articleThe Brief Hundreds of scooters took over downtown Minneapolis streets and briefly entered I-35W on Saturday night, prompting responses from both Minneapolis police and Minnesota State Patrol. The Minnesota State Patrol urged the city and scooter companies to adopt geofencing plans to prevent scooters from getting on the highway. Hundreds of scooters rode onto I-35W on Saturday night as part of an apparent takeover in downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis police say they became aware of the group of hundreds of scooter riders that traveled through downtown and southeast Minneapolis. In another statement, Minnesota State Patrol urged Minneapolis leaders and scooter companies to implement a geofencing plan to keep scooters off freeways.