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Ex-Minneapolis police chief reckons with his department’s record before George Floyd’s murder
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department ...
5 years after the murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis' police chief is continuing to work toward change
Despite a staffing shortage, Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says he is determined to build trust between police and ...
Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls 'absolutely gut-wrenching' moment of seeing George Floyd video
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department ...
5 years after George Floyd's death, Minneapolis police work to rebuild trust and a 'decimated' force
When Brian O’Hara arrived in Minneapolis as the new chief of police in 2022, he found a department that was "decimated" amid ...
A look at the Minneapolis Police Department 5 years after George Floyd's murder
It's been five years since George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd's death sparked outrage ...
The end of federal oversight and calls to pardon George Floyd’s convicted killer could undermine police reforms, Minneapolis leaders warn
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to ...
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Minneapolis leaders reflect on changes, challenges to police reform 5 years after George Floyd
Five years after the murder of George Floyd, city leaders in Minneapolis are reflecting on the changes to policing and the ...
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5 years after the murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis' police chief is continuing to work toward change
Five years after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer ... In 2024, O'Hara told CBS News that the Minneapolis Police Department was short by about 200 officers.
The Hill12d
I was police chief when George Floyd was murdered. I chose conscience over career.
As Minneapolis’s chief of police in 2020, I was in the eye of the storm — and at the helm — during a moral crisis that swept around the globe — the murder of George Floyd, whose life was ...
The New York Times16d
End of Federal Oversight Plan for Minneapolis Police Draws Criticism Over Timing
The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd ... oversight plans for the Minneapolis Police Department came as the city ...
The Washington Post16d
Justice Dept. abandons police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville
The Justice Department moved Wednesday to drop police-accountability ... before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death at the hands of officers in Minneapolis in 2020, which helped ...