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Bob Kroll, head of the Minneapolis police union, says he plans to retire at the end of the month. https://kstp.com/news/minneapolis-police-union-head-bob-kroll-says-he-will-retire-at-end-of-january/5974244/?cat=1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_KSTP
In a letter, Kroll told union members he planned to leave in May, which would've marked 25 years that he's served on the union board. However, "after reviewing the bigger picture, it is in my family's best interest for me to retire four months early," Kroll said.
Accusations of racism have dogged Kroll. A discrimination lawsuit filed against the MPD in 2007 by five high-ranking black Minneapolis police officers alleged racism on the part of Kroll. The suit was eventually settled for nearly $800,000. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/12/calls-for-mpd-union-leaders-resignation-grow-louder
The officers who filed the suit, including current Chief Arradondo, also allege Kroll was known to wear a jacket with a white power insignia on it.
The union chief also described those protesting over George Floydâs death as terrorists, and the dismissal of Derek Chauvin and three other officers facing charges as depriving them of their rights. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/05/minneapolis-police-union-bob-kroll-us
The single largest obstacle to meaningful reform, said former mayor RT Ryback, was Kroll and his leadership of the federation that is resistant to any change away from a style of policing that minority communities in Minneapolis describe as acting like an occupying force.
