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# Controversial head of Minneapolis police union accelerates retirement plan

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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

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.

“After reviewing the bigger picture, it is in my family’s best interest for me to retire four months early,” said Kroll, who was elected president of the union in 2015.

He came to national attention after initially defending the four officers involved in the killing of George Floyd last summer. He later said in a series of interviews with local media that the firing of then-officer Derek Chauvin, who planted his knee on Floyd’s neck for an extended period, was justified.

An expanded version of this report appears at WSJ.com.

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