For the first time in recent years, the Minneapolis Police Chief on Saturday said police “did not see widespread chaos involving groups recklessly firing fireworks at people and property” on the Fourth of July.
MPD Chief Brian O’Hara said his department will continue increased police presence in historic hotspots throughout the weekend.
By Saturday, the weekend was not without serious instances of violent crime citywide. However, for the first time in several years, police were not simultaneously responding to large-scale groups firing fireworks at property and people on the Fourth of July holiday…