Bob Kroll (nonfiction)
Robert J. Kroll (born c. 1965) is an American former police officer and member of the Minneapolis Police Department. He was the president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, the police union for the police department, from 2015 to 2021. Over the course of his career, Kroll was involved in three officer-involved shootings, had 20 internal affairs complaints, and was the subject of several lawsuits. Kroll has been a longtime opponent to reforms of the police department, including calls to address racial bias within the force and reduce the number of people killed by police. Kroll has generated controversy on a number of occasions. In particular, his comments following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 resulted in calls for his resignation, including from a number of unions, several former mayors of Minneapolis, and a former police chief. Kroll's comments were "Now is not the time rush to judgement and immediately condemn our officers. An in-depth investigation is underway. Our officers are fully cooperating. We must review all video. We must wait for the medical examiner’s report."
On January 11, 2021, Kroll announced his retirement at the end of January 2021.
Support for Donald Trump
Minneapolis police union chief Bob Kroll praised Trump at rally while attacking Obama's 'oppression of police' (2019)
Local force resisted reforms banning 'warrior-style' training
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External links
- Bob Kroll (police officer) @ YouTube
- Pres. Trump brings Mpls. police Lt. Bob Kroll on stage @ YouTube
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