Crime & Safety
Minneapolis Stores Prepare For Potential Of More Street Violence
In December, the Minneapolis City Council ended its ban on security shutters, and store owners are racing to put them up.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — As the pretrial proceedings for the Derek Chauvin case continue, Minneapolis business owners are preparing for the potential of more street violence this spring. In December, the Minneapolis City Council ended its ban on security shutters, and store owners are racing to put them up.
"If we didn't have this kind of security, we'd just pack up and leave," said Dave Hautman, who runs the Franklin-Nicollet Liquor Store, told the Star Tribune. "You can't afford to keep going down this road. It has just become lawless."
Franklin-Nicollet Liquor lost more than $250,000 after vandals attacked the store twice, reports the Star Tribune.
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Following the death of George Floyd, nearly 1,500 Twin Cities businesses were damaged by vandalism, thefts, and fire, according to the state government. Estimates of the damage exceed $500,000,000.
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