St. Paul mayor shifts security from city police to county
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her removed St. Paul Police Department officers from her personal security detail on Sept. 8 and shifted protection to Ramsey County Sheriff's deputies, her office said.[1]
Ramsey County Sheriff's Office deputies have taken over the mayor's security, a move the mayor's office said was meant to relieve workload on the St. Paul Police Department and respond to rising political threats.[1]
An internal human resources investigation released around the same time rejected St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry's sexual harassment and retaliation claims as unsubstantiated, while finding some of Mayor Her's conduct to be "offensive and inappropriate." FOX 9
The transfer of duties moves the mayor's close protection from the city police to county law enforcement and adds a new element to an already tense relationship between the mayor's office and SPPD leadership.[1]
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- Mayor Kaohly Her is no longer using St. Paul Police Department officers for her security detail as of Sept. 8
- Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies have taken over the mayor’s security, with the mayor’s office citing workload relief for SPPD and rising political threats
- The shift comes shortly before release of an HR investigation that rejected Chief Axel Henry’s sexual harassment and retaliation claims as unsubstantiated, while deeming some of Her’s conduct “offensive and inappropriate”
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