More than 3,000 Minnesota National Guard service members are activated as part of Operation Safety Net. Author: Heidi Wigdahl Updated: 11:14 PM CDT April 19, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota From Hennepin Avenue to Lake Street, there s an increased presence of Minnesota National Guard service members outside businesses in Minneapolis.
Last Wednesday, more than a dozen soldiers were set up outside Two Bettys Green Cleaning Service s Refill Station on East Lake Street.
Their presence came as a surprise to the staff member who was working at Two Bettys at the time. The guardsmen have big weapons, like across the outside of their body with their hands on the weapon, and the staff member that was here turned off all the lights and ran and hid because it was really frightening, said Anna Tsantir, owner of Two Bettys.