Are Police Ready For Anarchy During The RNC?

Police estimate anywhere from 700 to 1200 anarchist protesters may be in the Twin Cities for the Republican convention determined to blockade the Xcel Energy Center and disrupt the convention:

One document police obtained says '"few conventions have presented such clear transportation vulnerabilities and we would be foolish to pass up the opportunities those vulnerabilities present. The 2008 RNC is begging to be blockaded."

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And troublemakers could try to spread the police thin. According the intelligence reports from the St. Paul Police, possible anarchist targets include Alliant technologies, Ecolab, UnitedHealthcare surrounding hotels. And even the desire to "cause a total media blackout" or possibly overtake a news crew or camera.

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The self-described anarchists on the Our World in Depth show said, "Well, something that came out of the first pReRnC was that we were going to try and blockade the streets and try to prevent the delegates from reaching the Xcel Energy Center and in the RNC Welcoming Committees words, 'crash the convention.'"

The question may be can the St. Paul Police stop it?

Watch the following video report by WCCO-TV's Frank Vascellaro: