Local police get backup

I learned last night that I should be careful of who I ask for directions. When I tried to ask a few police officers for directions when I left the Xcel Center Tuesday night, some were as confused as I was because they aren’t St. Paul natives either. Police forces from as far away as Tucson, Arizona, and Arlington, Texas, are in town to help the Minneapolis and St. Paul officers. I even met one female officer who told me that she was from Camden, Alabama.

Dan Jabens, an officer from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, said he and others from Cedar Rapids came to help during the convention after officers from the Twin Cities helped during the Iowa floods during the summer. “We’re here to help them and do anything they need us to do,” Jabens said.