Crews clear out homeless encampment near St. Paul’s Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary

Crews are at work Thursday shutting down one of St. Paul’s largest homeless encampments. St. Paul city officials are shutting it down for what they say are safety reasons.

Officials have been working to connect residents with resources since first announcing a few weeks ago that the encampment near the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary would be cleared out.

WCCO’s Ari Bergeron was there Thursday as dumpsters were being filled and resident’s small fires for warmth were being extinguished…

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