St. Anthony police arrested a man and woman on Wednesday morning following reports of damaged door locks filled with super glue and expanding foam at the Starbucks coffee shop on Silver Lake Road.
Workers attempting to open the Starbucks contacted police around 6:30 a.m. and said they were unable to get doors open, according to a statement from the police department. The employees said they had interacted with a man and a woman in a nearby vehicle who they believed were part of a group readying to demonstrate outside the coffee shop.
Starbucks workers at that location, as well as dozens of other sites across the country, have been on strike since Nov. 13. The striking workers are demanding higher wages, more work hours, an end to what they say is understaffing and the resolution of alleged retaliatory firings and discipline for union actions. Starbucks has said the company already offers the best wage and benefit package in retail.
The pair drove off when police approached them, but they were quickly stopped and arrested on suspicion of felony damage to property based on evidence collected at the scene and during the stop, police said. They were transported to the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center and formal charges are pending.
Shortly afterward, police were called back to Starbucks because a large group of demonstrators were blocking the drive-through lane. The group was advised to move off private property.
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