After receiving complaints from the public, police near Minneapolis used high-tech surveillance drones last week to check if sunbathers at a lakeside beach were breaking the law by going nude or topless.
The Golden Valley Police Department used the high-tech surveillance devices at Twin Lake on July 10 after receiving complaints from the public, city communications director Cheryl Weiler told CNN."This stuff has been going on there for decades," she said."When the police are called to the park it's because someone has complained.
"Olin and other witnesses said it appeared police were pursuing people of color."The two or three Black people that were super visible on the beach, [officers] went straight for them," Olin said.The police presence was"outrageous," witness Jacob Carrigan said on Facebook. "The City reviewed drone footage and went to the beach to collect personal information from those who appeared to be violating the law," Golden Valley officials said in the statement.
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