As Chauvin verdict looms, Guard tightens grip on Twin Cities April 18, 2021 8:52pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Reese Farrell was walking near her home in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis on Wednesday night when more than a dozen armored National Guard vehicles rumbled down the block. All this military presence it feels strange, like I m in a movie or something, the 17-year-old said.
As the end of the Derek Chauvin trial draws closer, state and local officials have ordered a show of force that some say has transformed the Twin Cities into an eerie, alarming, almost alternate-reality version of their hometowns.
By KATIE GALIOTO | Star Tribune | Published: April 19, 2021 (Tribune News Service) Reese Farrell was walking near her home in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis on Wednesday night when more than a dozen armored National Guard vehicles rumbled down the block. All this military presence it feels strange, like I m in a movie or something, the 17-year-old said. As the end of the Derek Chauvin trial draws closer, state and local officials have ordered a show of force that some say has transformed the Twin Cities into an eerie, alarming, almost alternate-reality version of their hometowns. Thousands of armed Guard members in fatigues are stationed on street corners in front of libraries, laundromats, pharmacies, restaurants, office buildings and grocery stores. Businesses have boarded up windows, public buildings are surrounded by razor wire and for several nights last week curfews forced Twin Cities residents indoors after dark.
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Minneapolis looks like a military fortress ahead of the George Floyd murder trial verdict with fears heightened by a drive-by shooting targeting some of the thousands of National Guard members trying to protect the city.
The Minnesota city had already dramatically increased security ahead of the trial of ex-cop Derek Chauvin ramping it up even further following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb just 10 miles from where Floyd was killed.
As jury deliberations are set to start Monday in Chauvin’s murder trial, dramatic photos show huge chunks of the Twin Cities completely boarded up, fenced off and swamped by armed troops and military vehicles.
Stefan Owens loves playing against the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks.
The 20-year-old Maine Nordiques forward scored two goals during a 5-2 victory in a North American Hockey League East Division contest Saturday night.
Seven of Owens’ team-leading 20 goals this season have come against the Hat Tricks.
Associate head coach Matt Pinchevsly said the team doesn’t draw up plays for players who do well against a certain opponent, but they try to get that player or line more ice time.
“We trust (Owens’) decisions on the ice and he’s really supportive with his linemates, they do a great job working with him out there,” Pinchevsky said. “It’s essentially about momentum or the pace of the game. There might be a situation, pace or decisions or what his line generates (for offense) might serve a better purpose in which we might get them back out there.”
Nordiques rally falls short against Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks
Junior hockey: Maine falls behind 3-0 but can t make the most of its shot advantage. Reese Farrell scored in the 3-2 loss.
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The Maine Nordiques fell behind by three before rallying most of the way back in a 3-2 loss to the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks on Saturday at Androscoggin Bank Colisee.
Shane Murphy and Valentino Passarelli scored first-period goals for Danbury, despite Maine holding an 11-5 shots-on-goal advantage.
Luke Wheeler stretched the lead to three 6:27 into the second with a shorthanded goal, only for Reese Farrell to answer for the Nordiques less than three minutes later. Jack Strauss and Matt Connor had the assists. Strauss then had the secondary assist, with Cooper Swift providing the primary, on Aidan Connolly’s goal with 7:33 left in the middle frame.