Brooklyn Park Forms Task Force After Second Early-Morning Home Invasion

Overview

• Officers responded to a reported home invasion in the 7500 block of Jersey Avenue North after an intruder entered about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and held a gun to a woman before fleeing.
• Police say a second attack follows a July 17 break-in near the 7600 block of Hampshire Avenue North in which a woman told reporters the intruder tied her and demanded money before assaulting her.
• Investigators describe the suspect as a light-skinned Black man wearing a ski mask with medium-length dreadlocks showing and say he fled both scenes before officers arrived.
• Brooklyn Park police created a dedicated task force and asked the public to call 911 or the department nonemergency line at 763-493-8222 with tips or security camera footage.
• Authorities urge residents to lock ground-floor doors and windows and check cameras for anyone lingering nearby while detectives continue to determine whether the two cases are connected and offer links to local sexual-assault support resources.