Bob Kroll (police officer)

rdf:langString Bob Kroll (police officer)

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rdf:langString Bob Kroll

rdf:langString Bob Kroll

rdf:langString Robert J. Kroll

rdf:langString Former President of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis

rdf:langString Lieutenant

rdf:langString Liz Collin

rdf:langString Retired

rdf:langString Robert J. Kroll (born c. 1965) is a former American police officer and member of the Minneapolis Police Department. He was the president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, the police union for the police department, from 2015 to 2021. Over the course of his career, Kroll was involved in three officer-involved shootings, accumulated 20 internal affairs complaints, and was the subject of multiple lawsuits. Kroll has been a longtime opponent to reforms of the police department, including calls to address racial bias within the force and reduce the number of people killed by police. Kroll has generated controversy on a number of occasions due to his public statements and professional conduct. In particular, his comments following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 resulted in major calls for his resignation, including from a number of unions, several former mayors of Minneapolis, and a former police chief. Kroll's comments were particularly outrageous, including this inflammatory statement: "Now is not the time rush to judgement and immediately condemn our officers. An in-depth investigation is underway. Our officers are fully cooperating. We must review all video. We must wait for the medical examiner’s report." On January 11, 2021, Kroll announced his retirement at the end of January 2021.