Cross burning typically goes unreported to the media. When police and fire is alerted by their dispatchers, this occurs off-radio, by either cell phone or landline.
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2007 – Anoka, MN. A man was charged by police with burning a cross in front of his own home and falsely reporting it as a hatecrime. He was turned in by inmates he was formerly incarcerated with. Anoka homeowner charged with burning cross on his own lawn.
1990 – Saint Paul, MN. Several juveniles, including Arthur Miller, gathered together and burned a cross on the fenced in front lawn of a Black family. Although the youth was charged with two crimes, his conviction was overturned on appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court. R.A.V. v. City of Saint Paul.
1989 – White Bear Lake, MN. A cross was discovered by police to have been burned outside the home of a Ukrainian family. This family came when nearly 10,000 Soviet Christian families immigrated to the United States. Soviet Immigrants Harassed, Threatened. St. Cloud Times, October 10, 1989, p. 12.
1989 – Coon Rapids, MN. A large cross was burned behind an apartment complex in front of where a Black family was residing. The building was located at 10650 NW Tamarack St. Two men have been charged. Cross-burning Reported Outside Coon Rapids Apartment Building. Star Tribune, August 15, 1989, p. 2
1984 – Columbia Heights, MN. A cross was found burning at the home of a Black family at 3916 NE Third Street. The fire was lit by several teens in the victim’s back yard. Neighbors held a BBQ in the back yard of the victim’s residence to support the family. Black Family Shaken by Cross-burning. Foley, Ellen. Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 21, 1984.
1961 – Minneapolis, MN. A cross was burned on the lawn of a Black family at 3008 Columbus Ave S. The city mayor publicly condemned the incident. Cross is Set Afire on Negro’s Lawn. Minneapolis Tribune, January 22, 1961.
Resources:
“Cross Burning Is More Common Than You Think.” [Pacific Standard, May 3, 2017, by Lauren Kirchner]. Read Here.