitution Open No 8/19/2008
27CR0838392 7/31/2008 Widstrom, Karen Eve 3rd 201 Lake St E Prostitution Closed No 10/21/2008
27CR0838394 7/31/2008 Buenano, Maria Rosario 3rd 3rd Ave S Prostitution Closed No 8/27/2008
27CR083966 11/20/2007 Graham, Shannon Dawn 3rd 3rd Ave S Prostitution Open Yes 3/31/2009
27CR0840578 5/20/2008 Simpson, Elise Nmn 29th St E Prostitution Open No 5/26/2009
27CR084124 1/22/2008 Isaac, Julia Grace 3rd Bloomington Ave S Prostitution Open No 2/20/2008
27CR0842279 8/20/2008 Brown, Jaquila Lashey 3rd 32nd St E Prostitution Open No 10/30/2008
27CR0844877 7/10/2008 Daly, Jacqueline Ann 3rd 31st St E Prostitution Open No 9/30/2008
27CR0847472 7/2/2008 Abdelwahab, Alice Margret 3rd 28th St E Prostitution Open No 12/2/2008
27CR0857513 1/9/2008 Williams, Leatrice Nmn 3rd 15th Av S Prostitution Open No 4/2/2009
27CR08603 1/2/2008 Armstrong, Judy Vone 3rd 4th Ave S Prostitution Closed No 2/12/2008
27CR086160 2/5/2008 Mefford, Denise Suzanne 2nd 1404 26th Ave Ne Prostitution Warrant-bench Yes 5/8/2008
27CR086825 2/6/2008 Adams, Louise Nmn 3rd 24th St E Prostitution Open No 2/11/2008
27CR087145 11/7/2007 Peet, Angela Nina-Marie 3rd 5750 33rd Ave S Prostitution Open Yes 10/28/2008
27CR087733 1/4/2008 Davis, Cynthia 3rd 3rd Ave S Prostitution Open No 3/7/2008
27CR087776 1/19/2008 Jackson, Violet Grace 3rd 31st St E Prostitution Closed Yes 7/14/2008
27CR087801 12/18/2007 Warner, Ronda Rose 3rd 4th Ave S Prostitution Open No 3/11/2008
27CR0910151 8/21/2008 Enriquez-Sanchez, Jose Alain 13rd Av S Prostitution Open No 3/25/2009
27CR0910152 8/21/2008 Chimborazo Chimborazo, Jose Antonio 13rd Av S Prostitution Open No 3/25/2009
27CR0910153 8/21/2008 Pomoquiza-Chimborazo, Pablo Alejandro 13rd Av S Prostitution Open No 3/25/2009
27CR0910155 8/21/2008 Kron, James Robert 13rd Av S Prostitution Open No 3/25/2009
27CR0910156 8/21/2008 Shaw, Jefferson Joe 13rd Av S Prostitution Open No 4/1/2009
27CR0911097 8/21/2008 Huerta-Rodriquez, Salvador 3012 13rd Av S Prostitution Open No 3/25/2009
27CR0911100 8/21/2008 Orellana Orellana, Pablo Fabian 13rd Av S Prostitution Open No 3/25/2009
27CR0911111 8/21/2008 Irvin, Andre Maurice 13rd Av S Prostitution Open No 3/25/2009
27CR0911112 8/21/2008 Schmidt, Cory Lee 13rd Av S Prostitution Open No 3/25/2009
27CR0912849 3/12/2009 Collins, Tammy Terrell 4th 26th Av N Prostitution Open No 3/17/2009
27CR091289 3/26/2008 Whipple, Juliean Lea 3rd 16th Ave S Prostitution Open No 1/30/2009
I hate to say this (not like I'm excusing what you seem to think is a lack of enforcement on the Northside,) but my beloved old neighborhood of Central is GROUND ZERO for prostitution.
ReplyDeleteIt's the absolute epicenter. Hookers and Johns alike flock to 31st (often from other neighborhoods) in order to do their business right around the corner from the Healy House.
So, I'm not really complaining about the stepped-up enforcement and attention in that area. It was/is sorely needed. And things do seem to be much worse there than even on Lyndale N... at least to my eye.
One Hawthorne resident told me a story about how he drove home once in a pickup truck with a sleeper bed hard top attached.
ReplyDeleteWhen he went down 21st (right behind Hawthorn Crossings) the prostitutes flocked to him like tweeners to a Jonas Brothers concert. I've always been hesitant to tell our police force how to do their jobs, but I am officially offering this as a tip for how to do prostitution stings.
I could agree with you, there, but it's a matter of North getting NOTHING when it clearly needs SOMETHING, even if that SOMETHING isn't as much as Central needs.
ReplyDeleteYes, and there's a reason why my rusty-as-hell 1988 Chevy Celebrity was nicknamed "The Chick Magnet."
ReplyDeleteAlso, the last few days of the month are when the prostitutes really come out of the woodwork. That's when stings should be happening.
The 4th Pct DP team did a john sting just last week. So far in 2009 there have been 13 arrests for prostitution in the 4th Pct, and 4 arrests for loitering with the intent to solicit prostituion. That is the charged used when the police do not got a firm offer of sex for money...most of the experienced johns and whores no how to watch the language they use.
ReplyDeletePenn Ave, between broadway and lowry is another epicenter - especially right off the side streets - like 27th & 29th Ave.
ReplyDeleteTo the anonymous poster commenting about 13 arrests in the 4th Precinct, etc., if that stuff is happening it's sure not showing up on the city attorney website as a prosecution. Are they just being WARNED? Or is the data not going up on the website?
ReplyDeleteThat city attorney website is lame and clunky, but it's better than nothing. Often, though, I get the feeling it's being neglected and citizens are not being given the opportunity to submit impact statements.
i am an upstanding, law abiding citizen and generally stay away from trouble, however, somehow about 5 years ago I ended up in a holding cell in hennepin county jail - downtown. The other person in the holding cell with me, a female, was pacing back and forth like crazy and we stuck up a conversation - this was her 97th arrest for prostitution. 97th. She was keeping close count. 97th arrest.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'd like to follow up on that comment I just made..what difference does it make that "experienced johns and whores no (sic) how to watch the language they use"? How does this make any difference to NORTH MINNEAPOLIS?
ReplyDeleteAre the johns and whores in South Minneapolis easier to catch and less careful of the language they use? Clearly not.
Spring is here--well, until we get hit with a blizzard in APRIL, which can happen in this state--and the vice is coming out on the streets. And that's why I'm raising the issue NOW. North Minneapolis needs more prostitution stings, and North is getting ignored.
It would be one thing if all the police resources were going into catching open air drug dealing, but I can buy a shamrock shake at Hawthorn (sic) Crossings strip mall and see THAT'S not true, Hawthorn (sic) Crossings is FILLED with open air drug dealing. So why shouldn't North Minneapolis get its share of prostitution stings? We pay taxes just like South Minneapolis.
To the anonymous poster commenting on the prostitute w/ 97 arrests:
ReplyDeleteSome states have a "habitual offender" law in regard to prostitution. You get arrested, like, three times and you could go to jail for a few years.
For the record: I am a libertarian where these matters are concerned. My problem is that it's OUT ON THE STREET. Nations like Canada and Mexico have better legal strategies to keep prostitution off the street and within well-defined zones, INDOORS.
That is, however, a theoretical discussion. Reality is it's ON OUR STREETS and not enough is being done in North Minneapolis to get it OFF OUR STREETS.
On a related note, did anyone else notice that when two kids were shot outside Brookdale in December it was in the news for about a day, but when two kids were shot outside Southdale the Gang Taskforce came out to do an undercover operation to make sure there would be no more trouble at Southdale (and the MegaMall, to boot)? Just wondering.
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@ KCz - regarding the 2 kids shot at southdale - did you also notice the ambulance took them to HCMC? like they must have rolled right past southdale hospital while they were on their way to HCMC!! i wouldn't be surprised if the ambulance just slowed down and pushed him out when they got in front of HCMC before they headed back to Edina!
ReplyDeleteOn the prostitution issue: The police concentrate on areas where they get the most complaints...and sometimes cops from around the city work together for a while in one area doing stings, so it appears like another area is being ignored.
ReplyDeleteA couple of years ago, I put a lot of time into calling in prostitution activities at 27th and Penn. For example, on Easter Sunday that year, there were 7 different prostitutes working the corner over a two hour period. My calls (and those of my neighbors) got results. I got the following e-mail from the CERT team one week:
"Dottie,
As a follow up I wanted to pass on that we conducted a Prostitution
detail early this morning that resulted in 18 total arrests. 6 ere for PC Prostitution (3 from the 27th/Penn area) 1 Pc Narcotics, and 11 misdemeanors. We will continue to monitor the area."
Three weeks later, I got this e-mail:
"Hi Dorothy,
We did another prostitution detail last Wednesday morning 4/26 and had
13 arrests. We focused again on the area of 27th Penn and on Lowry.
Several of the PC arrests were from Penn.
I will keep an eye on it and hope to do some more enforcement."
And six weeks after that:
"Hello,
Penn is becoming one of our top priorities and you should be seeing more of us soon.
Thanks for the info and hang in there!"
I think the cops respond as well as resources allow when we are all persistent and keep calling about the problems. And there is one more thing we can all do (and should): When the cops respond and help clean up a problem, write to them (Tim Dolan, Mike Martin), thank them, and let them know their efforts are appreciated.
Well, I appreciate your detailed commentary, but I have PERSONALLY made MANY 911 calls about prostitution along Lyndale Ave. N., particularly at the end of the month near Farview Park as well as 31st and Lyndale.
ReplyDeleteBut I see no evidence there has EVER been some kind of stepped up enforcement directed at these well-known trouble spots.
I moved up here to the Cleveland neighborhood a few months ago, and yeah, prostitution is bad here also. Prostitution on Penn Ave N doesn't stop at Lowry, I have seen them working all the way past Dowling for the last 2 weeks. Johnny, I agree with ya on this, the police need to do something up here, I have neighbors who have lived here for years saying this is the worst they have seen it in a long time.
ReplyDeleteAll this is great but.....the prostitution is the symptom and not the actual problem. We have a lot adults who have screamed for help for years. Screamed and screamed. Our State and community have chosen to use the personal responsibility card. Fine, valid, perfectly legal. But then when you don't help folks with housing and food and education and you play the responsibility card eventually the bets have to be settled.
ReplyDeleteDrug sales, prostitution, money laundering, abuses of copyright laws(read: got those movies!) are symptoms of a society that lacks good paying jobs, a housing market that fits income levels, things to do, and affordable education opportunities.
Putting police on the streets is a futile effort and putting nuisance crimes (and that is what prostitution is) in jail for years is a waste of taxpayer money.
I was a pastor in the affected area and many of the little kids we ministered to we children of the very prostitutes you are targeting. Many of these women and they are women, any one of them could be your sister or mother or aunt are trying to survive. Yes they made bad decisions that brought them there but they are trying to do for their own. If you don't have a solution to the actual problem stop wasting time and money chasing these women and close the curtains! Otherwise please talk about actually solving the problem.
Oh, Jiminy Cricket on a pogo stick!!!! Cry me a river.
ReplyDeleteWhen I try to bring up something on this blog about DRUG SALES or PROSTITUTION or even CHRONIC MIDDLE OF THE (EXPLETIVE) STREET JAYWALKING BY SOCIALLY UNPRODUCTIVE MINORS, there's always somebody who is going to trot out the whole social diorama of economic injustice, blah blah blah, and tell me to address the "underlying symptoms."
Well guess what? Prostitution on the street is an "underlying symptom" which impacts our housing market and, gee, the taxes used to pay for the very social programs you're talking about. I'll address what I'm going to address: hookers need to be driven off our streets and North Minneapolis needs, wants,and DESERVES its share of sting ops just like South Minneapolis.
So how about you caterwaul about what you care about, and I'll gripe about what I care about, and we'll both be very happy. In the meantime, hookers need to get off the streets of North Minneapolis and citizens need to push, push, push to get that accomplished.
Thanks all for the great comments. Now I know *exactly* where to go to pick up street walkers when I'm in town. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are prudes. Prostitutes are awesome. Where else can you get lovin when you don't have time for dating or money to impress women. Plus some of you use prostitutes yourselves. By the way prostitution will never go away. It never has and never will. Men have urges and women need money so get used to it. My only issue is the diseases they carry. By the way can anyone tell me where most prostitutes are at. No reason in particular. Just curious. Hee HEE hee Ha! Johnny Northside don't you know prostitutes just go to different areas and return when your cops can't afford to be every where at once. Prostitution is Awesome baby especially on Fridays when Free Blowjobs are in high supply, Baby.
ReplyDeleteI received the following info in an email.
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Hi,
Interesting story below. My ex-husband is listed, 3rd from the bottom, Cory Lee Schmidt.
Maybe you would like to write about his dead beat dad status too, has not paid child support in over 5 years.
Drives on a suspended license, is a self employed locksmith and did not tell his apartment manager about his prostitution arrest when tenants are required background checks. After his arrest, he moved to Wisconsin for a year to beat probation.
Any help for my kids and me would be appreciated.
Vicki Schmidt