In fact, save for a brief stint walking the airport beat in the late 1980s, the chief has spent his whole adult life working for the hometown squad. But he stayed. Arradondo, dressed in a pale blue police uniform, is the second witness of the day in Courtroom 1856. It is not part of our training. The barriers outside come courtesy of Operation Safety Net, a multi-jurisdictional task force that includes the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and the Minnesota National Guard. Minneapolis Police Chief speaks out against violence from protesters cta_1_check_382199 = true; In it, rays of a streetlight slice through the night sky. All rights reserved. It was video taken by a bystander, close up, painfully graphic and showing the nine and a half minutes that Mr. Chauvin had his knee on Mr. Floyd. The University Of Iowa's Only Student Newspaper. He said the chief listened patiently and tried to answer their questions. Council member Steve Fletcher said Arradondo was lenient in his first year as chief as he worked to build department morale, which made it more difficult to get rid of problem officers later. jQuery("#inline_cta_2_btn_382199").html(inline_cta_2_button_text_382199); slotId: "thenation_right_rail_382199", Activists had placed tributes to victims of police violence on the barricades, but police removed most of them. inline_cta_2_button_text_382199 = ''; if( inline_cta_font_color_382199 !='' ){ Dayton: Justine Damond shooting a tragedy, more information needed, Medical examiner: Justine Damond died from gunshot wound to abdomen, Tevlin: Where Justine Damond died, cameras roll too late, BCA: Officer heard loud noise before Justine Damond shot, Complete coverage of Justine Ruszczyk Damond's shooting, Pentagon emails show Guard preparing hours before Third Precinct burned, Arrest made in arsons at two Minneapolis mosques, Officials ID man shot to death last week in north Minneapolis, Man shot dead in Minneapolis during standoff with FBI, Minneapolis man charged with arson after two mosque fires in two days. George Floyd wasn't resisting arrest. He said Chauvin also violated policy requiring officers to provide medical aid in emergencies. if( magazine_button_url_382199 !='' ){ In order to comment, you must be logged in as a paid subscriber. On Monday, the lawyer for Mr. Chauvin argued that force is an unpleasant but necessary part of the job. Lesley Stahl: So as I understand it, there was something released to the press, that George Floyd had resisted arrest and that he had-- I'm gonna read this, died "after a medical incident during a police interaction." But Arradondo said that use of force should have stopped when Floyd was no longer resisting and especially when he was motionless. Harteau appointed him as her assistant chief in April. Chief Medaria Arradondo of the Minneapolis Police Department in October. Keeping officers healthy, physically and mentally is among Arradondo's top goals. The Third Precinct station of the Minneapolis Police Department has remained vacant since it was damaged during unrest following Mr. Floyds death. pg.acq.push(function() { tn_subject: ['activism', 'budgets', 'jails-and-', 'law', 'police-and', 'race-and-e', 'racism-and', 'social-jus', 'society'], } MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced Monday that he won't accept a third term as chief, a blow to a department that has been reeling since four officers were charged in George Floyd's death.