List of Minneapolis Chiefs of Police

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There have been 59 police chiefs of the Minneapolis Police Department in the history of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first was appointed in 1867, when the population of Minneapolis was about 5,000. [1] [2]

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List of police chiefs

Sources: 1800s, [2] 1900s [3]
TermApprox. YearsChief of PoliceDepartureNotable/Related Events
18671H. H. Brackett
18681Dan A. Day
18691H. H. Brackett and Stuart Seeley
18701Dan A. Day
18711C. L. PeckShot by an opium user [4]
18721George C. Kent
18731R. W. Hanson and Michael Hoy
1874–18752John H. Noble
1876–18838A. S. Munger
18831A. C. Berry
1884–18852John West
18861Colonel Charles R. Hill
1887–18903Board of Police CommissionersAbolished
18901Major R. R. Henderson
1894–18985Vernon M. SmithReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924; Minneapolis City Directories
1899–19001James G. DoyleReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1901–19021Fred W. AmesReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
19021E. F. Waite, to fill vacancy per Ames' resignationReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1903–19041Ed. J. ConroyReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1905–19061James G. DoyleReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1907–19101Colonel Frank T. Corriston [5] Resigned, "laxity"
1911–19122Michael MealeyReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1913–19164Oscar MartinsonReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1917–19182Lewis HarthillReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1919–19213J.F. WalkerReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1921–19232A.C. JensenReference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1925–19273Frank W. Brunskill [6] Tong wars
1928–19302Harry C. Lindholm[ citation needed ]
1931–333William MeehanRacial integration [7]
1934–352Mike Johannes Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 [8]
1936–405Frank Forestal [9]
19411Edward B. Hansen (resigned) [10] Resigned, mobs
19421Joe M. Jonas
1943–442Elmer F. Hillner
19451Ed Ryan
1946–483G.W. MacLean
1949–557Thomas R. Jones
19561E.I. Walling
1957–593Milton E. Winslow
19601Kenneth Moore
1961–633E.I. Walling
1964–684Calvin F. HawkinsonResigned to Plymouth P.D. (1968-1978) [11] Established Community Relations Unit
19681Donald Dwyer American Indian Movement [12]
1969–702B.J. Lutz
1971–733Gordon JohnsonOverweight police [13]
19741Jack McCarthy
1974–752John R. Jensen
1976–772Carl E. Johnson
1978–792Elmer C. NordlundResigned, scandal [14] Teenage prostitution [15]
19791Donald DwyerTemporary
1980–19888 Anthony V. Bouza [16] Retired
1989–19945 John Laux [17] Resigned to Bloomington Police DepartmentMurder of Jerry Haaf, [18]

KARE 11 media complaint [19]

1994–20029 Robert Olson [20] Dismissed, contract not renewedFederal mediation [21]
2002–20065 William McManus Resigned to San Antonio Police Department [22]
2006–2007 (sworn)- 20127 Tim Dolan [23] I-35W Mississippi River Bridge
2012–20175 Janeé Harteau submitted resignation in the aftermath of the killing of Justine Damond [24] First female, openly gay, and Native American chief in city history [24]
2017–20225 Medaria Arradondo [25] Announced retirement in December 2021, effective January 15, 2022. [26] First black police chief. [27]

Officer body camera usage made mandatory. [28] Murder of George Floyd and subsequent protest movement.

2022<1 Amelia Huffman (interim) [29] Interim Chief of Police [29]
2022–presentIncumbent Brian O'Hara [30]

List of city marshals

There were constables appointed as city marshals of St. Anthony before it was joined to Minneapolis. [2]

TermName
1855Benjamin Brown and L. Turner
1856–57J. Chapman
1857-1859-1860John A. Armstrong
1861J. H. Noble
1862William Lashells
1863M. B. Rollins
1864E. Lippencott and J. M. Shepard
1865–1866M. W. Getchell
1867–1869Michael Hoy
1870–1871L. C. Smith

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