St. Paul restaurant owner, mayor continue to clash over how to address crime problem
Thieves break into a safe owned by The Gnome restaurant in St. Paul. (The Gnome)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Restaurateur Brian Ingram garnered national attention last week when he criticized St. Paul city officials for an uptick in crime. Sunday, Mayor Melvin Carter responded. We have a lot of work in front of us, said Carter. This is a top priority for both our police department and our entire administration.
Carter put a large amount of blame on the pandemic, citing high unemployment. We have more people unemployed, hungry, and homeless right now than ever before in our lifetime and those are always the factors that influence neighborhood crime, he said.