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The Minneapolis Police (Hennepin County) scanner is offline today, but activity is happening across the river on the St Paul Police scanner.
It’s mostly St Paul Police positioning to protect property, mainly a Target store. I’m not starting a play by play thread at this point.
Some badass allegedly has a crossbow. 
“Possible flamethrowers” 
“Male with a machete”
St Paul is bringing it all out today
St Paul is bringing it all out today
St Paul police have made the first reference (over the radio) of gathering 40mm and gas capable weapons for mobile response teams
Officer requested for advanced approval to use pepper balls
Officers have just formed three strike teams
Strike team four, five, six, and seven formed
Cops assembling two twenty person mobile force teams
People jumping on squad cars. Permission to use pepper balls granted
One in custody inside the Foot Locker
Make with firearm “confirmed by one of the citizens I trust” ~officer
Officer requesting to use higher level of force, OC
Authorization to deploy, behind T-Mobile (OC)
“Someone just deployed a canister”
Crowd at T-Mobile dispersing
(This is where they fired OC)
(This is where they fired OC)
Crowd at Target throwing bricks
Up to ten police strike teams
“As soon as we leave one store they loot it”
Bricks being thrown at Strike Team Two
Looting at Whole Foods
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Smashing out windows on the squad car in the west end of the parking lot at Target
Trooper window smashed out while trooper was inside
People forming human chain to cover for people throwing rocks behind them. Approval to deploy smoke and gas
Approval to use 40mm marking rounds and gas on people throwing rocks
People stealing riot gear!!!!!!
People taking stuff out of squad cars
20 30” batons taken from squad car!!!
Rocks the size of two fists being thrown at police
Car drove directly at officer
Reinforcements enroute, ordered to mask up prior to arrival
St Paul cops are bad about leaning on their mic. It’s blocking other radio traffic
Liquor store is being emptied
Two more gas rounds fired in Target parking lot.
“Group possibly headed to Maplewood Mall”
“Vehicle ramming back door, making entry into building”
People attempting to break into pawn shop, there are firearms
(firearms being sold in pawn shop)
(firearms being sold in pawn shop)
Officer reprimanded for deploying chemicals prior to specific authorization
“Shooting in alley from silver four door sedan”
Most of the cops are heading to the Foot Locker. They’re needlessly and unsuccessfully chasing people around in an attempt to protect capital.
“Permission to deploy gas at Verizon”
Squad car being overtaken at Target
“Think about hydration. We need everyone in the field to stay upright”
“Storefront owners own weapons. Be aware of that”
“About 50% of the vehicles have their plates stripped... because they know there’s nothing we can do”
Damn right!
Damn right!
“White male with grey hair stabbed. No further information. Medics enroute”
“Several stab wounds, appear to be self-inflicted”
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Strike Team 6 (6 members) reporting younger crowd returning and asking for reinforcements. They’re sweating.
People approaching Target and throwing rocks
“We scattered there crowd with pepper ball”
*again, officers are firing at will without authorization*
“They’re yelling, quote, fuck the police”
Vehicle involved in crash with shots fired, fled scene
