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Amid attention and controversy, Minneapolis police union head has no regrets Nearing the end of his term, Lt. Bob Kroll is still full of fight. November 3, 2019 5:35am Text size Copy shortlink:
With President Donald Trump looking on, Lt. Bob Kroll, the frequently outspoken president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, stepped behind the lectern at the Target Center last month and back into controversy’s spotlight.
Trump, in introducing Kroll, said that he had first seen “the great gentleman on television, pouring out his heart, pouring out his guts” while standing up to the city’s liberal establishment.
The sight of the elected union head, who represents the department’s 800-plus rank-and file officers, backslapping with the president onstage unleashed another torrent of public criticism of Kroll and rekindled questions for some about whether real reform will ever take root in the city�