Urban exploring danger: Chaska, Minneapolis incidents put spotlight on trespassing risks

The Brief

  • Chaska police warn against urban exploring at the closed Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center after more than 100 break-in calls in recent years.
  • Two young men were cited for trespassing at the property Thursday after learning about it on social media.
  • The warning follows a teenager’s 20-story fall at a decommissioned grain elevator in Minneapolis on Monday, leaving him with serious injuries.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) Police are urging people to stay away from the shuttered Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center, highlighting the risks of urban exploring in the west metro.

Chaska police respond to repeated break-ins at Oak Ridge

What we know:

Chaska police say the Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center, which closed in 2020, has seen more than 100 break-in calls over the past few years.

On Thursday, officers cited two young men for trespassing at the property and released them to their parents.

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