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Location: Minneapolis Police Department, Third Precinct<\/p>\n
3000 Minnehaha Avenue<\/u><\/p>\n
Shun Tillman is Longfellow\u2019s Crime Prevention Specialist (CPS). He is a Longfellow neighbor by way of the 3rd Precinct, located on the corner of Lake and Minnehaha.\u00a0 CPS\u2019 are assigned sectors; his sector is the 4th which not only includes Longfellow-greater, but Seward. He\u2019s been in this position for 21 years \u2013 having spent all, but a few months in the early 2000s, at the 3rd.<\/p>\n
He came from CO with a degree in business. His young son was living here with his mom and Shun came out to visit.\u00a0 He recalls leaving Apple Valley towards MPLS via Cedar, and that view and thought, \u201cthis is where I want to be,\u201d and stayed.<\/p>\n
He worked for the City in the parks program; he has special love for kids \u2013 and still does.\u00a0 He was working in the Y-MAP program and asked for an individual to come and talk to the kids from the MPD.\u00a0 That person told him he was well suited for the CPS position and encouraged him to apply. About 6 months or better after applying he finally was offered the position.<\/p>\n
Shun is not a police officer; he\u2019s a civilian employee of the MPD.\u00a0 His role is that of liaison between the community and the police.\u00a0 Shun is the person to go to with concerns about \u2018problem houses\u2019, crime, abandoned vehicles, difficulty with your neighbor (he participates conflict resolution), really anything that has you concerned.\u00a0 If it\u2019s not his precise area \u2013 he can get you there.\u00a0 Shun will come to meetings, block parties, or have a visit or phone call with you; CPS is instrumental in the National Night Out and Block Leader program.\u00a0 Shun is an active member on Longfellow\u2019s Community Connections Committee. He apprises the group on changes in crime levels, events at\/with the MPD, and recommends steps to bring the community closer.\u00a0 He was involved with the Longfellow mural (big smiling sun) that was put up in response to chronic tagging. A successful project!<\/p>\n
Shun is a nice man.\u00a0 He\u2019s really an entr\u00e9e into our community.\u00a0 When I first became a homeowner, I was stumped as to how to be a neighbor; what goings-on are OK; when do you call 911 \u2013 how do I do this? I got a hold of Shun.\u00a0 Certainly, the answers now seem obvious but I had this nice man from the police explain to me when to call 911, what is not OK, and if I ever wondered further, I could contact him.\u00a0 Later we worked together with a large group of neighbors on a troubled property with a troubled resident.\u00a0 It was a large project that took many strangers to come together under coordination of Shun.\u00a0 The outcome was a great success, that I still talk about perhaps 15 years later!<\/p>\n
That\u2019s Shun; he\u2019s that guy who you meet and then tell someone else that you met him and then chances are they know him too!\u00a0 Email him at: Shun.Tillman@minneapolismn.gov<\/u><\/a> for questions, meetings, advice, crime alerts and updates \u2013 all through this address; I can\u2019t wait for you to meet him \u2013 unless you already have!<\/p>\n @MinneapolisPoliceDepartment<\/p>\n @cityofminneapolis<\/p>\n Photo: Jean Des Marais<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"