#scanner Arriving squads are requested to have riot helmets and bats with them.
#scanner "All officers that are working a part-time job need to respond to this." Off duty officers requested to respond with bats and riot helmets.
#scanner 5-6 min eta for additional team--instructed to wait to the east or west of the site to avoid crowd.
#livestream Line of police w/ bats, some w/ riot helmets forming @ 36th & Cedar, blocking off Cedar.
#scanner Police are short on party cans and request that 5th precinct "scrounge up any that they can."
#scanner Police single out an out of state truck in an alley nearby--request that the helicopter watch where it goes.
#scanner Police single out person pointing green laser at them--watch out.
#scanner Mad Dads have arrived and are mixing with the crowd. They are wearing green hoodies.
Background: Mad Dads are known to cooperate with the police.
Background: Mad Dads are known to cooperate with the police.
#scanner Police request line at 36th & Cedar be rotated out because they've been "hammered with verbal abuse for a while."
#scanner Police once again request replacements for the line @ 36th & Cedar.
Text: George Floyd Square is preparing to welcome protesters from the 36th and Cedar protest in south mpls. We are calling for evac drivers to help transport protesters, people to hold space, and warm drinks and food to feed and care for protesters who need a safe place to hold it down. Per community leaders, this is a sacred space, and we want to make sure it stays that way so people can recover and stay safe.
#scanner Line @ 36th & Cedar to be relieved. Squads plan to move west on 35th and south to 37th.
#scanner Police complain about "freezing" and "dealing with these people" and request eta for line change out. Police line to be relieved in approx. 5 min.