Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara resigns after allegedly interfering with investigation into his conduct

Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara, who took over the department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he had interfered with a probe into his conduct.

Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara, who took over the department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he had interfered with a probe into his conduct.

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Mayor Jacob Frey said he accepted O’Hara’s resignation.

“This is not about being intolerant of mistakes — everyone makes mistakes, including me,” Frey said at a Tuesday evening news conference. “But what I can’t allow is a breach of trust. When you serve as chief of the Minneapolis Police Department, trust is not secondary to the job; it is the job. And when trust is broken, it becomes extremely difficult to continue leading effectively.”