List of Minneapolis chiefs of police

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]}

List of police chiefs

Sources: 1800s, ^[2] 1900s ^[3]

Term	Approx. Years	Chief of Police	Departure	Notable/Related Events
1867	1	H. H. Brackett
1868	1	Dan A. Day
1869	1	H. H. Brackett and Stuart Seeley
1870	1	Dan A. Day
1871	1	C. L. Peck		Shot by an opium user [4]
1872	1	George C. Kent
1873	1	R. W. Hanson and Michael Hoy
1874–1875	2	John H. Noble
1876–1883	8	A. S. Munger
1883	1	A. C. Berry
1884–1885	2	John West
1886	1	Colonel Charles R. Hill
1887–1890	3	Board of Police Commissioners	Abolished
1890	1	Major R. R. Henderson
1894–1898	5	Vernon M. Smith	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924; Minneapolis City Directories
1899–1900	1	James G. Doyle	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1901–1902	1	Fred W. Ames	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1902	1	E. F. Waite, to fill vacancy per Ames' resignation	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1903–1904	1	Ed. J. Conroy	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1905–1906	1	James G. Doyle	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1907–1910	1	Colonel Frank T. Corriston [5]	Resigned, "laxity"
1911–1912	2	Michael Mealey	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1913–1916	4	Oscar Martinson	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1917–1918	2	Lewis Harthill	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1919–1921	3	J.F. Walker	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1921–1923	2	A.C. Jensen	Reference: Minutes of the City Council, 1894–1924
1925–1927	3	Frank W. Brunskill [6]		Tong wars
1928–1930	2	Harry C. Lindholm[ citation needed ]
1931–33	3	William Meehan		Racial integration [7]
1934–35	2	Mike Johannes		Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 [8]
1936–40	5	Frank Forestal [9]
1941	1	Edward B. Hansen (resigned) [10]	Resigned, mobs
1942	1	Joe M. Jonas
1943–44	2	Elmer F. Hillner
1945	1	Ed Ryan
1946–48	3	G.W. MacLean
1949–55	7	Thomas R. Jones
1956	1	E.I. Walling
1957–59	3	Milton E. Winslow
1960	1	Kenneth Moore
1961–63	3	E.I. Walling
1964–68	4	Calvin F. Hawkinson	Resigned to Plymouth P.D. (1968-1978) [11]	Established Community Relations Unit
1968	1	Donald Dwyer		American Indian Movement [12]
1969–70	2	B.J. Lutz
1971–73	3	Gordon Johnson		Overweight police [13]
1974	1	Jack McCarthy
1974–75	2	John R. Jensen
1976–77	2	Carl E. Johnson
1978–79	2	Elmer C. Nordlund	Resigned, scandal [14]	Teenage prostitution [15]
1979	1	Donald Dwyer	Temporary
1980–1988	8	Anthony V. Bouza [16]	Retired
1989–1994	5	John Laux [17]	Resigned to Bloomington Police Department	Murder of Jerry Haaf, [18] KARE 11 media complaint [19]
1994–2002	9	Robert Olson [20]	Dismissed, contract not renewed	Federal mediation [21]
2002–2006	5	William McManus	Resigned to San Antonio Police Department [22]
2006–2007 (sworn)- 2012	7	Tim Dolan [23]		I-35W Mississippi River Bridge
2012–2017	5	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]
2017–2022	5	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–present	Incumbent	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]

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

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5. "CHIEF RESIGNS UNDER FIRE.; Head of Minneapolis Police Was Criticised for Laxity by Grand Jury". The New York Times. December 25, 1910.
6. "Near v. Minnesota No. 91 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 283 U.S. 697". Thomas L. Tedford and Dale A. Herbeck Freedom of Speech in the United States, 5th ed. State College, PA: Strata Publishing, Inc., 2005. January 30, 1931. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
7. Ben Welter (April 15, 2006) [1931-07-16]. "Race row in Minneapolis". Star Tribune Archives. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
8. Dale Kramer (May 1942). "THE DUNNE BROTHERS, the Teamsters Strike of 1934". Harpers Magazine, excerpted by St. Louis Park Historical Society. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011.
9. Marda Woodbury (1998). Stopping the presses: the murder of Walter W. Liggett. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN   978-0-8166-2929-9.
10. "Disappearing Chief, Mob Moves "Fiction" to Mayor". Milwaukee Journal. July 20, 1941.
11. Tim Harlow (January 7, 2010). "Calvin Hawkinson, former police chief of Minneapolis". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
12. "Nation: The Angry American indian: Starting Down the Protest Trail". Time . February 9, 1970. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007.
13. "Minneapolis Likes Trim Policemen". Reading Eagle. November 3, 1971.
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15. "Efforts to Curb Teen-Age Prostitution Having Little Effect in Minneapolis". Lakeland Ledger. May 5, 1978.
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20. Departing Minneapolis Police Chief Robert Olson. Mid-Morning. January 13, 2004.
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26. Vera, Amir; Hassan, Carma; Watson, Michelle (December 6, 2021). "Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, whose tenure included George Floyd's murder, will retire in January". CNN . Retrieved February 4, 2022.
27. Madhani, Aamer (July 23, 2017). "Minneapolis mayor looks to new police chief amid firestorm over fatal shooting". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
28. Moini, Nina (July 26, 2017). "'Body-Worn Cameras Must Be On': Mpls. Officials Announce MPD Policy Changes: Officers Must Turn On Camera For Every Call They Respond To" . Retrieved July 27, 2017– via WCCO-TV.
29. Jany, Libor; Navratil, Liz. "Amelia Huffman named interim Minneapolis police chief". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
30. "New Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara takes oath of office". CBS News Minnesota. November 10, 2022. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.