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Residents tell Blue Earth County board dispatch ignored ICE-related calls and delayed medical response
Summary
Two residents described encounters with masked, armed federal agents and said county dispatchers told callers there was ‘‘nothing we can do’’ or to wait until federal agents left, urging the board to review dispatch procedures and community protections.
Two residents used the Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners’ public-comment period on March 17 to press the board for a review of how county dispatch handled calls during incidents involving federal immigration agents.
Sheila O’Hearn, who identified herself as a Mankato resident, said she and a neighbor were observing activity on park property on Jan. 15 when multiple masked, armed federal agents surrounded their vehicle. ‘‘They were wearing weapons. They had masks. They wouldn’t even pull the mask down to talk to us so we could lip read,’’ O’Hearn said, adding…
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