US EditionMinnesota State Capitol to Heighten Security, Limit Entrances
MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, AUG 6 – Security at the Minnesota State Capitol was increased after a July breach and June shootings, reducing public entrances from three to two and requiring key card access at other doors.
- On Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety begins tightening access at the Minnesota State Capitol, limiting entrances from three to two after last month’s breach.
- Following the June 14 shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, security was heightened after a July 25 breach where a man was found naked in the Senate chambers.
- The Minnesota State Patrol is enforcing tighter controls by reducing access to two entrances, installing alarms on every door, and requiring key card access for all other doors.
- Accessible parking users at the Senate building ramp must call Capitol Security for an escort.
- Later this month, the Advisory Committee on Capitol Security will meet on Aug. 20, and an independent Capitol security assessment is ongoing with more recommendations expected.
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New security measures announced at Minnesota’s State Capitol
ST PAUL, MN – Security changes have been put in place at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. The changes began today. Two entrances will be open during regular business hours – one less than previous. The main south entrance at the top of the Capitol doors will have the far west set of two doors open, and the ground-level accessible entrance – located beneath the Capitol steps – will be accessible through the two middle doors. Department of…
Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota Capitol limiting open doors, adding security at entrances
ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety is cutting the number of unlocked doors at the state Capitol in St. Paul and boosting security at remaining open entrances. The move, which started Wednesday morning, comes after the June shootings of two state lawmakers and a July after-hours trespassing incident where guards found a naked man in the Senate chamber sitting in the Senate president’s chair. The Minnesota State Patrol’s Capitol Se…
Minnesota Capitol adopts new security measures following July break-in
The Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that members of the public would have more limited points of entry to the building and see more Capitol security officers beginning Wednesday.
Minnesota Department of Public Safety implements new safety measures at Capitol
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is implementing new safety measures at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday after a breach last month, during which a naked man was found inside Senate chambers.
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