Minneapolis police chief is about to retire

Arradondo, a native of South Minneapolis, began his career in 1989 as a metronome officer in the city’s mostly Black north, joining the department at a time when there were only a handful of skin officers. Black in the ranks. He worked his way up – serving jobs in the murder office and in internal affairs. In 2007, he and four other Black officers sued the city for racial discrimination, alleging that they were approved for promotion and treated unfairly because of their race. The city settled that lawsuit in 2009 for $740,000.