MINNEAPOLIS — Three people have been arrested after three robberies and a carjacking in Minneapolis Friday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, the robberies all occurred within a 45-minute period.
The first occurred around 12:43 a.m. in the 3400 block of Emerson Avenue South. According to police, a man began assaulting another man and demanding his property. The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
The second occurred about 15 minutes later in the area of Lake Street West and Humboldt Avenue. A man sitting in his vehicle was approached by a group of men who began beating him and going through his pockets. According to police, the victim was treated at the scene for his injuries.
The victim of the third robbery was approached and attacked by a group of people. According to police, the group then left in the victim’s vehicle. This happened around 1:26 a.m. on the 2800 block of 31st Street West.
According to the police, the Robbery Pattern Response Protocol was activated in response to these reported robberies. Officers from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota State Patrol helicopter assisted officers in the search for the suspects.
The helicopter followed the suspects to north Minneapolis in a vehicle that was reportedly hijacked Thursday night in south Minneapolis. According to police, the driver and two passengers jumped from the vehicle in the area of 84th Avenue North and Regent Avenue North, in Brooklyn Park. One adult and two minors were arrested near that location.
According to Minneapolis police, the protocol also led to the arrest of a man suspected of three shootings near homeless camps. Two men were killed and two others were injured. On Thursday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he Direct city staff to accelerate closure of homeless camps throughout the city.
