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Chief Brian O’Hara said his aim is to focus on the department’s role in reducing crime, building trust with residents and restoring pride in those who wear the Minneapolis Police Department patch.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara announced a restructuring of the department Monday, putting a new leadership team in place, arriving just as MPD enters a period of enhanced state and federal oversight.
On the same day a former Minneapolis Police Department officer was sentenced in the death of George Floyd, Chief Brian O'Hara announced a new structure for the department intended to improve community trust. Starting Monday, the department was split into two divisions: one for operations and the other for community trust. Those divisions are led by two newly created assistant chief positions. .