MN Town’s Entire Police Force Resigns

"I think we're all a little bit blindsided by it, but we're resilient, and we're going to move forward," Goodhue Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck said.

by Staff

August 15, 2023

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Topics:Officer Resignation Minnesota agencies Police Chiefs Command

Goodhue, Minnesota, a small city in the southeastern part of the state, lost its entire police force after the chief and other members of the department, including one full-time officer, handed in their resignations earlier this month.

"I think we're all a little bit blindsided by it, but we're resilient, and we're going to move forward," Goodhue Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck told Fox 9 .

"I want to reiterate that we will have police coverage in the city of Goodhue," Buck said. "That is not an issue.

Police Chief Josh Smith, who will continue to serve in his position until Aug. 24, told city

Chief Smith told the Goodhue City Council that the police force was losing on recruitment numbers because of low pay and competition from larger communities.

Goodhue has a reported population of 1,250.