Friends and LGBTQ supporters gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center on April 27 for the final hearing of Chrishaun “Cece” McDonald for being charged two counts of second degree murder of Dean Shmitz, whom she claims she was violently assaulted by for race and gender. McDonald, 23, is an African American transgender woman who [...]
Car thieves stole four cars in the space of four weeks in a 5 block radius of MCTC, Minneapolis Police Department says. Minneapolis Police Department contacted MCTC Public Safety in an effort to alert the college about the high number of auto thefts reported between the months of February and March. “It was in the [...]
Sexual harassment is prohibited at MCTC and the school is committed to providing prevention training. On paper. In the month of November, 2011, a report was filed before MCTC authorities about a male student allegedly sexually harassing a school employee. Sexual harassment is defined in MCTC’s policy as unwelcome advances, request for sexual favors or [...]
Notable Incidents 9/6/2011, 8:00 a.m. Online credit card fraud through the bookstore. The transaction failed the verifying process and activated the “red flags” system. 9/22/2011, 12:15 p.m. A terrorist threat and assault incident was reported on campus. Investigation of the incident is ongoing. Public Safety issued no comment. 9/25/2011 1:20 a.m. At 34 Spruce Place [...]
Of all the crimes reported on the MCTC campus, bicycle thefts comprise 27 percent so far in 2011. MCTC Public Safety and the Minneapolis Police Department are concerned about this tendency which is becoming a larger issue, according to Curt Schmidt, Director of Public Safety. A theft report conducted by officers of MCTC Public Safety [...]
Of all the crimes reported on the MCTC campus, bicycle thefts comprise 27 percent so far in 2011. MCTC Public Safety and the Minneapolis Police Department are concerned about this tendency which is becoming a larger issue, according to Curt Schmidt, Director of Public Safety. A theft report conducted by officers of MCTC Public Safety [...]
Two MCTC died in separate incidents last month. Stephanie Smith, 21, died following a shooting on March 28, 2011. Witnesses told KARE-11 television that Smith was parked on Park Avenue near 35th Street in Minneapolis when a man fired several gunshots into the SUV she was a passenger in. The driver, an unidentified man drove [...]
The man who allegedly possessed a firearm on campus was an MCTC student, according to campus security logs. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 18 when a witness reported to public safety that they had seen a person with a firearm in the T.Building plaza area. Campus security and Minneapolis Police responded to the [...]
Police and campus security searched portions of campus Jan., 18, 2011, as they looked for a man who allegedly possessed a handgun.
Notable Incidents 10/7/10 Freedom of Speech Violation Individual found preaching in exterior plaza, also involved with promotion of event by placing flier’s on lunch tables in plaza. 10/12/10 Assault Physical altercation between (2) males in parking ramp. EMS activated and MPD requested, (1) cited for illegal substance and released. 10/26/10 Medical Officers responded to a [...]
