Updated: 'People on the Ice Skating Rink, Taking off Their Clothes As They Dance'

From Briardale Park in Fridley, another report of scanty attire, this time in midwinter.

  Update (10 a.m. Sunday): It was all over within eight minutes, it seems. According to the Fridley Police Department's log, it was 9:43 p.m. Saturday when the report came in of "a dozen people on the ice skating rink taking their clothes off as they dance" at Briardale Park. Police arrived at the park at 9:50 p.m. They cleared the scene a minute later. To Sgt. Jim Mork, who reviewed the log Sunday morning, that indicates that the perpetrators were either gone on arrival or had already put their clothes back on. It takes longer than a minute for an officer to instruct a dozen people to get dressed and go home, he explained. Original post (11 p.m. Saturday): This report crackled over the Anoka County Emergency Dispatch radio Saturday night…

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Mike B.

11:31 am on Saturday, March 9, 2013

It's unimaginable crimes such as this that have caused Fridley residents to move far away, and visitors afraid to visit the city.   more ›

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Fridley on YouTube: 'Can I Play?' Boot Hockey at Summit Square Park, 1989

While you're waiting for the NHL or Winterfest, here's 90 minutes of classic puck action in not-quite black and white.

YouTube user roachcliff1 posted this feature-length video from 1989 of epic boot hockey competition at Summit Square Park in Fridley. Warning: There's a bit of salty language right in the first couple seconds and there could well be more during the remaining 96 minutes. If you're wondering if you recognize someone in the video, roachcliff1 listed a few of the participants in the comments at YouTube. Related:

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