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Bob Kroll, who had praised President Trump at a ‘MAGA’ rally for ‘letting the cops do their jobs,’ defended the officers involved in the killing of George Floyd last summer
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A man holds up a sign reading “Kroll Must Go” during a June march calling for the city to defund the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Bob Kroll, the outspoken head of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, said Monday he plans to retire at the end of the month, citing family reasons.
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‘Good riddance.’
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— Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
Kroll, who said in a letter announcing his retirement to union members that he had served on the city’s police force for 32 years, moved up initial plans to retire in May.
