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New Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo picked four veteran officers, all men, as his executive leadership team. But the city's 53rd police chief says he knows the department must do more to break down barriers for women.
 


 
 
"The number one demographic that we're seeing decreases in terms of recruitment and hiring and retention is women," Arradondo told MPR News in an interview Tuesday.
 
 
 

He said he's been talking to female officers on the force to ask them about the challenges of bringing more women into the department and why fewer women already in the ranks are taking promotional exams. Arradondo said he's committed to including women on the force and in department leadership.


 
 
 
Until recently, the chief and the department's second-in-command were women. Janee Harteau was 

 as chief after a Minneapolis officer responding to a 911 call shot and 

 
Arradondo also said he's watching the situation in downtown Minneapolis closely after a pair of shootings earlier this month, including one that 

 at a Hennepin Avenue bus stop. Another wounded two people outside a downtown night club.
 
 

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New Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo picked four veteran officers, all men, as his executive leadership team. He tells MPR News he knows the department must do more to break down barriers for female officers.

The Minneapolis Police Department will have a new executive leadership team beginning next week.  Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced the appointments yesterday in one of his first major acts as chief, a position he assumed just last week. Arradondo is Minneapolis's first black police chief, and he takes the helm of the department as it faces low morale, rising crime, and fractured public trust.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with him to discuss the future of the department.

Minneapolis police chief vows to recruit, promote more women

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