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Board questions MNPD staffing and recruitment; captain says last academy class graduated about a month ago

5834686 · August 26, 2025
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Board members pressed MNPD about recruitment and staffing levels, representation of women on the force and whether the department still offers academy classroom sessions for the CRB; a department representative said the most recent graduation was about a month ago and that staffing and recruitment efforts are ongoing.

Board members asked MNPD representatives at the August meeting for details on recruitment, academy graduations, staffing levels and diversity goals.

A member asked for the date and the size of the most recent police academy graduating class; MNPD staff said a combined basic and lateral graduation occurred about one month before the…

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