Day care in Minneapolis vandalized after viral video purports to expose fraud – CBS News

By Frankie McLister Reporter Frankie McLister, originally from Middletown, Maryland, holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. Read Full Bio Updated on: December 31, 2025 / 2:42 PM CST / CBS Minnesota Add CBS News on Google A Minneapolis day care says that vandals damaged the facility early this week and took information about employees and children from their records, after a YouTube video purporting to expose fraud among day cares in the Twin Cities metro area went viral. Officials with the Nokomis Daycare Center in Minneapolis claim that vandals broke in early Tuesday morning, between 3 and 6 a.m. Nokomis was not among the day cares featured in the viral video, posted by rightwing influencer Nick Shirley.  Vandals got into the day care through cinder blocks, according to the day care. It appears the vandals first tried to saw into the door of a Family Dollar store next door in the shopping center, but that didn’t work, officials said. The manager claims those who broke in went straight to the office, stealing information about the many children who were taken care of there, as well as employees’ information. Minneapolis police said, “No
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