US EditionFederal agents launch another operation in St. Paul
Federal and local law enforcement used chemical irritants and made multiple arrests during an operation amid protests in St. Paul's Payne-Phalen neighborhood.
- On Tuesday, federal agents and St. Paul police converged on the 600 block of Rose Avenue East in St. Paul, with crews staying through late morning and clearing the area around 12:30 p.m.
- Community organizers, primed by a recent Bro-Tex LLC. raid, prepared medical volunteers for chemical irritant exposure as St. Paul city officials said federal agencies did not coordinate in advance.
- Witnesses reported multiple arrests as tensions escalated with officers deploying chemical irritants and smoke canisters while St. Paul Fire Department medics treated injuries from rubber bullets.
- After operating through the late morning, officers departed shortly before 1 p.m., while city and state officials said federal agencies gave no advance notice.
- Neighbors and protesters filmed and chanted as officials and local outlets say the purpose remains unconfirmed, with David Budd saying, 'I am a resident of St. Paul, and I am not cool with this being in my neighborhood.
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ST. PAUL — Mayor Melvin Carter said he is “deeply concerned” about St. Paul police’s involvement in a Tuesday, Nov. 25, incident in which federal agents took a man into custody. Nearly 200 people gathered outside a St. Paul home in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood when protesters confronted federal and local law enforcement, who responded with pepper spray and projectiles. It was the second time in a week that protesters and law enforcement clashed…
St. Paul officials concerned about police involvement in federal arrest Tuesday
ST. PAUL — Mayor Melvin Carter said he is “deeply concerned” about St. Paul police’s involvement in a Tuesday, Nov. 25, incident in which federal agents took a man into custody. Nearly 200 people gathered outside a St. Paul home in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood when protesters confronted federal and local law enforcement, who responded with pepper spray and projectiles. It was the second time in a week that protesters and law enforcement clashed…
St. Paul officials concerned about police involvement in federal arrest Tuesday
ST. PAUL — Mayor Melvin Carter said he is “deeply concerned” about St. Paul police’s involvement in a Tuesday, Nov. 25, incident in which federal agents took a man into custody. Nearly 200 people gathered outside a St. Paul home in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood when protesters confronted federal and local law enforcement, who responded with pepper spray and projectiles. It was the second time in a week that protesters and law enforcement clashed…
St. Paul officials concerned about police involvement in federal arrest Tuesday
ST. PAUL — Mayor Melvin Carter said he is “deeply concerned” about St. Paul police’s involvement in a Tuesday, Nov. 25, incident in which federal agents took a man into custody. Nearly 200 people gathered outside a St. Paul home in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood when protesters confronted federal and local law enforcement, who responded with pepper spray and projectiles. It was the second time in a week that protesters and law enforcement clashed…
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