HELP US BREAK DOWN ELECTION RESULTS AROUND THE STATE.

>> CATHY: WE START TONIGHT WITH AN ANNIVERSARY.

THIS WEEK MARKS ONE YEAR ON THE JOB FOR MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF BRIAN O'HARA.

IT'S BEEN A YEAR FULL OF CHALLENGES, CHANGE AND CONFLICT FOR THE OUTSIDER FROM NEW JERSEY, INCLUDING A FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE, CONTINUED STAFFING ISSUES, AND THE ONGOING DISPUTE OVER A NEW LOCATION FOR THE THIRD PRECINCT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING BACK TO "ALMANAC," CHIEF.

THANKS.

>> THANK YOU FOR VAGUE ME.

>> Cathy: HEY, BIG NEWS, AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, EVIDENTLY, NOW YOU'RE NEGOTIATING WITH A NEW CONTRACT WITH THE POLICE UNION.

AND YOU HAVE LANGUAGE YOU'VE AGREED TO THAT IS A PACKAFTER OF RECIEWMENT AND RETENTION INCENTIVES.

DO YOU THINK THAT WILL KEEP COPS ON THE JOB?

>> WELL, I THINK IT'S THE MINIMUM WE NEED TO DO.

THE CONTRACT'S BEEN EXPHIERED MORE THAN A YEAR.

CERTAINLY WE HAVE TO INVEST FINANCIALLY.

BUT ULTIMATELY WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT E'RE RAISING THE SALARY AS WELL.

WHILE MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING, IT CERTAINLY MATTERS ANDWE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION THAT REFLECTS THE FACT THAT THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS IN POLICING IN THIS COUNTRY.

>> Cathy: IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S 18 TO $20,000 IN AN INCENTIVE BONUS; IS THAT RIGHT?

>> 15,000 FOR NEW HIRES AND 18,000 FOR RETENTION, YES.

OVER THE COURSE OF TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

>> Eric: INTERESTED TO SEE THAT THE NEW HEAD OF THE HOMICIDE UNIT HAD A DISCIPLINARY ACTION OF SENLDINGSENDINGA RACIST EMAIL A DECADE AGO AND HE'S NOW GOING O BE THE HEAD OF THE HOMICIDE NIT.

WHAT LED YOU TO HIRING HER?

>> SO THAT EMAIL IS ALMOST 12 YEARS OLD.

IT CAME UP DURING THE M.D.H.R.

INVESTIGATION.

SHE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED FROM DUTY FOR OVER A YEAR.

I REVOLVED THE CASE EARLIER THIS YEAR BY SSUING HER A WRITTEN REP WRITE MANDATE.

AND IT WAS VERY CLEAR IN MY REASONING THAT IN THE, YOU KNOW, 11 TO 12 YEARS SINCE THEN, SHE HAS HAD AN OUTSTANDING CAREER.

SHE HAS ADVANCED ALL THAT SHE DID WAS THAT SHE SIMPLY FORWARDED AN EMAIL ALMOST 12 YEARS AGO THAT HAD PICTURES ON IT, MOST OF WHICH DID NOT EVEN HAVE PEOPLE IN IT.

AND IT WAS AT THE LEAST, YOU KNOW, INSENSITIVE AND SOMETHING THAT COULD DAMAGE TRUST WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

HOWEVER, SHE REMAINS AN OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE.

AND I CHOSE TO PROMOTE COMMANDER -- TO COMMANDER, RICHARDISMER MAN WHO'S OUR SENIOR POLICE OFFICER TO THAT POSITION.

AND I GAVE HER THE ADDED RESPONSIBILITY OF ALSO SUPERVISING HOMICIDE BECAUSE THOSE VICTIM ARE SO CLOSELY RELATED.

SO SHE'S GETTING EXTRA WORK.

AND I THINK SHE'S AN OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE.

AND I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE UINDISCRETIONS, SIMPLY FORWARDING AN EMAIL, NOT EVEN COMMENTING ON IT 12 YEARS AGO SHOULD PRECLUDE SOMEONE FROM BEING AN EMPLOYEE.

THE CITY'S STILL PAYING HER.

WE SHOULD GET OUR MONEY'S WORTH OUT OF HER.

>> Cathy: YOU MENTIONED HOMICIDE.

I KNOW YOU'VE LOST A LOT OF INVESTIGATORS OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT.

HOW LONG DO CASES NOW GO UNSOLVED?

>> SO THE DEPARTMENT HAS LOTS NEARLY 40% OF OUR SWORN MEMBERS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THAT RATIO IS NOT THE SAME, DEPENDING ON WHICH COMPONENT OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

SO THERE ARE SOME COMPONENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT WHERE IT'S HALF OR MORE IN INVESTIGATIONS, WHERE WE HAVE LOST PEOPLE.

AND WE GET A LOT OF HELP, THANKFULLY, FROM A LOT OF OUR PARTNERS, PARTICULARLY THE B.C.A.

AT TIMES.

THEY HELP US INVESTIGATING NON-FATAL SHOOTINGS WELLS MURDERS.

AND WE'VE HIRED TEMPERATURE CIVILIAN CASE INVESTIGATORS TO DO A LOT OF THE PREP WORK THAT YOU DON'T NEED A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO DO.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE ON PAR WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR CLEARANCE RATES WITH MURDERS, PARTICULARLY AS THEY'VE DECREASED OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR.

AS OF TODAY, WE'VE HAD ABOUT 170 FEWER SHOOTING VICTIMS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND 22 FEWER MURDERS YEAR TO DATE.

SO THERE ARE FEWER CASES.

HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, AGAIN, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I NEEDED TO COMBINE THE SHOOTING RESPONSE TEAM WITH HOMICIDE.

IS TO TRY AND SPREAD UT, YOU KNOW, OUR ABILITY TO, YOU KNOW, DEVOTE TIME FOR INVESTIGATORS TO INDIVIDUAL CASES.

>> Eric: HOW CHALLENGING IS IT FOR YOU TO NAVIGATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY POLTD IN MINNEAPOLIS?

POLITICS?

MINNEAPOLIS?

>> SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, A FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE ABOUT POLICING IN THIS COUNTRY IS THAT WE SHOULD BE SEPARATE FROM POLITICS.

>> Eric: THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE CASE N MINNEAPOLIS ALL THE TIME.

>> WE ARE THE POLICE FOR EVERYONE WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT I REINFORCE WITH THE RANKS.

WHETHER FOLKS AGREE WITH POLICING OR 24EU6BG THINK WE SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.

HOWEVER, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TRADITIONALLY IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE POLICE CHIEF HAS BEEN INVOLVED POLITICALLY IN WAYS THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN FAMILIAR WITH IN THE BASK.

BUT AGAIN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY WITH THE CREATION OF THE FIST OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND HAVING A COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMISSIONER, I THINK I CAN RELY INCREASINGLY ON JUDGE BARNETT O FILL SOME OF THAT VOID.

>> Cathy: BY THE WAY, HOW'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JUDGE BAWRN EAT?

>> I THINK JUDGE BARNETT IS FANTASTIC.

HE'S UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO FILL IN THIS ROLE FIMENT.

PARTICULARLY SINCE HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM HERE FOR DECADES.

AND HE'S SOMEONE WHO AS A JUDGE HAS EXPERIENCE LISTENING TO DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE STORY AND MAKING A REASONED DECISION AND I THINK THAT'S INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN MINNEAPOLIS, PARTICULARLY AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POLICING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY AND REFORM.

THESE ARE VERY HIGHLY CHARGED ISSUES IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS ALMOST TRIBAL AT TIMES WHERE PEOPLE SIMPLY SEE THESE ISSUES AND THEY THINK, HOW THEY WOULD RESPOND TO IT BASED ON WHATEVER FILTER, WHATEVER TRIBE THEY'RE FROM.

>> Eric: THIS IS PROBABLY FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY, BUT DO YOU HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS OR OBSERVATIONS ON WHAT SHOULD BE DONE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS?

SOME KIND OF OUT OF JAIL DETENTION, LEARNING TREE THING?

>> YEAH, I THINK THE PROBLEM THAT WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR, WHICH IS GETTING BETTER, JUST HAS BEEN A SMALL GROUP OF JUVENILES, AND SOME OF THEM ARE MUCH YOUNGER THAN THEY HAD BEEN IN THE PAST.

BUT THEY'RE INVOLVED REPEATEDLY IN CRIMES, PARTICULARLY WITH AUTO THEFT AND THEN PROBLEMS THAT RELATE, LATER FROM THAT.

AND WE CANNOT HAVE A REVOLVING DOOR WITH JUVENILES, PARTICULARLY IF THEY'RE RIDING AROUND, JOY RIDING IN STOLEN CARS, AND THEN ENGAGING IN MORE DANGEROUS CRIMES AFTER THAT.

AND SO WE NEED TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS COMMITTED AND IS CHARGING JUVENILES MUCH QUICKER THAN HAD BEEN IN THE PAST, MAKING CHARGING DECISIONS.

AND WE'VE HAD SIS OF SUCCESS WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE FOR THE COUNTY STARTING TO HOLD SOME OF THESE JUVENILE MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THEY HAD BEEN IN THE PAST.

BUT ACCOUNTABILITY OVER JUVENILES DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN FOR ALL OF THEM, THAT THEY NEED TO BE LOCKED UP AND 4E89D.

BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT IF YOU'RE RIDING AROUND IN A STOLEN CAR OR ENGAGING IN SOME OTHER DANGEROUS ACTIVITY THAT WE DON'T SIMPLY TAKE YOU IN AND RELEASE YOU.

THAT'S PROVIDING NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT THAT WINDS UP GETTING THESE KIDS EITHER KILLED OR INVOLVED IN MORE SERIOUS CRIME.

>> Eric: YOU'RE NICE