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St. Paul Chief Stepping Down Next Summer

St. Paul, MN, Police Chief Todd Axtell has announced he is leaving the department next summer.

October 27, 2021

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Minneapolis Chief Was Not Asked for Input About Disband the Police Ballot Question

Standing in full uniform against a backdrop featuring the department's logo, Chief Medaria Arradondo told reporters that he had never been approached for his input by the architects of so-called Question 2 and that he hadn't seen any concrete plan from the amendment's proponents.

October 27, 2021

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Suburban Chicago Chiefs Support Bill to Override Prosecutors' Lax Charging Decisions

"The frustration they have is profound," State House Republican Leader Rep. Jim Durkin said. "The crime in Chicago is moving out to the suburbs. We’re having carjackings at a record pace in suburban Chicago, kidnappings, murders."

October 27, 2021

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Acevedo Officially Fired by City of Miami

“It’s a litany of things,” interim chief Manny Morales said when asked by the city’s attorney to explain why Acevedo had lost the trust of officers. “But it perhaps boils down to the systematical or systematic demoralization of the police department that has been a result of his leadership style.”

October 15, 2021

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Miami Names Interim Chief to Replace Acevedo

A veteran Miami officer—Assistant Chief Manny Morales—has been named interim chief as city leaders take steps to terminate Chief Art Acevedo who was hired away from Houston in March.

October 13, 2021

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Miami Chief Acevedo to be Fired After 6 Months on Job

City Manager Art Noriega announced Monday night that he was suspending Acevedo with the intent of terminating his employment, saying the chief’s relationship with his department and the community “has deteriorated beyond repair.”

October 12, 2021

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Las Vegas Captain Named New Maui Chief

The nine-member Maui Police Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to advance Pelletier from the list of five finalists for the job to lead the department of 416 employees.

October 6, 2021

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Miami Chief Tries to Make Peace with City Commission

The 24-page report turned in late Monday by Acevedo was in response to a directive from City Manager Art Noriega, who late last week scolded the chief for a lack of “cultural awareness” and for not being receptive to his advice.

October 6, 2021

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Chief Acevedo and Miami Commission Go to War

The former Houston chief penned an eight-page memo Monday to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and City Manager Arthur Noriega, accusing three commissioners of engaging in a pattern and practice of “official misconduct” and “unlawful behavior.”

September 29, 2021

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Ousted Milwaukee Chief to Head Police in Madison Suburb

The Fitchburg, WI, Police and Fire Commission voted 3-2 to hire Alfonso Morales, who had been forced out as Milwaukee chief in August 2020.

September 29, 2021

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Miami Police Union Holding Vote on Chief Acevedo

FOP President Sgt. Tommy Reyes said, “People demoted for no reason, a captain was rolled back to lieutenant for no reason at all and discipline has been handed it out like he was giving out Halloween candy.”

September 22, 2021

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Stress, Anti-Police Sentiment Causing MN Chiefs to Retire Early

In interviews, some former Minnesota chiefs cited fatigue and anti-police sentiment as part of their rationale for leaving.

September 22, 2021