Crime & Safety

Minnesota State Capitol Ten Commandments And Cross Display Vandalized

The patrol says that, at about 3:15 p.m. Monday, a trooper responded to a call of criminal damage to property on the Capitol grounds.

(WCCO)

April 2, 2025 / 9:32 AM CDT

A religious display outside of the Minnesota State Capitol was vandalised and dismantled earlier this week, prompting an investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol.

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The patrol says that, at about 3:15 p.m. Monday, a trooper responded to a call of criminal damage to property on the Capitol grounds.

There the trooper found a display that included a wooden cross and a representation of the Ten Commandments had been taken apart and partially strewn on the Capitol lawn.

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