Dakota County, suburbs join Minneapolis, St. Paul in ordering weekend curfews
Source: Star Tribune
Dakota County, suburbs join Minneapolis, St. Paul in ordering weekend curfews
The curfews begin at 8 p.m. Friday and extend till either Sunday or early Monday.
May 29, 2020 — 7:23pm
Dakota County and the cities of Bloomington, Edina and Roseville have joined the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in imposing a curfew starting 8 p.m. Friday.
The curfews will last until 6 a.m. Saturday, and then go into effect again at 8 p.m. Saturday, expiring at 6 a.m. Sunday. Roseville’s runs until early Monday.
“During the curfew, all persons must not travel on any public street or in any public place,” according to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s resolution.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter declared a state of local emergency Friday and announced the curfew, as well as inviting everyone to observe an hour of prayer from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The curfews do not extend to people traveling to or from work, emergency services, law enforcement, people seeking emergency medical care or fleeing danger, the homeless and the news media, according to a parallel order from Gov. Tim Walz........................
“All Minnesotans in Minneapolis and St. Paul are urged to voluntarily comply,” according to a news release from the governor’s office. “Peace officers will enforce the curfew and arrest those who refuse to comply.”
Violations of the cities’ curfew are a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine.
Dakota County Commissioner Joe Atkins said the county ordered a curfew because “here is a well-founded belief by Sheriff [Tim] Leslie and Dakota County leaders that a heightened risk of significant harm to local residents and businesses exists.................................
Read more: https://www.startribune.com/suburbs-join-st-paul-mpls-in-ordering-curfews-starting-at-8-p-m-friday/570873142/
I think this warrants a separate OP from just Mpls- StPaul curfews.
Dakota Cty is south of South St. Paul along the Mississippi. and included Inver Grove Heights. Surprised to see a whole Cty curfewed. I used to live In Inver Grove Heights.
The River People live on the Miss. River and won't notice anyway.
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