Anthony Linard Collins, who reportedly resides at 3537 3rd Ave. N., is either a walking testament to the fact we need new gun laws or the living embodiment of how the gun laws we already have need to ACTUALLY BE ENFORCED.
I leave it to readers to decide which one. Here are the facts and a link to the criminal complaint against Collins...
According to the Hennepin County Prosecutor, on December 1 of last year, at half an hour after midnight, police were dispatched to 1933 Lyndale Ave. S. on a report of a shooting. An off duty officer who was working at Rudolf's restaurant had heard gunshots coming from the parking lot.
Running out of the restaurant, going right into danger, the officer heard more shots and saw some individuals near a white SUV. A black male, later identified as Collins, was running from the SUV while apparently stuffing a handgun in his pants.
There must have been some police in the direction Collins ran, because a short while later he ran back to the parking lot. The officer ordered Collins to get down on the ground but instead Collins hunkered down between two vehicles and the officer could hear Collins trying to chamber a round, and then the sound of a gun hitting the ground. Then a gun went flying, apparently thrown by Collins, and was later determined to be a Glock .357 with no bullets in the chamber or clip. A records check determined the gun was reported stolen.
Note word "reported." Funny how guns are purchased, reported "stolen," and then end up in the hands of North Minneapolis thugs. I'm just saying.
More investigation at the scene turned up an adult male with a bullet wound in his neck, 9 discharged casings from a .357, 5 discharged .40 caliber casings, three vehicles with bullet holes, and one gaming console with a bullet hole inside Mortimer's Bar.
Here's the best part. Collins has felony convictions for a 2004 drug crime, a 2004 vehicle theft, ANOTHER 2004 drug crime, a 2006 Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, and a 2009 theft of a motor vehicle. As the criminal complaint sums it up rather dryly:
"Therefore, defendant is prohibited from possessing a firearm."
Did I say THAT was the best part? I was mistaken. It gets BETTER.
Turns out Coolins was out on bond from a charge over being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm when the parking lot shootout happened.
Somehow, I don't think the "prohibited person" law is having much of an impact on Collins.
Or is it merely the lack of meaningful punishment associated with the law?
I leave it for readers to debate.
Meanwhile, I would like to add the property at 3537 3rd Ave. N. which is listed on the criminal complaint simply does not exist. It appears on the jail roster associated with Collins, but a Google search for that address turns up...
Only the jail roster. Behind the name of Anthony Linard Collins.
33 comments:
If you know this man was in a shootout why put his address as the people he was shooting at and likewise can get to his family mom sister child unborn child.... Im just wondering..
The point of posting addresses is to get accountability from property owners for sheltering these (alleged) criminals. His address is already online and available by Google search. It's not new info.
To 1:11- this happens to be your boy Collin's fault and evryone but the unborn baby, i'm sure, is culpable for the enablement of this selfish mamas boy. Post, post,post and let the cowchips fall where they may.
How about u post officer jeff jindras address or Sargent Greg burstads they committed crimes against people and the Anderson guy who killed the Asian kid behind the school n stomped the deaf kid during his raid give some info about them and where there kids wife and ext stay that would be fair right and informal until then you and I both know what you are doing p.s. Since it is so public put yours up I have fan mail I want to send to u.... Im sure u have a conceal and carry permit so that makes it safe for you if anyone did want to harm you for putting up the only place lots of people feel safe YOUR HOME ADDRESS!!!
Comment rejected. I will not publish a comment that seems to be encouraging a hit on somebody, even if the language is symbolic.
Encouraging a hit LOL guy stop it your blogs a very informal n the city would more then likely love u if u tried to help or just left some of the goofy immature statements out also racist.... Like move to Chicago comments at the end of blogs
i honestly believe that you could handle the situation with more behind the scenes interaction with the proper authorities instead of putting innocent people's home addresses on your site.
You should be so open about where your relative's live. How about the ones you have that are incarcerated? How about you post your criminal record? Say what? It's no ones business? You have a lot of nerve, sir...and balls.
I have no incarcerated relatives. I have no "criminal record" worthy of that phrase.
And why on earth did you put an apostrophe on "relatives?" It makes me cringe. Skip that week in third grade?
To 6:19 this guy wants to b public enemy #1 and it ain't hard these kids n young men stalk n do hits u don't think eventually u will be come a target Johnny
How many YEARS have I been hearing that? I have faith in the police and in my own marksmanship. I do not fear anonymous shit birds who leave comments about, oh, you're a target, Johnny.
Never threatened u you are a clown
Prove the Hoffs that are incarcerated aren't your relatives.all of you white boys look alike,right?
Comment rejected.
To the commenter asking about "incarcerated" Hoffs. There are three Hoffs on the offender locator for Minnesota. I don't know any of them. They are not my relatives or are so distantly related as to be irrelevant.
Furthermore, my "Hoff" surname is from Norway. But most Hoffs you meet, about 95 percent of them, are German Hoffs.
The word "Hoff" is derived differently between German and Norwegian. In German it means something like a small plot of land or a farm. In Norwegian it means the king's entourage.
I have no incarcerated relatives. Please feel free to find a short dock and take a long walk into an icy fjord.
Your rejecting alot of my comments Johnny boy lets meet up for a brief convo I see now that you are a coward u are running circles around all my comments all I can say is god work in MYSTERIOUS ways and everything that happens HAPPENS FOR A REASON....remember that for me please Johnny boy
Certain people from Alexandria beg to differ. Do not press the issue because the fjord you are skating on has thin ice. They are either your relatives or they are not, Mr. distantly related.
Take a long walk on a short pier? You are quite the quotation plagiarizer. You were close, but no cigar. How about"What's black,white and red and rolls down Broadway? John getting beat down by ten Bloods.
Is this Collins related to the Collins brothers featured yesterday on WCCO as the 'Loud' gang? Associated with a guy burdened from birth with the name Dementry?
I don't know if he is related or not.
To the "certain people from Alexandria beg to differ," that just shows that you are pulling assertions and comments out of your ass. It just so happens that my branch of the Norwegian Hoffs is the ONLY one that lives near Alexandria. So it's obvious to ME you're full of crap, and probably obvious to regular readers as well.
You can find out if the ones who are part of your"BRANCH"(what a joke) are the sole individuals who reside near Alex but you will not divulge nor show proof of your "FINDINGS".
Maybe the Hoffs in jail in Minny and NoDak are your relatiVE'S and your "REGULAR" readers have no proof or dont give a shit and have no way of finding out. Just because you say it,"ASSHOLE" doesn't mean it's true.
You just keep passing the buck when it comes to your "RELATIVE" business, but are more than willing to fuck with other people and put them in danger when it comes to their family. Any one of your regular readers can decipher your obvious self-biased deception.
Get a life Anon 8:43. You sound like a drunk derelict who probably has a trailer park's worth of drugged-out relatives.
These people who supposedly fear for their family members' safety have no one to thank but themselves for all the 'beefs' they've made with other lowlifes.
YES, Mr. brave anonymous @6:33... it was nizzei's fault he got shot, it was the fault of the other children who have been shot who were given a fucking address from somebody. Just like your boy here likes to distribute. keep up the good work asshole and maybe some more kids can be murdered.
Oh really, 8:29, are you going to make that illogical leap? You're really going to claim that a single item of information here has directly contributed to the death of a child, any child? This isn't the only internet source of information, by the way, so stop claiming like it is. I guess people will come to any wild conclusion if it means they never have to check their own behavior. Personal responsibility? Not acting like a fcuking fool? Nope, I guess that's a big N/A in the personality column of people who reside in this community. You should be relieved someone actually cares enough to put names to faces in an attempt for accountability, so that in the future more families don't have to bury children with nothing more than a passing mention on the Minneapolis news and 'oh well' attitude from the rest of the city.
By the way, learn to read. The comment wasn't targeting the victims but all the criminals and shady behavior that they, the victims, are forced to live with.
Oh by the way, learn to read your own shit before you criticize others you non- attentive asshole who lacks ACCOUNTABILITY.
Oh, and BY THE WAY, edit your FCUKING spelling. Personal responsibility? You stopped checking yours in the second grade.
9:52 you are so, so on the wrong track it's FUCKING pathetic.
Unlike your TRASH ASS I didn't feel the need to spell out FUCK correctly, we all know what I meant, but since you'll use that one pathetic scrap to weasel your way out of giving an adult response, (because you can't see that EVERY OTHER WORD is spelled correctly in my post, that doesn't matter) here you go:
FUCK FUCK FUCK.
GLAD to know you already knew how to spell all the curse words by second grade. Sounds like your priorities were well down the drain at 8 as they are now.
Also GLAD to know that you believe spelling is on the same level of so-called accountability as oh, I don't know, selling drugs, doing drugs, spawning a litter of kids for whom you have no desire, money, or brain power to properly raise, justifying homicide and assault as legitimate ways to deal with conflict--do I need to go on?
You should just shut up now, but I know you won't, because you KNOW I am RIGHT, you belligerent asshole.
got you bitch..pissed you off.. now give me a name so i can hunt YOU down
The only thing 'getting' here was you getting a virtual bitch slap of epic proportion and the best you come up with was a wussy pleading for a name. Want something to hunt? Go look for the 3/4" of manhood hidden beneath the fat rolls of your gut and remind yourself what an insignificant piece of shit you are.
A comment rejected that was directed at the 7:53 commenter. It would be fair to say the rejected comment heaps graphic abuse on the 7:53 commenter and imagines sexual scenarios involving the 7:53 commenter that are deviant and illegal in nature.
You must be friends with that snitch ass nigga to even care.... Besides if you can read at the end of the report it says the address is a false address anyways. Only snitches can get away with this.
And you have alot of nerve to call a petty car theft hustla who totes guns and remind you every time he has a gun he commits a crime "innocent"...
You dumb bitch don't judge me hoe. And I hope someone Fuck u up for putting not only information up but bogus shit u can see me on ur own if u got a problem with me. Send this is ANthony..
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