Last fall, my mom died and I had to go to the SS office near downtown Minneapolis. I thought it might be easier to visit than call on the phone and wait forever to talk to someone.
By the way, this SS office is in a not-so-great part of Minneapolis just south of downtown.
I was greeted by a rent a cop too and told to dump EVERYTHING in my pockets, take off my belt and walk thru the metal detector. I complied because I had to get this stuff done.
I assume that these security rules were put into effect sometime after 9-11 and in true government wisdom, they issued a blanket edict for ALL govt offices to have security.
OTOH, given the neighborhood I was in, I can easily understand the reason for the added security.
Wonderful Lake Street.
If all you were doing was death notification in order to stop benefits, that’s been the purview of the funeral homes for years now. I know I didn’t have to do anything when my mom passed in 2007.