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Minneapolis ‘Autonomous Zone’ a Danger to Residents, Businesses, Police Group Says

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Minneapolis ‘Autonomous Zone’ a Danger to Residents, Businesses, Police Group Says
A woman rides past the barricades of the “autonomous zone” near where George Floyd died in May 2020, in Minneapolis, on March 10, 2021. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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3/11/2021|Updated: 3/11/2021

The so-called “autonomous zone” around the site in Minneapolis where George Floyd died last year has become a threat to public safety and a danger to residents and businesses, a police association says.

Retired Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith, spokeswoman for the National Police Association (NPA), told Fox News in an interview on March 11 about recent incidents around the intersection of E. 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, renamed George Floyd Square in memory of Floyd’s police-custody death.
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Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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