Minneapolis Resident Speaks Out About Crime—and Hope

A longtime Minneapolis resident and crime victim is speaking out crime. She was shocked as nearly a dozen suspects were involved—but even more so by the response from the 911 operator and the Minneapolis Police Department.

In speaking with Liz Collin on her podcast, Katie Hoffman explained how things were when she first arrived in Minneapolis twenty years ago. “I found myself in Minnesota in 2000 and I felt so grateful, so blessed to have the opportunity to be able to move to Minnesota. I love Minneapolis, love St. Paul and here we are today. I’ve been in Northeast for about 20 years now,” Hoffman said.

But like many other Minneapolis residents, Hoffman said she noticed a drastic change in her neighborhood after the George Floyd riots. She expalined that it started with homeless encampments in her neighborhood. Then a bike was stolen out of her garage, and just a few weeks ago, it was her car.

Hoffman told Collin, “I still can’t believe it. I heard some noise in the street and this is about 15 feet from my bedroom window. I looked out and there were about 12 to 14 individuals surrounding the vehicle.”