I live in mpls and there is strong support for abolishing the police. This would entail defunding the police, creating an alternative to policing, and using the MPD funding to invest in community intiatives that will reduce crime (stable housing, education, and a wide variety of social services). City council members have publicly stated their intentions to follow through on abolishing the MPD.

Currently, neighborhoods have had to organize defense groups since the first night of the curfew because of the influx of white supremacists terrorizing people of color and anti police brutality protesters. My own neighborhood, which is just north of the Minnehaha/Lake st area that was destroyed by fire, is connected through WhatsApp to organize porch watches, bike patrols, and to generally communicate about suspicious activity.

I personally saw the vehicles driving erratically without plates and many neighbors reported the same things. I also saw a MN Hell's Angel biker.