Update from Inspector Blackwell

RE: Speedway, illegal nightclub at 22nd and Lyndale

Regarding the illegal nightclub at 22nd and Lyndale:

The building manager and their lawyers are still going to court.  It is a process through Hennepin County, and myself and licensing are working with them on this. 
 
Regarding Speedway
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There was not a shooting at the Speedway.  There was a carjacking nearby with possible shots fired (no one injured) and officers were able to arrest 2 suspects near the Speedway. 
 
Myself and licensing met with the Speedway and their team today to conduct a safety walk through.  They Speedway is doing many things right and were very open to do the following;
 

• Looking into their security officer parking a marked security vehicle in their lot
• Adding an additional camera on the Lyndale Ave side
• Joining FUSUS – which allows the MPD to have live time access to their exterior camera systems
• For one month at peak times (weekends/overnights) until January 15th
  • Increasing the lighting in their lot
  • Using their intercom at the pumps to inform drivers to turn down their music if it is too loud
• We all understand that the increased lighting and intercoms may be a temporary inconvenience to the neighborhood; however, it may prevent some assaults/shootings from occurring and boom music.  Then we can reassess.

 
The MPD is going to send directed patrols during the evening when able and continue to work with our specialty teams in the area.
 
We are scheduling a meeting together with Speedway, licensing and MPD again in January to check in and assess how things are going.
 
I will send you an update regarding any new information on the problem tenant nearby when we receive it.
 
Please send any feedback you may have from this. 
 
Take care,
Katie