A protester confronts Minneapolis police after groups from competing protests confronted each other in downtown Minneapolis on January 17. Brian O'Hara, chief of the MPD, resigned Tuesday. File Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo
May 27 (UPI) -- The chief of the Minneapolis Police Department, Brian O'Hara, resigned after receiving a reprimand from the mayor amid an investigation into his conduct.
O'Hara submitted his resignation late Tuesday, Mayor Jacob Frey announced Tuesday evening.
"Everyone makes mistakes, including me, but what I can't allow is a breach of trust," Frey said. "When you serve as chief of the Minneapolis Police Department, trust is not secondary to the job, it is the job. When trust is broken, it becomes extremely difficult to continue leading effectively."
Frey had sent a written reprimand to O'Hara on Tuesday as a result of the still-open investigation into misconduct allegations. The New York Times, which viewed records relating to the case, said there were multiple allegations that O'Hara had sexual relationships with fellow city workers.
