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MPD chief details 12‑week surge response, staffing impacts and $5.2M in extra costs; council presses on federal agents and oversight
Summary
Police Chief Brian O’Hara briefed the committee on a 12‑week response to Operation Metro Surge, describing incident timelines, resource recalls, a spike in calls and canceled days off, about $5.2 million in additional police expenses and ongoing questions about federal agent conduct and how MPD can document and refer complaints.
Police Chief Brian O’Hara delivered a detailed review of the department’s response to Operation Metro Surge, describing a 12‑week period of elevated public‑order activity, multiple high‑profile incidents, substantial personnel impacts and preliminary financial estimates.
O’Hara outlined a chronology beginning with the surge announcement in December and notable incidents: an early December arrest that drew attention; an event on Dec. 15 at 29th and Pillsbury that prompted a procedural change to designate a single supervisor to triage such calls; the Jan. 5 announcement that thousands of federal agents had arrived; the killing of Renee Good on Jan. 7 and later the fatal shooting of Alex Pretdy. He said the department moved from conventional policing to sustained…
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