As recently as June 1, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that a Hennepin County judge had issued an emergency protection order for a man who helped Minneapolis police uncover an arsenal of guns and bomb-making devices. Considering what just happened in London and in Manchester, England, it is an amazing story that apparently very few people have heard of.

To be charitable I can’t even refer to the Star Tribune as the Enemy Paper, not in this case. The most recent Star Tribune story might have been an online story only. If it was in the paper June 1, I missed it. The restraining order was filed against Majid Al Rifahe, who was arrested with his brother Abdullah Al Rifahe, on the afternoon of May 11 on the north side of Minneapolis. An older resident of the area was walking next to where the brothers had parked their car. They were throwing food wrappers out the windows of the car. The pedestrian, bless his heart, confronted the brothers about the littering. They ignored him until he apparently attempted to get their license plate number.

The brothers then got out of the car and yelled racial insults at the guy and indicated they had guns, according to court documents.

It gets stranger. The guy went for his phone to call 911, but simultaneously was able to flag down a police car cruising the neighborhood, but even then the brothers continued yelling at the guy who had the nerve to tell them to stop littering the streets of his neighborhood. The brothers told the police they had to park there to wait for a drone delivery. That made it suspicious enough to place the brothers in the squad car while the officers searched the car driven by the brothers.

Did the coppers find anything?

A hand grenade, a handgun, assault rifles and magazines and a large quantity of ammunition, according to a criminal complaint filed against the brothers. They also found cellphones, computers and electronic devices that could be used for bomb making.

The weapons were confiscated. Majid Al Rifahe, 26, was cited for misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct and released.

Abdulla Al Rifahe, 27, was charged with felony carrying a pistol in public without a permit and remains in jail in lieu of $200,000 bail, according to the Star Tribune report. He had previously been arrested for the same crime a few months before and released from jail a couple of months before this incident.

Less than a week after the initial confrontation, according to the Star Tribune, Majid Al Rifahe drove through the same neighborhood, saw the same guy who told them to stop littering and pulled over on the wrong side of the street to stare at the guy and rub his hands together as if to say, “Just you wait.”

Attorney Joe Tamburino, who is representing the citizen pro bono on the restraining order, said, “If this happened in New York City it would be national news.”

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Now, I know that as a good Minnesotan I might more properly be concerned with banning plastic bags and wondering what the temperature should be on any given day, but I would prefer to worry about two guys driving around Minneapolis with an armory in their car. With the exception of the Star Tribune, I could find no reporting of this story except on websites that can only be described as obscure.

When Tamburino heard about the story he stepped in to help the guy, who is unnamed. He is fearful for his life and it is understandable that the Star Tribune will not name him.

Meanwhile, the Star Tribune reported that the local offices of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security referred questions to the Minneapolis Police Department, whose chief, Janee Harteau, said, in the Star Tribune report, “at this point, there is no evidence to suggest the public is in any imminent danger. This remains an open and ongoing investigation.’’

Waiting for a drone delivery?

We have no idea what we might have been saved from, which can hardly be an exaggeration. A 62-year-old guy with some physical disabilities, who still has pride in his neighborhood, had the courage to tell younger guys in a car to quit throwing their food wrappers onto the street. He should be called a first responder.