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State Patrol Clears Out Franklin-Hiawatha Homeless Encampment In Minneapolis

The state patrol says they were requested by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to remove the inhabitants.

By WCCO-TV

September 2, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota State Patrol troopers cleared out people who re-entered the Franklin-Hiawatha Encampment Wednesday in south Minneapolis.

The state patrol says they were requested by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to remove the inhabitants, some of whom had set up tents.

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When a WCCO crew came to the encampment Wednesday afternoon, the fence around the area was open, and people were observed coming and going freely.

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