MPR’s Brandt Williams looks back at Janeé Harteau's groundbreaking tenure as the first woman to serve as Minneapolis police chief…and the first openly gay chief.
Williams interviews Harteau as she leaves her position with the Minneapolis Police Department. The killing of Justine Ruszczyk by officer Mohamed Noor sent Minneapolis reeling and morphed into an international incident. Nearly a week later, Harteau was out, with Mayor Betsy Hodges demanding her resignation. It was a stunning fall for a veteran officer who'd climbed through the Minneapolis Police Department ranks and won widespread national applause when she took over the force.